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Jelly Roll announced a tour expansion and performed a new song during a stop on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week, but that wasn’t all. The singer also dropped a big hint about when fans can expect his next album. During his couch interview, guest host Martin Short asked Jelly to share the release date
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Does a newly posted photo potentially tease the return of Hole‘s classic lineup? In a new Instagram post from the From Her to Eternity account, Courtney Love and bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur are seen hanging out together in a studio, with the caption noting it’s the first time they’ve been “in studio together in
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Cop 2024 XXL Freshman Magazine and Merch Summer is always a good marker to take a look back at what’s been going on over the last 365 days in hip-hop. Who’s hot, who’s not, which songs have been captivating the culture, and what trends are taking over the game. Reflecting on the state of hip-hop
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Taylor Swift has had her fair share of onstage mishaps, from costume malfunctions to technical issues, but this latest hiccup is perhaps the most unfortunate one yet. In a fan-taken video posted to Twitter/X by @tswifterastour, Swift was seen coughing aggressively after she swallowed a bug during one of her London concerts at Wembley Stadium.
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Popular Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi will no longer be sentenced to die for protesting his government after Iran’s supreme court reportedly overturned the ruling. Toomaj Salehi Thwarts Death Sentence On June 21, Toomaj Salehi’s attorney Amir Raesian announced the update in the case via statements on X, formerly known as
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Beyoncé has declared “music industry gatekeepers” aren’t happy with her experimenting with different genres. The 42-year-old has gone from R&B sensation to having astonishing success with her country album Cowboy Carter, with the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer reaching the top of Billboard’s Hot country songs chart, but she has now spoken out about how she
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Gene Simmons was the latest guest on Steve-O‘s Wild Ride! podcast, and during the conversation, he recalled the first time KISS put the makeup on in the early ’70s. KISS formed in 1973, and played their very first show at the Popcorn Club in Queens, N.Y. on Jan. 30 of that year. Though the makeup has been part of
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Have you been pronouncing Chappell Roan‘s name correctly? The singer made sure to clarify the correct pronunciation during a recent concert in a clip posted to TikTok by a fan. “If you’ve been saying ‘Shappell Rowe-Anne,’ this is your final warning,” she announced. “It’s Chappell Roan, babe,” she said. Her name is pronounced exactly as
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The world’s biggest record label, Universal Music Group, announced plans to offer its artists AI models of their own voices. The corporation’s deal with digital startup firm SoundLabs will create software called MicDrop, designed to replicate an individual voice via machine learning techniques. The artist will retain full control of the model – it won’t
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Fans are convinced Kesha is throwing shade at Katy Perry after it was revealed that Perry reportedly worked with Dr. Luke on her upcoming album. On Monday (June 17), Kesha tweeted, “lol.” Fans immediately responded to the tweet with assumptions about Kesha and Katy’s friendship. “Yall are laughing like this is some dumb celebrity drama but
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Scooter Braun is officially retiring from music management. Braun unofficially began stepping back from managing his biggest clients like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande over the last couple of years, but now, he’s done for good. The controversial manager, who was responsible for discovering Bieber in the late ’00s, announced the news with a lengthy statement
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For this week’s Loud List, we compiled clips of metal bands covering pop songs. You don’t typically think you’ll hear pop songs when you’re going to a metal show, but music is music, and a lot of artists don’t discriminate by genre. Plus, you’d be lying if you said there isn’t a single pop song in
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Several surprises are in store for listeners who persist with Pangaea’s “Come Together” through the end. Anyone expecting a by-the-numbers cover of The Beatles’ Abbey Road classic will be disappointed. I’d be disappointed if they tried. You can’t replicate that lightning-in-a-bottle greatness. Instead, Pangaea do what they’ve done for other covers. They recast the slinky slide of
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Martin Shkreli is being sued by the company that owns the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin for copying and playing the album without prior permission. “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli Faces New Lawsuit On Monday (June 10), digital art collective PleasrDAO filed a lawsuit against “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli in
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