All Rick Rubin wanted to do was go for a solitary stroll on the beach after flying to Hawaii back in September, but a paparazzo had other plans. According to The Garden Island, the single cameraperson caught the legendary producer walking alone in Princeville on the island of Kauai and reported him for violating Hawaii’s mandatory two-week […]
Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to 2019 Gun Charge
Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge on Friday (Dec. 11) stemming from a December 2019 incident where federal authorities searched a private plane he was traveling to Miami on and found a gun in his luggage. The rapper was charged last month with one count of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition […]
FKA Twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf for Alleged 'Relentless' Abuse
Singer FKA Twigs [born Tahliah Debrett Barnett] is suing her ex-boyfriend, actor Shia LaBeouf, accusing the Transformers star of “relentless” abuse, including sexual battery, assault, emotional distress and that he “knowingly” giving her a sexually transmitted disease during their relationship, which spanned nearly a year between 2018 and 2019. According to the New York Times, the suit was filed in […]
Taylor Swift’s 'Evermore' Is an Undeniable Folk-Pop Masterpiece
Somehow. Somehow, as the most psychologically daunting year of our lives refuses to loosen its grip, Taylor Swift continues to create with abandon, relentlessly surprising a fan base that hangs on her every tweet and emoji. Somehow, the pop monolith has done it almost entirely in isolation, sharing heaps of digital files with her latest […]
Live Music Industry Faces Projected $30 Billion Loss
As fans lament the loss of live music during the nearly year-long pandemic, many who work in the live music business are struggling to survive. In a report published on Friday, music industry magazine Pollstar says that the live music business lost a projected $30 billion worldwide in 2020 It’s the first time in history where […]
Willie Nelson to Release Frank Sinatra Covers Album
Well, if Bob Dylan could release three albums of Frank Sinatra covers, why can’t Willie Nelson release two? After taking on Ol’ Blue Eyes on 2018’s My Way, Nelson announced his second collection of Sinatra songs on what would have been his 105th birthday. Titled That’s Life, after one of Sinatra’s signature songs, the album will feature 11 […]
Bruce Springsteen Talks About Teenage Gigs and <i>Born To Run</i> on <i>The Tonight Show</i>
Bruce Springsteen joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show last night (Dec. 12) for an in-person but socially distant chat. Topics ranged from Springsteen’s earliest New Jersey Club gigs to Born to Run’s iconic album cover photo. “It was an Elks Club in Freehold, New Jersey,” Springsteen said of his teenaged shows. “I went back a […]
Hayley Williams Shares Acoustic Version of 'Simmer' From Upcoming EP
Hayley Williams has a new EP, Petals for Armor: Self-Serenades, arriving on Dec. 18. From that intimate three-song collection, Williams has shared a poignant, stripped-down version of “Simmer.” Her acoustic vocals-and-guitar take was reworked from the version on Petals for Armor, her self-titled debut, which dropped May 8 and is one of our best albums of the […]
Taylor Swift to Release New Album 'Evermore' Tonight
Taylor Swift did it again. After surprise releasing folklore with little notice in July, on Thursday morning, the singer-songwriter announced that a second album, Evermore, is on the way and will drop at midnight on Friday (Dec. 11). Swift described it as a “sister record” to folklore. “To put it plainly, we just couldn’t stop writing songs,” Swift said […]
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin to Release Eight New Songs for Each Night of Hanukkah
Happy Chanukah! Though the festival of lights doesn’t kick off until tomorrow night, Dave Grohl (who is not Jewish) and Foo Fighters producer Greg Kurstin (who is Jewish) are teaming up to release eight songs over the next eight nights in honor of the holiday and will be aptly titled the Hanukkah Sessions “This year, instead […]