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The musician was best known for his 1996 single “Barely Breathing” and his Tony-winning work on Broadway’s Spring Awakening Read More RSS: News News 

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. […]

“People were mishearing the lyric, ‘That would look good in a black letter font’ as ‘I would look good in a black leather thong,’ so I decided to swap the chorus,” he says of the title track Read More RSS: News News 

Happy New Music Friday! It’s time to reap the rewards of making it all the way to the end of this trying week. Our line-up today leans on the heavier side. There’s a whole bunch of great rock and metal music right now that I want to share with you, and this is where I landed. So I hope even one of these strikes a chord! “ZUGZEGK” by ANGINE DE […]

Chanel West Coast has heard everyone saying that she’s not rap or country, and she has just one question. “So what am I then?!” In a new interview with Us Weekly, the 38-year-old reality TV star-turned-music-artist opened up about her career in the wake of releasing “Tennessee”, her new country single. “I think that there’s just, in general, a lot of people who have negative comments online,” she said. “I […]

Stream new releases from Miley Cyrus, Carly Rae Jepsen, Team Dresch, and Empress Of Read More RSS: News News 

Chris Thile also sings on the track from Ndegeocello’s duets album Synonym Read More RSS: News News 

“Rosa Parks” remains one of Outkast’s catchiest songs of all time. It’s springy and delightfully Southern, as Big Boi rapped about how Black people used to be forced to sit in the back of the bus. It certainly doesn’t seem overtly offensive, especially considering how little Outkast ever dug into controversy. However, sometimes, just likeness alone is enough to take a group to court. Consequently, when the civil rights icon […]

Music journalism is going to the wall, and places for sensible, well-informed, nuanced takes on the latest releases are dwindling. So we thought we might as well put the final nail in the coffin. Read this month’s album reviews here and here. BeabadoobeePylon Dirty HitLike many Beabadoobee fans, my entry point came through label-mate / The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s considerable efforts to promote her yearning grunge-pop. Unlike many of those […]