Jay-Z on Dave Chappelle controversy: “True art has to cause conversation”
Jay-Z has shared his thoughts on the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle’s recent show The Closer, saying “true art has to cause conversation”. READ MORE: ‘The Harder They Fall’ review: blood-spattered Black western gives it both barrels Chappelle came under fire after he labelled himself...
Snoop Dogg argues aging rappers deserve the same respect as rock icons
Snoop Dogg has argued that aging rappers should garner the same respect as icons of rock and metal do. The rapper – who turned 50 last month – touched on the topic during the November 5 episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast...
Eight people dead, hundreds injured at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival
Texas police have confirmed that eight people died at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday night (November 5), with hundreds more sustaining injuries from a crowd surge. The “mass-casualty” incident happened during Scott’s headline performance at the event. According to Houston Fire Chief Samuel...
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul announce debut album, share new single ‘Blenda’
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul have announced ‘Topical Dancer’, their debut album as a duo. See its artwork and tracklist below. The album will be released on March 4, 2022 via Deewee – the label owned by Soulwax, who co-wrote and co-produced the album....
Sega Bodega shares haunting new single, ‘I Need Nothing From You’
Sega Bodega has released a new look into his forthcoming album ‘Romeo’ with the single ‘I Need Nothing From You’. READ MORE: Caroline Polachek live in London: twisted-pop champ feeds our pang for connection ‘I Need Nothing From You’ premiered on Thursday (November 4)...
Watch Skepta perform a freestyle on ‘Plugged In’ video series
Skepta has performed a freestyle on the video series ‘Plugged In’ by producer Fumez The Engineer. READ MORE: Skepta: “They’ll make an example out of us black artists” Earlier this week (November 1), Pressplay Media premiered the clip, where the grime legend appeared in...
Jay-Z responds to Kanye West’s comments about Just Blaze being a “copycat”
Jay-Z has responded to recent comments by Kanye West that producer Just Blaze is a “copycat”. READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler In a wide-ranging interview on the Drink Champs podcast on Thursday...
Yungblud hits back at accusations of miming guitar performance
Yungblud has hit back at accusations that he mimed playing the guitar at a concert. READ MORE: Yungblud live in London: stadium-baiting ambition (and plenty of pyro) A Twitter user reposted a TikTok video on Wednesday (November 3) which shows Yungblud playing the guitar...
Paul McCartney responds to Rishi Sunak’s plan for another Beatles museum in Liverpool
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