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Papa Roach fans attending this year’s Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky are devastated to learn their favorite band won’t be performing. In a statement posted on their social media, they revealed their bassist Tobin Esperance suffered a medical emergency. After advice from his doctors, they’ve decided it would be best if he didn’t perform at the festival. Consequently, the rest of the band is following suit. “After careful […]

Lil Wayne has had some wild experiences during his career. Recently, he revealed that a Major League Baseball team once forced him to redesign the logo for his Young Money record label. Weezy shared the story during a Sept. 16, 2026 appearance on The Joint Venture Show. While speaking to host Craig Carton about his first condo in Miami, Wayne recalled the dwelling’s door having a Young Money logo on […]

Google mistakenly declared Billy Joel to be dead, but he is very much alive. The 77-year-old American music icon was the victim of a glitch that sparked a death hoax. However, NME notes that his publicist has confirmed he is alive and well. “Billy’s not dead,” Claire Mercuri said. “I was just emailing with him.” Billy Joel has dealt with serious health issues Billy Joel is still kicking, but he’s […]

Around the age of 14, Billie Joe Armstrong began writing his own music. As a child, he recorded a local track called “Look For Love” at the age of 5. At 11, he got his first electric guitar, a light-blue Fernandes Stratocaster called “Blue” that Armstrong still owns. When Armstrong was 14, he wrote his first full song titled “Why Do You Want Him?”, about his mother and stepfather. One […]

In 1994, Nirvana came to a tragic end when lead singer Kurt Cobain was found dead on April 8. Up to that point, Nirvana had dominated the early 1990s, redefining pop culture. The band was arguably the biggest band in the world following the release of Nevermind in late 1991. Throughout 1992 and into 1994, the band garnered heavy media attention. Cobain’s drug addiction mixed with pressure within the music […]

Rise Against and Alkaline Trio are heading out on a big joint tour this fall. To kick things off, the pair have dropped a split record where they each cover a song by the other. On the new 2-song project, Rise Against takes on Alkaline Trio’s “Private Eye.” Then, Alkaline Trio delivers their rendition of Rise Against’s “Re-Education (Through Labor).” I know I’m aging myself here, but it’s essentially an […]

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Being a rapper’s manager sounds like it requires a ton of maintenance. According to Mark Buol, former manager of rapper Lucki, it’s a real nightmare. He took the Chicago MC to court for $1.5 million, alleging that he left him with messes to clean up for years. In a lawsuit captured by Complex, Buol claimed that their agreement had been breached when commissions and money advanced were never properly reimbursed. […]