On Sunday evening, at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, Mary J. Blige was honored with the coveted Billboard Icon Award. Janet Jackson, the 2018 winner of the same title, presented the award to Blige. Upon receiving the statuette, the rapper admitted that Jackson was one of her “biggest inspirations growing up.” “What an icon means to […]
Kane Brown has upped the merch game this week with the reveal that he will be releasing his very own brand of cocoa cereal: Kane Krunch. “Getting to work with the team to create my own cereal is one of the coolest things I’ve ever gotten to do. You can ask my family, but we […]
Earlier this week, the Red Hot Chili Peppers had to bow out of their performance spot at this year’s Billboard Music Awards “due to unforeseen circumstances.” To take their place, Machine Gun Kelly and Dan + Shay have now been added to this weekend’s lineup. The 2022 BBMAs will be MGK’s debut performance at the event. […]
Travis Scott and Live Nation are, once again, being sued by an Astroworld Festival attendee. Shanazia Williamson has claimed that injuries she sustained following the fatal crowd surge during Scott’s performance at the event caused her to suffer a miscarriage. Williamson and her partner, with the help of their legal support team, have alleged that Travis […]
U2’s Bono has just announced the release of his upcoming autobiography, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. “Surrender is the story of one pilgrim’s lack of progress. . . With a fair amount of fun along the way,” the singer said in a statement. “When I started to write this book, I was hoping to draw in detail […]
The exciting lineup for this year’s Riot Fest was just released, including headliners My Chemical Romance, The Misfits, and Nine Inch Nails. The Chicago-based musical festival is a haven for punk-rockers, emo-rockers, and so many other subgenres to gather together for bands like Alkaline Trio, Descendents, Jeff Rosenstock, Portugal. The Man, Bad Religion, and so […]
Miranda Lambert recently opened up about her very public divorce from fellow country singer Blake Shelton nearly seven years ago. Lambert, like many celebrities whose personal matters end up on magazine covers, dealing with speculating tabloids was overwhelming. “I wasn’t prepared for that,” the singer said. “Well, I don’t think anybody is. And it’s not […]
Rappers Young Thug and Gunna, in addition to 26 others, have just been charged with racketeering in Atlanta, Georgia. An 88-page indictment was filed earlier this week. Young Thug co-founded Young Slime Life, a gang that has, over time, committed murder, carjackings, and other accounts of violence. The Atlanta-native has repeatedly rapped about the gang […]
Country legend Mickey Gilley died in Branson, Missouri, over the weekend. He was 86. According to a statement, the singer, who had just played 10 shows in April, passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family. Gilley helped cultivate the Urban Cowboy movement with hits like “Stand By Me,” “Room Full of Roses,” and “Lonely […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd has just announced the addition of 13 more dates to their 2022 Big Wheels Keep on Turnin’ Tour. The rockers embarked on their trek about a month ago and will continue until late September as they visit amphitheaters, fairs, and festivals across the United States. Don Felder, the Outlaws, and the Devon Allman […]