Three months after Nicki Minaj’s Queen album was reportedly delayed over a sample-clearance issue, the dispute has landed in court. Tracy Chapman’s lawyer tells Billboard that he filed a copyright infringement suit against Minaj in Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 22, over the unreleased Queen track “Sorry” featuring Nas, which interpolates the lyrics and melody […]
Slipknot Drummer Jay Weinberg Discusses Benefit Gig
On Tuesday, October 16, Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg will be hosting a benefit concert for the Nashville chapter of Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization that helps provide “one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.” The gig features musicians from bands as varied as thrash titans Exodus to […]
La banda de punk de Ben Stiller de High School lanzará nueva música
Ben Stiller podría estar lejos de su adolescencia, pero está listo para revivir sus días de gloria punk con su banda de la escuela secundaria Capital Punishment. Capital Punishment lanzará su nuevo EP, This Is Capital Punishment, el 23 de noviembre, más de 35 años. Después de que el grupo se separó. This Is Capital […]
El viaje de Ariana Grande por Memory Lane
Ariana Grande compartió una mirada íntima a su relación con Mac Miller el lunes. En un video publicado en su historia de Instagram, los fanáticos pueden ver al rapero con un traje mientras habla con la abuela de Ariana. En un momento, Mac mira hacia atrás para sonreír a Ariana, quien está filmando la interacción. […]
Rapper Jon James Dies Suddenly after Stunt goes Wrong
Jon James McMurray, a 34-year-old Canadian rapper, died Saturday after falling off an airplane wing during a music video shoot. McMurray, who performed under the name Jon James, was filming a stunt on a Cessna aircraft. As he “got further out onto the wing,” it caused the plane “to go into a downward spiral that […]
eBay y NASCAR lanzan la primera venta conjunta de caridad
eBay y NASCAR lanzaron hoy su primera venta de caridad conjunta, brindando a los fanáticos la oportunidad de ofertar por recuerdos autografiados y experiencias de carreras únicas en la vida. Los fanáticos pueden apostar por una experiencia VIP en el Daytona 500 plus con sus saludos con Richard Petty , Chase Elliott, Joey Logano y […]
Bon Jovi’s Childhood Mischief Inspired him to play Guitar
Jon Bon Jovi recalled a chore-avoiding escapade that led to his discovery of, and his future with, the guitar. Jovi came from a musical family, owned an instrument at an early age, but had no interest, as he told Uncle Joe Benson on the Ultimate Classic Rock NIghts radio show. “My mother actually bought me […]
Mary J. Blige Talks Women in Music Industry at Nashville Songwriting Camp
“To see us come together and write songs and be in the same room and smile and compliment each other is very empowering,” says R&B singer of the She Is the Music Song Camp The headline artist for the inaugural She Is the Music Song Camp was Mary J. Blige, who lent her Grammy-winning expertise […]
STS9 Expand Winter Tour
‘We’re More Inspired Than Ever’ After hitting the road all summer long, STS9 should be ready for a break. But on Oct. 22, the Santa Cruz-based 5-piece added nine more shows in four cities to its already jam-packed (pun intended) fall-winter U.S. tour. “I think there’s something for everyone,” he continued. “People gravitate towards what […]
WWE star Roman Reigns announces he has Leukemia
Reigns, WWE’s top superstar, was diagnosed at age 22 and has been privately battling the disease since Roman Reigns, WWE’s biggest active star and certainly its most polarizing performer, announced in a shocking statement Monday night that his real-life battle with leukemia will force him to step away from the ring effective immediately. The 33-year-old […]