On December 15, 2019, rapper Lil Yachty and his associates allegedly got into a physical altercation with a man at Rolling Loud Los Angeles. Now, almost a year after the incident, Lil Yachty is being sued by a man named Jimmy Quivac, who claims he was assaulted by the rapper and his crew, as TMZ
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“From the time we started writing to recording to shooting the video, I have moved to L.A., Taylor [Rice] had a child who is now 10 1/2 months, and Ryan [Hahn] is now engaged. I connected with the song at each stage: collaborating and getting to know each other, receiving their openness and generosity, recording
Tim Heidecker’s first stand-up special is on the way. An Evening With Tim Heidecker will premiere on October 23 at 9 p.m. Eastern via YouTube. It was directed by Ben Berman and filmed in front of a Los Angeles audience prior to the pandemic. Watch the trailer below. It’s been a busy year for Heidecker, who
Young Marble Giants’ classic and only album Colossal Youth turns 40 this year, and to mark the occasion, the band will release an anniversary reissue on November 27 via Domino. It features the album as well as songs from Salad Days, Is The War Over, the “Final Day” single, and the Testcard EP. It’ll also
Baltimore singer Cristal Carrington lights up the night with her thrill of a song “See You Dance”. A splash of Español and a heavy dose of electro pop, this R&B goddess is on her way to something pretty big. It’s rare for an R&B/pop artist to have such an impactful first outing, but “See You
Kelly Moran and Prurient are releasing an album together: Chain Reaction at Dusk is out December 4 via Prurient’s Hospital Productions. The album includes three songs from Moran (recorded in 2018) and two songs from Prurient. Listen to Moran’s “Helix III” and Prurient’s “Tokyo Exorcist” from the album below. Moran and Prurient met in 2018
Irish rapper Rejjie Snow has shared a new song called “Mirrors.” The track features Swedish singer Snoh Aalegra and Cam O’bi. Take a listen below. Rejjie Snow released his debut album Dear Annie in 2018. This past July, he shared the single “Cookie Chips,” which featured MF DOOM and Cam O’bi. Back in August 2019,
Singer/songwriter Demi Lovato attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards 2018 at the MGM Grand Resort International on May 20, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by LISA O’CONNOR / AFP) (Photo credit should read LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty Images) Demi Lovato has managed to convert the relentless, inexpressible rage people feel towards Donald Trump into a song
Demi Lovato’s latest single is called “Commander in Chief,” and as the title suggests, it’s about President Trump. The anthemic pop song repeatedly criticizes the president. “Commander in chief, honestly/if I did the things you do, I couldn’t sleep,” she sings. Later, she adds, “We’ll be in the streets while you’re bunkerin’ down.” Listen to
Britney Spears. (Lester Cohen/BBMA2016/Getty) The $57 million personal fortune of Britney Spears has taken a battering amid the drawn-out court battle to free the singer from her ironclad conservatorship. Spears, 37, has seen her finances pockmarked by a “burn rate” of legal fees as well as her “refusal to perform”, according to court documents seen
Portland noise metal duo the Body have announced their next album. I’ve Seen All I Need to See is out January 29, 2021 via Thrill Jockey. Ahead of the record, they’ve shared lead single “A Lament,” which you can hear below via Bandcamp. The new album includes occasional contributions from vocalist/pianist Chrissy Wolpert and vocalist
Today (October 13), Tory Lanez was scheduled to be arraigned in Los Angeles, where he is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a July 12 arrest. The arraignment has been postponed, Variety and TMZ report. The next hearing will take place on November 18, the Daily News reports can Pitchfork can confirm. Tory Lanez
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” was not submitted for 2021 Grammy Awards consideration, Pitchfork has learned. The song will reportedly instead be submitted next year as part of Cardi’s forthcoming album campaign. That album has not yet been announced. Submissions for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards had to be released between September 1,
Brooklyn drill rapper Fivio Foreign has been arrested for assault, XXL reports and Pitchfork confirms via police records. On Saturday, October 10, the rapper was arrested in Edgewater, New Jersey, on a simple assault charge. He is accused of purposefully causing bodily injury to another person. The online records show that he is currently being
On Sunday, October 11, the Nigerian government announced that a notorious part of the country’s police unit called SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) had been dissolved following widespread protests against the unit’s brutality, BBC reports. Among the prominent figures attending demonstrations and promoting the #EndSARS hashtag were Nigerian musicians such as Davido, WizKid, Tiwa Savage, and
Jack White appeared on Saturday Night Live last night (October 10). He stepped in as a short-notice replacement on Friday after Morgan Wallen, who had previously been booked for this weekend, violated the production’s COVID-19 safety protocols. White performed a version of the White Stripes’ “Ball and Biscuit” interpolated with Blind Willie Johnson’s “Jesus Is
FKA twigs sat down for a virtual chat on the Grammy Museum’s Programs at Home series with moderator Scott Goldman. At the beginning of the interview, twigs revealed that she’s made an entirely new album during the months of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I ended up, in actual fact, making a whole album in quarantine,” she
Fiona Apple appeared on The New Yorker’s virtual festival last night (October 10), where she spoke with writer Emily Nussbaum and gave a performance. During her set, Apple played tracks from her new album Fetch the Bolt Cutters live for the first time ever. Watch Apple perform “I Want You to Love Me,” “Shameika,” and