Rick “Never Gonna Give You Up” Astley is suing Yung Gravy for allegedly ripping off his vocals. According to TMZ, Astley filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Los Angeles accusing Gravy’s Billboard Hot 100 single “Betty (Get Money)” of using an impersonated version of his voice from the 1987 hit. Astley also claims that Gravy […]
Nuovo Testamento – “Heat”
In December, Los Angeles/Bologna Hi-NRG band Nuovo Testamento announced the follow-up to their 2021 debut, New Earth. Love Lines will be out in March and features the already-released lead single “Heartbeat.” Today, we’re getting another track from the album. “Heat” comes with a video directed by Gamal Sharaf El Deen and is all ’80s drum […]
Sacramento R&B Fest Sol Blume Announces 2023 Lineup Headlined By Brent Faiyaz & Kehlani
R&B/soul/hip-hop fest Sol Blume is set to return for a fourth year on April 29-30 at Discovery Park near Downtown Sacramento. Headlining the fest this year will be Kehlani and Brent Faiyaz, and additional performers include Ella Mai, Nao, Sabrina Claudio, Mariah The Scientist, Amber Mark, LaRussell, Rini, Mereba, Isaiah Rashad, Joey Bada$$, Teyana Taylor, […]
Atlanta Rhythm Section’s Dean Daughtry Dead At 76
Dean Daughtry, keyboardist and co-founder of Southern soft-rock act Atlanta Rhythm Section, has died. The band posted an official statement on their social-media accounts, writing: “For 49 years he never missed a gig, until his health forced him to retire a couple of years ago, cutting short his goal of 50 years. He was like […]
NJ’s Bamboozle Reveals 2023 Lineup: “The Festival Will Not Have High Priced Headliners”
Bamboozle festival in New Jersey will return this year for the first time since 2012. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the fest goes down May 5-7 at Bader Field in Atlantic City. Today, Bamboozle founder John D’Esposito put out a statement noting that “the festival will not have high priced headliners, as we brought it back […]
Video: Trippie Redd Ft. Lil Durk “Muscles”
Trippie Redd and Lil Durk link in their new music video, “Muscles”. Directed by Nolan Riddle, the grainy black-and-white clip captures the two stunting outside a plush mansion and stunting on their haters. “Gang in this bitch, better not move a muscle, yeah / Chopper bullets rain, I don’t like to tussle,” raps Trippie while […]
Britney Spears Asks Fans To Respect Her Privacy After Calls To Police: “This Felt Like I Was Being Gaslit And Bullied”
Britney Spears has deactivated her Instagram account numerous times in recent months, and she did it again Wednesday, a few days after changing her username to River Red. In response to the accounts disappearance, some of her fans called her local police department asking them to check up on her. The cops did indeed show […]
Bodywash – “Massif Central”
Montreal dream-pop/shoegaze duo Bodywash — aka Chris Steward and Rosie Long Decter — are announcing their new album, I Held the Shape While I Could, which follows their 2019 debut LP Comforter. Since Comforter, Bodywash have shared singles like 2020’s “Follow” and last year’s “Kind Of Light,” the latter of which will show up on […]
Grammys’ Beach Boys Tribute Concert Lines Up Beck, St. Vincent, Weezer, My Morning Jacket, & More
Occasionally, the Recording Academy will round up a bunch of artists that are in town for the Grammy Awards and have them participate in a tribute concert. A couple years ago, there was one dedicated to Prince and last year they did one for Paul Simon. This year it’s A Grammy Salute To The Beach […]
Video: Ari Lennox “Waste My Time”
Ooh ooh ooh. Ari Lennox turns up the heat in “Waste My Time”, the latest music video off her age/sex/location album. Directed by Val Vega, the visual begins the Dreamville songstress in a therapy session before flashing back to intimate scenes where she doesn’t hold back her racy lyrics. “Waste my time, get on my […]