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News Nas Releases Completed Version of Long-Unfinished Song “Life Is Like a Dice Game”: Listen The track originated as a freestyle in 1993. Now, Nas has enlisted Freddie Gibbs, Cordae, and Hit-Boy for the new RapCaviar x Spotify Single. By Madison Bloom July 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter Nas, September 2018 (Paras Griffin/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter

The Lowdown: Swedish death metal giants At the Gates made one of heavy music’s most influential albums – 1995’s Slaughter of the Soul, which had a huge influence on the wave of American metalcore that followed it. In 2014, the band returned after a long hiatus, and have since delivered two respectable albums that mostly

News Biz Markie Is Still Alive, Manager Confirms Amid Death Rumors on Social Media “Biz’s wife and family are touched by the outpouring of love and admiration from his friends, peers and fans alike.” By Madison Bloom and Evan Minsker July 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter Biz Markie (Photo by Mike Pont/WireImage). Facebook Twitter Rumors spread

Days after Britney Spears’ harrowing public testimony, a judge has turned down the pop singer’s request to remove her father, Jamie, as her sole conservator. Spears’ attorney, Samuel Ingham III, had petitioned the court to remove Jamie in November 2020. At that time, Judge Brenda Penny declined the request, but did appoint the financial company Bessemer

News Grace Jones Album Covers Disappear From Streaming Due to Rights Issue The Jean-Paul Goude–made covers for Nightclubbing, Living My Life, Slave to the Rhythm, and Island Life have been replaced by dichromatic covers featuring squares and plain text By Madison Bloom June 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Grace Jones, October 1978 (Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Facebook

Former Smallville star Allison Mack has received a three-year prison sentence and $20,000 fine for charges of racketeering and conspiracy for her involvement in Keith Rainere’s NXIVM sex cult. As reported by CBS New York, Mack received concurrent 36-month sentences for each charge. She will also have to do 1,000 hours of community service. Due to

News Rico Nasty Shares New Song “Magic”: Listen The first track from her forthcoming mixtape Rx By Noah Yoo June 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Rico Nasty, photo by Marco Alexander Facebook Twitter Rico Nasty is back with a new song. It’s called “Magic,” and it marks the first single from her forthcoming mixtape Rx, due

Soon, The Weeknd’s acting resume will consist of more than his perfect cameo in Uncut Gems: the singer born Abel Tesfaye is set to star in, co-write, and executive produce a new show coming to HBO Max. Titled The Idol, the upcoming drama comes from co-creator Sam Levinson, known for his work on Euphoria and

News Lil Nas X Announces Debut Album Montero “COMING SOON! 🦹🏾‍♂️⭐” By Madison Bloom June 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lil Nas X, January 2020 (Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter At long last, Lil Nas X has formally announced his debut studio LP. The record, which does not yet have a release

Mark Hoppus spoke to fans during a recent livestream and offered more details about his cancer diagnosis. On June 27th, the pop-punk legend was hosting Blinko on Twitch, which is his Blink-182-themed version of Bingo that raises money for charity. Before the game even began, someone asked how he was feeling that day. “I feel much better

News Christina Aguilera Pens Open Letter Supporting Britney Spears “To a woman who has worked under conditions and pressure unimaginable to most, I promise you she deserves all of the freedom possible to live her happiest life.” By Evan Minsker June 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2000 MTV Video

Christina Aguilera has voiced her support for Britney Spears in light of the pop star’s latest conservatorship hearing. In a lengthy statement posted to social media, Aguilera said she has been thinking about Spears nonstop, writing, “It is unacceptable that any woman, or human, wanting to be in control of their own destiny might not

News Low, Duwap Kaine, Snoh Aalegra, Foodman and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork June 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Drew Litowitz Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A

Babymetal have announced a new live album, 10 Babymetal Budokan, recorded at the legendary Nippon Budokan in Tokyo and a director’s cut livestream of the performances. The album is out October 1st, and the streaming event goes live July 24th at 3 p.m. ET and will be viewable through July 25th at midnight PT. The

News Courtney Love Accuses Olivia Rodrigo of “Stealing” Hole Album Cover Concept After Love noted the similarities between Rodrigo’s Sour Prom artwork and the Live Through This cover, Rodrigo commented: “love u and live through this sooooo much” By Evan Minsker June 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Courtney Love and Olivia Rodrigo (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter

DMX was honored at tonight’s BET Awards with a star-studded performance curated by his close friend Swizz Beatz and featuring Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Jadakiss, The Lox, the rap collective Griselda, and actor Michael K. Williams. The performance kicked off with Method Man performing “Get At Me Dog” a cappella before giving way to Griselda to spit their

News Marilyn Manson to Surrender Himself to Police on New Hampshire Arrest Warrant The warrant was originally issued in 2019 after an alleged assault on a videographer By Noah Yoo June 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Marilyn Manson photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage Facebook Twitter Marilyn Manson will turn himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department

Bruce Springsteen took the stage at the New York’s St. James Theatre on Saturday night to kick off a new run of his Tony Award-winning production, Springsteen on Broadway.  During the show, as Rolling Stone points out, Springsteen addressed his November 2020 DWI arrest, which was subsequently dismissed during a virtual court appearance earlier this