UPDATE (9/3): Kanye West will not appear on the ballot as a presidential candidate in Virginia, NBC 12 in Richmond reports. A Richmond Circuit Court Judge ruled that 11 of the 13 electors who pledged their support for West were “obtained by improper, fraudulent and/or misleading means, or are otherwise …
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At the top of the charts, the month of August was the month of “WAP”‘s raunchy reign and the month of Folklore’s record-setting dominance. But if you venture outside the top ranks and onto Rolling Stone‘s Breakthrough 25 Chart, August was the month many up-and-coming artists had their breakout moment …
Read More »Hear Alanis Morissette Talk Tori Amos, Kate Bush on Debut 'Alanis Radio' Episode
Alanis Morissette has launched her Alanis Radio show on Apple Music Hits and for the inaugural episode, she shared a playlist and thoughts on the artists and the music that inspire her, including Tori Amos and Kate Bush. Morissette said that Amos was among her favorite artists and listening to …
Read More »LL Cool J on Jam Master Jay Murder Indictment: 'I'm Glad They're One Step Closer to a Conviction'
When LL Cool J heard that authorities in New York had indicted two men in the murder of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ for the hip-hop trio Run-DMC who was killed in 2002, he felt relief. “I’m just so happy that they got indicted on that,” LL tells Rolling …
Read More »Walter Lure, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers Guitarist, Dead at 71
Walter Lure, guitarist and last surviving member of punk legends Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, has died at the age of 71. Los Angeles’ Starwood venue first announced Lure’s death Saturday following a brief battle with cancer (via Ultimate Classic Rock), with Lure’s band the Waldos later confirming his death. …
Read More »Sia, Anderson East Contribute to 'At Home With the Kids' Album
Atlantic Records has shared two tracks from the upcoming children’s music compilation, At Home With the Kids, “Riding on My Bike” by Sia and “I Ain’t No Zebra I’m a Bumblebee” by Anderson East, both of which arrive with their own lyric videos. All of Atlantic Records’ net proceeds from At …
Read More »Freestyle Love Supreme Members Teach 'Freestyle 101'
Hulu premiered filmmaker Andrew Fried’s We Are Freestyle Love Supreme documentary in July — which chronicles the past 15 years of the upbeat improv hip-hop group — after it originally debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Fried began following FLS with his camera back in 2005, when they were …
Read More »Phoenix Release 'Identical' From Sofia Coppola's New Film 'On the Rocks'
Phoenix has shared “Identical,” their first new music since their 2017 album Ti Amo. The track can be heard in the new trailer for the Sofia Coppola film On the Rocks, starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans. The song will be featured in the film when it premieres in …
Read More »Father John Misty Shares 'To S.'/'To R.' on Sub Pop Singles Club
Father John Misty has released a double A-side single as part of Sub Pop Singles Club Volume 5. The track is Josh Tillman’s first new, original studio material since his 2018 album God’s Favorite Customer. “To S.,” a gorgeous ballad buoyed by strings, sees Tillman meditating on a loved one going …
Read More »R. Kelly's Advisor Charged With Gun Threat to 'Surviving R. Kelly' Screening
Days after three men associated with R. Kelly were arrested on allegations they bribed and intimidated witnesses, one of those men — Kelly’s former advisor Donnell Russell — was given an additional charge stemming from a gun threat that forced the evacuation of a Surviving R. Kellyscreening in December 2018. …
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