The sound engineer who tried to release an unauthorized Prince EP was ordered to pay the late musician’s estate $3.96 million, Billboard reports. Engineer George Ian Boxill, who worked with Prince between 2006 and 2008, was behind the Deliverance EP, which he tried to release April 21st, 2017 to mark …
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Most of the K-pop acts that have attained large-scale success in America are boy bands. One exception to this rule has been Blackpink. The four-member girl group-which combines EDM, trap and hip-hop elements with bubblegum hooks–have set records on the charts in America, collaborated with Dua Lipa, snagged a slot …
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One week before Coachella 2019 begins, a worker constructing a stage at the Indio, California festival site fell to their death. Coachella organizers Goldenvoice said in a statement Saturday, “Today, Goldenvoice lost a colleague, a friend, a family member. Our friend fell while working on a festival stage. It is …
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Mariah Carey’s “A No No,” released last year on her album Caution, continues to take on a life of its own with its second remix release, featuring up-and-coming rapper Shawni. In the video, Mariah and Shawni party and parade around a colorful subway car, alongside a troupe of dancers and some …
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Singer-songwriter Courtney Hartman clears her brain for the year ahead in her new song “January First,” premiering today via Rolling Stone Country. The introspective track is the first release from the former Della Mae guitarist’s solo debut album Ready Reckoner, out June 14th. Instead of trying to make ironclad resolutions …
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Hot on the heels of his new album Baby on Baby, North Carolina rapper DaBaby stars in a new video for the Offset-assisted track “Baby Sitter.” The duo appear as Fruit Loops-eating brothers in the Reels Goat-directed clip, edited to resemble a television sitcom called The Fresh Princes of Beverly Hills. …
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Rap fans across the world are mourning Nipsey Hussle. The 33-year-old Los Angeles rapper, born Ermias Asghedom, was shot and killed on Sunday in front of his clothing store in L.A., per NBC. Listeners, both loyal and casual, have shared their condolences and feelings of disbelief since news of his …
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