An 18-year-old woman was killed and a 19-year-old man was badly injured during a shooting at a screening of “The Forever Purge” in Corona on Monday night. Police have yet to identify a suspect in the case or make any arrests. Police were called around 11:45 p.m. on Monday, after the screening at the Regal […]
According to figures released Monday, the Small Business Adminstration has awarded $7.5 billion of the $16 billion in #SaveOurStages federal relief to independent venues that was signed into law late in December, of which $6.3 billion has been paid out. While the SBA has done a solid job of moving things forward after six months […]
Dua Lipa is speaking out against DaBaby’s homophobic comments at Rolling Loud. The pop star — who collaborated with DaBaby on the wildly popular remix of her song “Levitating” — took to her Instagram story on Tuesday to condemn the comments DaBaby made during his Rolling Loud performance on Sunday night. According to a video […]
Young Thug has offered up the latest installment of NPR’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series. Joined by a full band, performing front of the gardens of the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles, Thug played a set of new songs: “Die Slow,” “Droppin Jewels,” “Hate the Game,” and “Tick Tock.” For the last song, “Ski,” the […]
Bomba Estéreo have released the new track “Conexion Total.” A collaboration with Nigerian star Yemi Alade, it’s part of the new three-song EP Tierra that’s out now. Tierra is the latest in a collection of EP releases that will be compiled onto Deja, the group’s new album that’s due out on September 10 (via Sony […]
Today, the United States Government sold the sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. According to the office, the contract for the sale “contains a confidentiality […]
For proof of his music mimic chops, look no further than his two dips into playing Eminem in a pair of musical short films and several memorable performances on the show’s recently concluded 46th season. Even though Slim Shady himself called Pete to give him props, that doesn’t mean Davidson’s not still a bit self-conscious […]
He’s earned all of his leaders since last July. In just over a year, Rauw Alejandro has racked up six No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart. His newest chart topper, “Todo de Ti,” reaches the summit on the latest ranking (dated July 31) with 11.6 million radio airplay audience impressions, up 19%, according […]
Other nominees for outstanding arts and culture documentary are ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ and ‘The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show.’ Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, which won a Grammy in March for best music film, was nominated for an Emmy on Tuesday (July 27) for outstanding arts and culture […]
Vicki Dummer has been hired at Warner Bros. Television to serve as executive vice president and head of current programming. Dummer will report to WBTV Group Chairman Channing Dungey, with whom she previously worked during their respective tenures at ABC. Dummer was a 24 year veteran at ABC, most recently working head of current series […]
Mark Ronson takes center stage in “Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson,” premiering July 30 on Apple TV Plus. In the six-part series, the Oscar winning multi-hyphenate (a DJ, songwriter, producer and seasoned A&R) sits down with creators and musicians to look at innovations in the realm of sound, from synths to distortion to autotune […]
Starz has succeeded in blocking Disney from launching a streaming service in Brazil under the name “Star Plus.” A judge in Sao Paolo granted a temporary restraining order on Friday, holding that Disney cannot use the brand name when the service debuts on Aug. 31. Disney announced in May that it would launch the new […]
Pitchfork Music Festival is happy to announce a new partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to raise funds and awareness for ending hunger. The Food Depository is Chicago’s food bank, serving a network of more than 700 partner organizations and programs that includes food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and mobile distributions. A portion of […]
Caroline Polachek has shared a video for her recently released single “Bunny Is a Rider,” a song she co-produced with frequent collaborator Danny L Harle. In the visual, which Polachek co-directed with Matt Copson, the musician dances through a maze of boxes. Watch the video at Facebook. “‘Bunny Is a Rider’ takes place in the […]
Kanye West is moving the release of his long-awaited new album Donda to August 6, a representative for West tells Pitchfork. Media personality Justin Laboy and West collaborator Malik Yusef posted about the August release date last week; TMZ also previously reported an August 6 release date. Donda had been slated to come out on […]
The “SexyBack” later hopped into the comments section on Bass’ video post to explain why he didn’t pick up. “Once those babies show up… your unavailability will all make sense, bro,” he explained with three laughing-crying emojis. Responded Bass, who is expecting twins: “Touche!” After Timberlake’s response, Bass shared a video of himself on TikTok […]
The set comes five years after their 2016 album Motivan2. Zion y Lennox is also celebrating two decades of career with multiple back-to-back concerts set to take place in December at the emblematic Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Below, read Billboard‘s 20 Questions with the reggaetón duo: 1. Why did you title […]
Chart rankings are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations. Sheeran’s […]
Michael C. Hall — serial killer Dexter Morgan himself — has known since Showtime’s serial killer drama “Dexter” ended that a return to the character was a possibility. Instead of being killed off in the end, he only faked his death, leaving his young son with another killer (Yvonne Strahovski) and hiding out as a […]
At the box office, “Snake Eyes” is ringing true to its moniker. The latest “G.I. Joe” installment, an origin story starring Henry Golding of “Crazy Rich Asians” fame, fell short of expectations, collecting a paltry $13.3 million in its first three days in North American theaters. Those ticket sales put “Snake Eyes” in second place […]
Before the zombified events of Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead,” there was an “Army of Thieves,” led by the mysterious Gwendoline (Nathalie Emmanuel) and safecracking genius Ludwig Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer). In the first teaser for the prequel film, also directed by Schweighöfer, viewers are introduced to the crew of opportunistic bandits, including Rolph (Guz […]
Drake makes a guest appearance on a new song by Smiley—a rapper from his home city of Toronto. The track is titled “Over the Top” and it’s released via OVO Sound. Listen to it below. Drake has previously cited Smiley as an “inspiration,” specifically with regard to the 2018 album Scorpion. Earlier this month, Drake […]
Gunna and Polo G are featured on a new song called “Waves.” It’s set to feature on the Los Angeles Clippers’ All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard’s Culture Jam project, which’ll arrive this year via Virgin Music Label. Listen below. Leonard is creating Culture Jam with Eesean Bolden, who’s the senior vice president of A&R at Warner […]
DJ Premier deemed it worthy enough to send to the one and only, Westside Gunn, who is and has been my favorite artist out for a minute now. Preem reached out to Gunn and he laced two verses, and the hook same night. I couldn’t even believe it. At first, I intended it to be […]
Dorsey continues that Josey is “doing ok” and takes comfort in knowing that he’ll be reunited with his mom someday. “He’s such a resilient strong kid. He misses you but knows he’ll see you again, and the invisible string is something that’s helped us out during this ever-evolving transition of your time with us on […]
The actor and musician said that in the position he was in, he was up against the mindset of “did you just sell 20 million albums?” But where others might be more hesitant to call out Springsteen or characters like Tony, he was going to speak his mind. “I was the only guy who wasn’t […]
“After this past year, the country being shut down and everything we have all been thru, The Rossington’s encouraged the band to go perform in his absence,” Lynyrd Skynyrd continued on Facebook. “Music is a powerful healer! We all felt playing the shows and bringing the music to y’all was a better option than cancelling […]
Season 33 of “The Simpsons” will kick off in a musical fashion with a little help from “Frozen” star Kristen Bell, the long-running show’s producers revealed on Saturday. During the Comic-Con panel “The Simpsons Season 33 and Beyond,” executive producer Matt Selman teased what fans can expect from the Season 33 premiere, which airs on […]
Federal prosecutors have brought forth new allegations against R. Kelly in his sex trafficking case, and are asking for the ability to present the information to jurors at his upcoming trial in New York. In a court filing on Friday, obtained by the Associated Press, prosecutors brought forth a wide variety of new bribery and […]
Rodney Alcala, the serial murderer who became known as the “Dating Game Killer” because of his 1978 appearance on the game show, died July 24 at a hospital near California’s Corcoran state prison at the age of 77. Alcala’s chilling story provided an early glimpse of how the growth of unscripted television with everyday people […]