Dominque Gardner, whose surprise defection from R. Kelly was one of the key moments in Surviving R. Kelly, agreed to speak on camera for the first time about her time with the singer for Lifetime’s upcoming docuseries Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning. “Before Dominque met R. Kelly, she …
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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have come up with a “template” for the next Nine Inch Nails album: a record of collaborations. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll release it. “We thought, kind of playing on the newfound spirit of collaboration that scoring has forced us into, seeing what happens …
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Lana Del Rey lazes on a hammock, hangs with the ladies of the canyon and holds a majestic butterfly in the three-song video for “Norman Fucking Rockwell,” “Bartender” and “Happiness Is a Butterfly.” Directed by Del Rey’s sister, Chuck Grant, the 14-minute triple video opens with the singer at the …
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Long Beach rapper Vince Staples has released his latest single, “Hell Bound.” The lyric video features a cartoon monster version of Staples traveling through — what else? — the flames of Hell. Staples released the single in conjunction with his new website, TheVinceStaplesShow+, designed as a parody of streaming services …
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Kali Uchis has a sordid desert trip in the video for “Solita.” Released in early December, “Solita” is her first bilingual single. Amber Grace Johnson — who has worked with Rihanna and Jorja Smith — directed the Los Angeles-set clip. The video opens with Uchis singing within a futuristic, glass-walled, …
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Kurt Vile will embark on his first North American solo tour in more than 10 years next spring. The musician — who usually hits the road with his band the Violators — will kick off the trek April 8th at Thalia Hall in Chicago, Illinois. The run wraps May 15th …
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Introduced by actress Lucy Liu and joined by Sesame Street legend Elmo, singer Thomas Rhett helped pay homage to the long-running children’s series at the Kennedy Center Honors gala Sunday night. Although its core audience might not be aware, 2019 has been a bittersweet year for the educational and entertaining …
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The Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart is shaping up to be a tight and motley race next week as The Who and rising Compton rapper Roddy Ricch tussle for Number One, with pop star Camila Cabello close behind. The battle is not only one of genres and eras, but …
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The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office in Chicago delayed the release of the planned autopsy of rapper Juice WRLD on Monday as more details emerged surrounding the final hours of the 21-year-old rapper. Juice WRLD, whose real name was Jarad Higgins, died after suffering a seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport …
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Following the release of his sophomore album Kirk in September, DaBaby made his first-ever appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend. Accompanying host Jennifer Lopez as the show’s musical guest, the rapper performed two songs for the SNL audience in Studio 8H: “Bop” from Kirk and “Suge” from his debut …
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