Dominican-American superstar Romeo Santos has a peculiar sense of humor. Latinx social media was abuzz in late March, when Santos announced that he would become a new father twofold in 2019. “Mis Dos Nuevos Bebés Año (My two new babies this year),” wrote Santos on Instagram, beneath a black and …
Read More »Celine Dion Plots First U.S. Tour in 10 Years
Celine Dion has announced her North American ‘Courage World Tour.’ The trek, which launches in the fall, marks the singer’s first U.S. tour run in more than a decade. She announced the news during a Facebook Live event on Wednesday, which featured a short video chronicling the end to her …
Read More »Lauv Announces 'How I'm Feeling' World Tour
Pop singer-songwriter Lauv will embark on a tour across the U.S., U.K., Europe, and Australia this fall, in the wake of a delayed debut album and personal health crisis. The “~how i’m feeling~” tour kicks off October 5th in Washington, D.C., and continue for 19 shows before wrapping up on …
Read More »See the Highwomen's Live Debut at Loretta Lynn Birthday Show
Loretta Lynn‘s birthday bash at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville was the perfect occasion for another kind of celebration: the first appearance of the Highwomen, the new supergroup comprising Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby. Backed by Dave Cobb, who is producing the quartet’s forthcoming record, Jason …
Read More »Hardly Anyone on the Pop Charts Writes Their Own Music (Alone) Anymore
Guess how many songs in the Top 10 biggest tracks in the U.S. last year were written by a solo songwriter? Zero. The year before that? Zero. In 2016, just one solo-written song made the year-end Top 10: “Stressed Out,” by 21 Pilots, written by Tyler Joseph. In 2015, there …
Read More »Rolling Stones Postpone North American Tour as Mick Jagger Gets Medical Treatment
The Rolling Stones have postponed their upcoming North American tour due to Mick Jagger‘s need for medical treatment. “Mick Jagger has been advised by doctors that he cannot go on tour at this time as he needs medical treatment,” the band’s publicist said in a press release. “The doctors have …
Read More »Asian Rappers Take on the World in Clip From 'Asia Rising' Doc
Sean Miyashiro’s 88rising, the self-described hybrid media collective spotlighting Asian and Asian-American rappers such as Rich Brian and Joji, is the subject of a new documentary dropping on Friday — for which an exclusive clip is available to watch here. Miyashiro’s company produced Asia Rising: The Next Generation of Hip-Hop …
Read More »Swmrs: How Right-Wingers and Warped Tour Misogyny Turned Punks Political
In February 2017, former Breitbart editor and right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrived on the UC Berkeley campus and attempted to deliver a speech that was met by more than 1,500 protestors. For Cole Becker, the lead singer of Oakland punk group Swmrs who was among the protestors, it was a …
Read More »English Beat, General Public's Ranking Roger Dead at 56
Ranking Roger, lead vocalist for British ska punk band the Beat – known as the English Beat in North America – and founding member of General Public, died on Tuesday. He was 56. The news was confirmed in a statement on the Beat’s official Facebook page. The cause of death …
Read More »Bloc Party Playing Full 'Silent Alarm' LP on Fall U.S. Tour
Bloc Party will perform their acclaimed debut LP, 2005’s Silent Alarm, in its entirety on an upcoming U.S. tour. The six-date fall trek launches September 16th in Washington D.C. and wraps November 20th in San Francisco, California. All shows go on sale Friday, March 29th at 10 a.m. local time …
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