The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to USA TODAY that Spears was under investigation for misdemeanor battery for allegedly striking one of her employees. On Wednesday, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office issued a press release saying that a misdemeanor unit supervisor "thoroughly reviewed the case" and "declined to file charges based upon insufficient evidence that a…
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The conversation started out with both artists, whose ‘Blessed’ collaboration appears on Wizkid’s 2020 album Made in Lagos, recounting how they became aware of each other and got to recording the track. Wizkid noted that he was heavily influenced by Damian Marley and his father Bob Marley while growing up in Lagos. On his part, Damian…
Memphis-bred rapper Moneybagg Yo brought the tour of his fourth studio album, “A Gangsta’s Pain” back home Tuesday to a packed Cannon Center filled with screaming fans. This special edition concert was on the eve of his 30th birthday.
All this makes "MmmHmm", the album's gorgeous centerpiece, even more of a standout. Featuring bass wizard Thundercat, the song seems to exist as an astral oasis amidst all the hyperspeed cosmic drama existing around it. The main melody has a breezy tropical air, even as Thundercat's folded-over lines mesh with the machine-like beat.
The pair first met at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, and collaborated on the single "Medellín" off Madonna's 2019 album Madame X. Since then, the "Like a Prayer" singer has instilled in Maluma (real name: Juan Luis Londoño Arias) a few other pointers.
Last month, David Byrne’s American Utopia came to US cinemas for a special one-off showing. The acclaimed concert film, from director Spike Lee, came to cinemas in the US nationwide for a special one-night showing on September 15. The event also featured a new introduction from Byrne and will also show a never-before-seen conversation between Byrne and…
The 33-year-old singer says she realizes that she didn't focus on making money until she gave birth to her daughter, Namiko, at the age of 20. "When I had her, that was the pivotal moment of, 'OK, I need to really take this seriously or I need to find another career path that guarantees a…
Duran Duran’s newest album, Future Past—just out—is that rare thing: a new album from a legendary band that manages to thread an impossible needle. If you’re familiar with the band—I mean, at this point, could one not be?—the new record makes sense as a Duran Duran album (it’s their 15th), but it also makes sense as…
"I'm working with something new for the next year," the singer answered. When asked if the album will be out in January or February, Bad Bunny said he does not know yet contending that he is working with his music "without pressure" and without a "limit" on his time.
Rappers and musicians are mourning the death of Young Dolph, who was shot and killed in Memphis. He was 36. The shooting occurred at renowned local bakery Makeda's Cookies. Witnesses who documented the aftermath of the shooting on social media identified Young Dolph's car, a vehicle with a unique and distinguishable camouflaged paint job.