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Geffen Records Apologizes For Exec’s Tweet To Jimin Fans

Over the weekend, drama struck the BTS fandom when the Head of Streaming at Geffen Records, Ray Kurzeka, appeared to shade Jimin in a tweet. When fans tweeted at Kurzeka to ask when iTunes pre-orders for Jimin’s song “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” would be up, he replied with

Dev Hynes Scoring New Broadway Play JOB

Dev Hynes is going to Broadway. After working with a slew of pop and rock heavyweights over the past decade or so — including Carly Rae Jepsen, Solange , Sky Ferriera, Tinashe, and tons more — the artist also known as Blood Orange has composed the original music for the play

Levitation Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

Levitation Festival is returning to Austin during Halloween weekend (October 31-November 3) this year. The first wave of artists has been announced, and the big names include Slowdive, the Jesus Lizard, Soccer Mommy, Tycho, Mdou Moctar, Washed Out, the Black Angels, and the

Tha Carter Turns 20

“Best rapper alive since the best rapper retired.” I laughed out loud. Did he really say that? On a single ? Lil Wayne ? It seemed so far-fetched. Jay-Z’s fake retirement had only officially begun a few months earlier, and now this onetime bounce-rap child star was coming for

Kate Bollinger – “To Your Own Devices”

After a few years’ worth of some nice EPs and singles, Los Angeles-via-Richmond musician Kate Bollinger is finally sharing her debut LP Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind in September. She released the lead single “ Any Day Now ” last month, and she’s back today with another

Gel – “Persona”

Gel are one of the best hardcore punk bands in the world, and they continue to get better all the time. It’s honestly scary. Right now, Gel are all over the European festival circuit, playing charged-up basement ragers to crowds who might not be used to hearing that kind of