Remembering Bill Withers’s Singular Voice
I spent most of my 20s toiling away in supermarkets and minor chain department stores, making just enough money to get to the next week in one piece. (My heart …
Charli XCX, DIY Queen, Will Make and Release a Full Album in Quarantine
Call it her King Lear: Charli XCX will release a full album made during this period of social distancing, she announced on Monday in a Zoom meeting for 1,000 fans. …
Read More “Charli XCX, DIY Queen, Will Make and Release a Full Album in Quarantine”
Everything You Missed From the ACM Presents: Our Country Special
Even with the Academy of Country Music Awards pushed back to September due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show went on Sunday night, with dozens of stars performing on CBS’s …
Read More “Everything You Missed From the ACM Presents: Our Country Special”
Rita Wilson Spits Flames With Naughty by Nature in ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ Remix
In aggressively 2020 news, beloved actress and singer Rita Wilson and hip-hop trio Naughty by Nature teamed up to officially release a joint remix of “Hip Hop Hooray,” the group’s …
Read More “Rita Wilson Spits Flames With Naughty by Nature in ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ Remix”
Shania Twain and Her Horse Duet on ACM Presents: Our Country
The Academy of Country Music Awards, originally scheduled for this weekend, may have been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, but on Sunday night, CBS still managed to bring over …
Read More “Shania Twain and Her Horse Duet on ACM Presents: Our Country”
Duffy Recounts Being Drugged and Sexually Assaulted During Four-Week Abduction
At the end of February, pop star Duffy revealed on social media that her absence from public life, after finding success with her 2008 hit “Mercy,” was at least in …
Read More “Duffy Recounts Being Drugged and Sexually Assaulted During Four-Week Abduction”
Bad Bunny Laments the Quarantine Life With New Song ‘En Casita’
The best music is music that captures a fundamental truth about the human experience, and the fundamental truth of Bad Bunny’s new surprise track is that, unless you’re already quarantined …
Read More “Bad Bunny Laments the Quarantine Life With New Song ‘En Casita’”
Jay-Z and Meek Mill Donate Over 100,000 Coronavirus Masks to Prisons
More than a year after launching their very own prison-reform alliance, Jay-Z and Meek Mill have donated more than 100,000 surgical masks to prisons and jails across the country to …
Read More “Jay-Z and Meek Mill Donate Over 100,000 Coronavirus Masks to Prisons”
Celebrities Share Their Musical Gifts to Help You Get Through Self-Quarantine
In these anxiety-ridden times, where can we turn for comfort? Music, of course! While everyone is more or less trapped in their residences for the foreseeable future, artists like Yo-Yo …
Read More “Celebrities Share Their Musical Gifts to Help You Get Through Self-Quarantine”
Marianne Faithfull Hospitalized After Testing Positive for COVID-19
English singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull has been hospitalized after receiving a positive diagnosis for the coronavirus. Per Rolling Stone, the 73 year-old Faithfull (who, as a high-risk patient, has recently suffered …
Read More “Marianne Faithfull Hospitalized After Testing Positive for COVID-19”