In 2021, Afrika Bambaataa was sued for child sex trafficking . The hip-hop pioneer has lost the civil case after failing to show up in court. The plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment was “granted without opposition” in New York State’s Supreme Court by Judge Alexander M.
Since the release of their 2023 album Heavy Heavy , Young Fathers were nominated for a Mercury Prize and contributed to the Ceasefire benefit EP to help Gaza. Today, the hip-hop group announced they’re scoring the forthcoming post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Years Later .
This morning, a plane crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, tragically killing all six of its passengers. One of the lives taken was former the Devil Wears Prada drummer Daniel Williams, and three were talent agents for Sound Talent Group.
The summer-ready anthem marks the Colombian star's first official single of 2025
The Puerto Rican rapper shares a video for the track, inspired by the film The Bikeriders
The Colombian music star and the pro skater bond on the new release
Brooklyn Mirage was supposed to reopen May 1, but things aren’t going as planned. In December the East Williamsburg music venue announced major renovations , hoping to fix their not-great reputation, especially after two men left separate shows there and were later found dead
It's been 20 years since the stars collaborated on "La Tortura" and "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No"
Joey Bada$$ has announced plans to drop his highly anticipated next album before the end of the summer after spending several weeks dissing Kendrick Lamar.
No Surrender chose to perform at another venue after a Toms River bar owner told them his city "is red and won't stand for [Springsteen's] bullshit"
With the announcement, the pop-punk singer dropped his new single "Give Me a Break!" featuring Waterparks
Two weeks ago Taylor Swift was subpoenaed to testify in her longtime friend Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, the director of her movie It Ends With Us . Lively is suing Baldoni for sexual harassment and a supposed online smear campaign waged against Lively after
There was no way the All-American Rejects could have expected the week they’ve had. Since early May, the pop-rock band has been putting on DIY shows in a bunch of unexpected locations — from bowling alleys to corn fields. The lively crowds from each performance recall house
Diddy's former assistant, George Kaplan, has been granted immunity by the prosecution in order to testify against his former employer.
We’ve heard from Bill Fox rarely, if ever. The Cleveland singer-songwriter — whose work with the Mice and as a solo artist has made him beloved by a rabid cult fan base including the likes of Robert Pollard, Jeff Tweedy, and Lindsey Jordan — is famously elusive. He’s avoided
See a clip from It's All Gonna Break , a new film about the group that will hit theaters in the months ahead
Events around the country will kick off later this month with appearances by members of the Go-Go's, Marshall Crenshaw, Joan Osborne, Margaret Cho, and others
Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently facing federal charges for sex trafficking and racketeering. His trial began last week in Manhattan, and his ex Cassie Ventura and the former Danity Kane/Dirty Money member Dawn Richard have both testified against him. Today, Kid Cudi became the
"[Lanez] was convicted by overwhelming evidence and those who seek to traumatize the victim of the crime should be called out as foolish bullies," Megan's lawyers write
Drake could cough up the money to fund the proposed boxing showdown between Soulja Boy and DDG as they seek to settle their feud in the ring.
Judge grants John Doe accuser's motion, saying the pioneering hip-hop artist never showed up in court
The drums draw you in immediately. “Backwards,” the latest single from Leeds band Eades’ new album Final Sirens Call , begins with a skittering backbeat that keeps the song feeling brisk and lively all throughout its four minutes. It becomes the foundation for a very British
Today just got a whole lot better because we just got a new motherfucking Pulp song. Next month, the reunited Britpop overlords will release More , their first new album in 24 years. The band recorded More with producer James Ford, and it’s dedicated to the memory of their late
UK shoegazers deary — formerly a duo, now a trio — first landed on our radar last year, when they released their lovely Aurelia EP, which they recorded with help from Slowdive’s Simon Scott. Next month, deary will follow that EP with a new two-song 7″ single. The A-side is “I
Kid Cudi has claimed in court that Diddy once broke into his home, trashed his belongings and even injured his dog after discovering his affair with Cassie.
Lead single "This Song" will be out next week
Sean "Diddy" Combs is accused of using his billion-dollar empire as a criminal enterprise that allegedly facilitated the sex trafficking of two women between 2009 and 2024.
“Goon” was a perfectly good word with a whole bunch of meanings long before zoomers decided to use it as a euphemism for jerking off, so it does my heart good to see that LA indie rockers Goon are keeping their name intact. This summer, Goon will release their new LP Dream 3 ,
50 Cent has responded to Chris Brown paying $7 million to get released on bail in the UK, a week after he was arrested over a 2023 assault.
For more than a decade now, the LA-based artist Lorely Rodriguez has been making extremely cool left-field pop music under her Empress Of alias. Rodriguez released her album For Your Consideration last year, and she’ll open a bunch of North American dates on Lorde’s Ultrasound
SZA and Kendrick Lamar were putting on the first night of the LA shows for their Grand National stadium tour
The country star behind songs like "Beer Never Broke My Heart" says he knows he'll have to work harder to win over non-country crowds at fests like Lollapalooza and Newport
“We just wanted things to really explode.” Mission accomplished, Corin Tucker.
It’s been seven years since Richard Ashcroft last put out music of his own, though he hasn’t been totally absent. In 2019, the Verve frontman finally won back the rights to “Bitter Sweet Symphony” from the Rolling Stones, and a few years later he reenacted the song’s video for
The trailer features brief flashes of the singer from the various videos for each song
The Honduran-born, Montreal-based pop mutant Isabella Lovestory cites Lady Gaga and Kim Gordon as influences, and she pushed reggaeton into freaky places on her 2022 debut album Amor Hardcore . Since then, she’s written for K-pop stars LE SSERAFIM and cranked out a steady
Dancehall, R&B, power ballads, nu-metal, crunk, and...Hoobastank!
Dance music heavy-hitters will return in the form of Sofi Tukker, St Lucia, and Bob Moses
Nigerian star Burna Boy has been working hard to conquer the world in recent years, playing stadiums and performing at the Grammys and collaborating with Coldplay and whatnot. Last year, Burna Boy announced plans to follow his 2023 album I Told Them… with a new LP called No
Forth Wanderers shocked our corner of the world this week when, out of nowhere, they dropped their first song in seven years. “ To Know Me/To Love Me ” was the New Jersey band’s first piece of new music since their 2018 self-titled album, though when it arrived on Bandcamp,
I started listening to jazz when I was around 15. My entry point was a common one: Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue , which I bought on cassette for $5.99. I also heard John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme early on, after which I started gradually, haphazardly picking up albums here and
It finally happened. I finally heard someone say the name “yeule” out loud, which means I finally know how it’s pronounced. (It’s just like “yool.” That’s what I figured, but I was second-guessing myself.) The new season of Everybody’s Live , John Mulaney’s utterly insane live
Band and their label sued restaurant’s parent company in 2024 over social media ads using 1994 hit without permission
Combs is accused of firebombing rapper’s car over relationship with Cassie Ventura
Playboi Carti has hit out at Kanye West for sampling his song 'Crank' without permission on new NBA YoungBoy collaboration entitled 'Alive'.
About two years ago, the Asheville, North Carolina band Wednesday released Rat Saw God . It was our favorite album of 2023 , and it helped establish an entire universe of laid-back, twangy indie rockers. Lots of things have happened with Wednesday since then. Karly Hartzman and
SZA has defended Megan Thee Stallion from new claims from Tory Lanez and his legal team that he was not responsible for shooting her in 2020.
Meek Mill has revealed the craziest thing he ever saw at all of the Diddy parties he attended and it's not what most people would expect.
“We stand proudly with the people. You stand complicit with the war criminals. We are on the right side of history,” the Irish band wrote on Instagram
The musician also teased his solo tour and discussed the upcoming reunion with BTS