Two Fyre Festival attendees were awarded $5 million in damages after suing the failed festival’s co-founder, Billy McFarland, Vice reports. The two plaintiffs, Raleigh, North Carolina residents Seth Crossno and Mark Thompson, filed their lawsuit against McFarland last May. The pair said they spent about $13,000 on VIP packages for …
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Adeline, singer of nu-disco band Escort, achieves a “natural” high on her funky new slow jam “Emeralds.” “No drugs, no drinks, no pills; I don’t need to pretend,” she croons over slap-bass, psychedelic guitar lines and atmospheric synths. “No shame, no fucks to give; I’ll do it all again.” The …
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What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …
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At the end of May, Pusha-T stirred up a firestorm of rumors on his Drake diss track, “The Story of Adidon.” On the track, Pusha alleged that Drake was hiding a son from the world. It was a concrete and salacious accusation that pulled from a series of gossip items …
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Charli XCX struts around an empty warehouse in the new video for her late-night, pop-trap jam, “5 in the Morning.” It’s her first solo offering since she released her Pop 2 mixtape last December. Directed by Bradley & Pablo, the visual finds the singer alone in a warehouse, where she …
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Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson is battling terminal cancer in a Los Angeles hospital, reports Variety. According to the Daily Mail, Joe Jackson is currently bedridden with stage four pancreatic cancer and his condition is rapidly deteriorating. The tabloid also detailed the behind-the-scenes fight between members of the Jackson family …
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Led Zeppelin will mark their 50th anniversary with a remastered reissue of the soundtrack to their concert film, The Song Remains the Same.The reissue, which comes in a variety of formats with various extras, will come out on September 7th; Led Zeppelin played their first-ever gig on September 7th, 1968 …
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Slash will take a month-long break from Guns N’ Roses’ Not in This Lifetime Tour this fall to hit the road with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. The guitarist also detailed the September 21st arrival of his new albumLiving the Dream, the first Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators …
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Update:Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s joint albumEverything Is Loveis streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and is available to download via Amazon Music. *** Beyoncé and Jay-Z have always been experts at holding onto secrets, and today they revealed two. The first is that they have released a new, nine-track collaborative album under …
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On what would have been his 60th birthday, the Prince estate announced Thursday that it is prepping a new album of previously unreleased home recordings, Piano and a Microphone 1983, set to arrive September 21st. The LP’s nine tracks were culled from cassette recordings Prince made at his piano at …
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