On Sunday, throngs of people lined Sixth Avenue in Manhattan for the 61st annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Rosa Clemente wasn’t one of them. “I made a choice this year. I couldn’t march,” the Bronx-born Boricua activist and former Green Party candidate for vice president tells Rolling Stone. “I …
Read More »A Brief Guide to the 'Kids See Ghosts' Tracklist
By now, Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s collaborative effort Kids See Ghosts has hit all major streaming services. Its release last night – a livestreamed listening party outside of Los Angeles – was clouded in confusion. The event was delayed several hours without any updates, and one attendee described the …
Read More »Reggaeton Royalty Ivy Queen and the Noise Reflect on the Genre's Rise
It’s a foggy May evening at La Marina, a bar and lounge nestled along the Hudson River at the northern tip of Manhattan. Behind the dock, sweltering Caribbean dance grooves blast from an outdoor sound system. Hundreds ofparty-goers amass behind the restaurant, sweating under the influence ofperreo– a doggy-style dance …
Read More »Dave Grohl Producing TV Show Based on Mother's Rock Moms Book
Virginia Hanlon Grohl, mother of Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl, is developing a docuseries based on her 2017 book, From Cradle to Stage, featuring interviews with fellow music moms. For the original project, Virginia spoke with numerous mothers of famous musicians, including Marianne Stipe (mother of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe), Donna …
Read More »Justin Bieber to Voice Cupid in New Animated Movie
Justin Bieber will voice Cupid, the winged god of love, in a new animated movie he’s developing and executive producing with Mythos Studios, Variety reports. The as-yet-untitled film marks one of the first projects from Mythos, which Bieber’s longtime manager Scooter Braun recently co-founded with Marvel Studios founding chairmanDavid Maisel. …
Read More »See Dierks Bentley Sing Hits by Clint Black, Terri Clark for Seven Peaks Festival
Dierks Bentley‘s inaugural Seven Peaks Festival will include a nostalgic salute to Nineties country music featuring some of the decade’s most successful artists. Set for the first night of the Labor Day weekend Colorado music-and-camping festival, “Hot Country Night” will showcase performances by Clint Black, Sawyer Brown, Terri Clark and …
Read More »New Edition's Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky & Mike Plot New Tour as RBRM
Years ago, Bell Biv DeVoe did a one-off show in Amsterdam with Bobby Brown, their former groupmate in New Edition. “It was interesting, because he went on after us, and you could tell he felt like there was some smoke on that stage,” Bell Biv DeVoe’s Michael Bivins remembers. “It …
Read More »Watch Kendrick Lamar Accept Pulitzer Prize for 'Damn.'
Kendrick Lamar accepted the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his recordDAMN.during a ceremony at Columbia University in New York City. The distinction made the Lamar thefirst non-classical or jazz artist to receive the honor. In an introduction that echoed the Pulitzer board’s original announcement, the presenter calledDAMN.,Lamar’s fourth LP, as …
Read More »Hear Lykke Li Unveil Two Additional 'So Sad So Sexy' Songs
Lykke Li unveiled two new songs from her upcoming album: “Two Nights,” featuring Portland rapper Aminé, and “Sex Money Feelings Die.” The Swedish singer’sSo Sad So Sexycomes out June 8th via RCA. “Two Nights” finds Lykke Li ruminating on the whereabouts of an absent partner. “Two nights in a row, …
Read More »Bon Iver's Manager Withdraws From Wisconsin Congressional Race
Bon Iver‘s manager Kyle Frenette, who in February announced he would run as a Democratic challenger in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, withdrew his candidacy in a statement Friday. “I didn’t get into this race because I wanted to be a politician but because I wanted to be a representative. I …
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