Megan Thee Stallion briefly spoke out on social media about her alleged recent gunshot injury while sharing an image of her injured foot, before deleting the post altogether. The rapper’s injuries were allegedly sustained during a shooting which took place in LA on July 12 while she was out with Tory Lanez and an unidentified woman. Police pulled the three over after reports of gunfire outside a party, and Lanez was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. Megan later addressed the incident on social media, claiming on July 15 that she “suffered gunshot wounds as a result of a crime...
Britney Spears‘ father Jamie Spears remains the sole conservator of her estate despite the singer’s request for him to step down from the role. The singer’s father was placed in control of his daughter’s welfare and finances in 2008 after her well-documented public breakdown. He later relinquished a degree of control in 2019 after he battled ill health, leaving her longtime carer Jodi Montgomery as temporary conservator. Read More: Why is #FreeBritney trending and what is conservatorship? Here’s everything you need to know Earlier this week, reports from the New York Times revealed that Spears’ attorney had filed new documents...
Tove Lo is set to make her acting debut in a new film remake of The Emigrants. Read More: Tove Lo – ‘Sunshine Kitty’ review: glittering, expertly crafted pop and bold new sounds Norwegian director Erik Poppe will direct Lo in the 2021 adaptation of Vilhelm Moberg’s 1950s novel of the same name. A bio describes the film as chronicling “the one and a half million Swedes who sought a better life across the Atlantic in the mid-19th century”. Lo – real name Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson – is set to play the character of Ulrika. Advertisement In an...
Lil Uzi Vert has announced his first ever livestream performance, and the first performance of any kind since releasing his album ‘Eternal Atake’. Read More: Lil Uzi Vert says new album will embrace the sound of his old music: “I’m back on my shit” The livestream is ticketed and is set to be recorded at an as-of-yet unnamed “historic concert venue”. Tickets are being sold at a flat rate of $15, arriving with a code to access the stream via Live Nation. The coronavirus pandemic foiled the rapper’s chances of touring ‘Eternal Atake’ following its March release, but his release...
Ben Gibbard has performed ‘Such Great Heights’, the hit track from his project The Postal Service, during an at-home concert for the Democratic National Convention. The singer-songwriter’s performance comes at a time when The United States Postal Service is currently in doubt over whether it can handle the influx of mail-in ballots from November’s presidential election, amidst alleged attempts by Republicans to sabotage its funding. As Gibbard explained in the clip, he and his Postal Service bandmate Jimmy Tamborello, used the USPS to mail CDs back and forth to each other, which eventually culminated in their first and final...
Chynna’s first posthumous single ‘stupkid’ was released yesterday (August 19), on what would have been the late rapper’s 26th birthday. The track, which runs just under two minutes, was produced by Eli Evnen, aka Kashaka, and sees Chynna – full name Chynna Rogers – rapping about a toxic relationship. Listen to the song below: Advertisement The Philadelphia-born model and rapper passed away from an accidental drug overdose in April this year, aged 25. Artists such as Dom McLennon from Brockhampton, Vince Staples, Kehlani and A$AP Rocky shared tributes to the late Rogers following her passing. chynna you were fuckin...
Billie Eilish has given her latest single ‘My Future’ its live debut today (August 20), performing it at the third night of the virtual Democratic National Convention. Eilish is just one of many performers that have played the convention this week, with artists like Maggie Rogers and Leon Bridges performing at the beginning of the week. Watch the performance below: Advertisement Before she took to the stage alongside her brother FINNEAS, Eilish posted on Instagram pleading her followers to vote for Joe Biden in the forthcoming presidential election. “Donald Trump is destroying our country and everything we care about,”...
Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes have shared an animated music video for ‘Tidal Wave’. The song appears on their joint collaborative album ‘What Kinda Music’, which was released earlier in April this year. The clip was directed by Jack Brown, who was also responsible for the similarly animated ‘Nightrider’ music video, featuring Freddie Gibbs. ‘Tidal Wave’ was animated by Brown, Ala Nunu Leszynska, Nanda Ormond, Guarav Wakankar, Chloé Mainge, Freddie Griffiths, Martin Robic and Caitlin Young. Watch it below: Advertisement The song was also performed live on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, which premiered last month. The performance featured guest...
Nicki Minaj fans, known as the Barbz, have been sent into a frenzy today with rumours that a collaboration between the rapper and two previous collaborators – Ariana Grande and Doja Cat – is on the horizon. Back in May, Grande mentioned to Zane Lowe that she had a collaboration in the works with Doja Cat. “I was able to work with her earlier this year on this song that I want to save for whenever it’s time again to drop,” Grande said. Advertisement “I remember when I first wrote it and sent it to her, she was in...
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have announced a giveaway of US$1 million to celebrate “powerful women”, as a way of marking the success of their collaborative single ‘WAP’. In posts to their respective Twitter profiles, the pair announced the giveaway in collaboration with the mobile payment transfer service, Cash App. Cardi B tweeted, “Y’all made #WAP amazing!! we’re partnering with Twitter and Cash App to give away a total of $1 million dollars to celebrate all you powerful women out there.” y'all made #WAP amazing!! we’re partnering with Twitter and Cash App to give away a total of...