Foreign Beggars vocalist Ebow Graham, aka Metropolis, has died age 41. The band made the announcement his passing social media on Sunday evening. A JustGiving page has been started to …
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R. Kelly’s Brooklyn Federal Court trial for racketeering and ***ual-misconduct charges has been moved from summer to late September, as the coronavirus shutdown has caused delays in the court system. …
This January, in the midst of creating Yeezy couture; a compound in Cody, Wyoming; and putting on weekly Sunday Services, Kanye West lost close friend Kobe Bryant, who died in …
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As the world remembers Fountains of Wayne member and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who died April 1 due to COVID-19, the band’s singer Chris Collingwood wants them to look beyond “Stacy’s …
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Stephen Colbert continued to pay tribute to John Prine on The Late Show on April 9, bringing on Dave Matthews to perform a song by the late songwriter, who died …
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Stephen Colbert and Brandi Carlile, who have both performed with John Prine at different career points, honored the legendary songwriter on The Late Show on April 8. Colbert recalled learning …
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Chynna, an on-the-rise rapper from Philadelphia, died April 8 at 25, her family confirmed through management to Pitchfork. Her cause of death is unknown. “Chynna was deeply loved and will …
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Alex Trebek reciting Lizzo is like puppies reciting kitties. It’s like French fries reciting pizza. It’s like the last time Alex Trebek brought up Lizzo. Both are so deeply beloved, …
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It was only a matter of time before Ben Gibbard, singer of such anthems of death and doom as “I Will Follow You Into the Dark,” “Transatlanticism,” and “We Will …
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R. Kelly is doing his best to practice “social distancing” at Chicago’s federal jail to avoid coronavirus, the same way people outside of jail are taking precautions to stop this …
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