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News Woman Testifies That R. Kelly Sexually Abused Her in Infamous Tape When She Was 14 After she refused to testify against Kelly in a 2008 trial, the singer was acquitted. Now 37, she testified today in a Chicago courtroom that she was the underage girl with Kelly on the original tape. By Evan Minsker

News Missy Elliott Joins Anitta in Video for New Song “Lobby”: Watch The debut collaboration between the Brazilian pop star and hip-hop icon By Madison Bloom August 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Missy Elliott and Anitta, photo by Arrad Facebook Twitter Brazilian pop singer Anitta has linked up with Missy Elliott for a new song called

News Watch Angel Olsen Perform “All the Good Times” on Fallon She was joined by her backing band, the Big Time Band By Nina Corcoran August 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Angel Olsen (Todd Owyoung/NBC) Facebook Twitter Angel Olsen was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night (August 17). She

News Opening Statements in R. Kelly’s Chicago Federal Trial Begin The disgraced singer is facing charges related to child pornography and obstruction of justice By Rob Arcand August 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter R. Kelly, June 2019 (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter R. Kelly is currently on trial in Chicago for child pornography and obstruction charges.

News Watch Tenacious D, Beck, and Dave Grohl Cover “Summer Breeze” at Los Angeles Benefit Show John C. Reilly and Greg Kurstin also joined the stage at Judd Apatow’s concert aiding victims of mass casualties By Madison Bloom August 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jack Black, Beck, Dave Grohl (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Last night (August

News Rick Ross Fined for Labor Law Violations at Mississippi Wingstop Locations The Department of Labor found the rapper’s company violated minimum wage, overtime, and child labor regulations By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rick Ross at the register at a Wingstop location in Newnan, Georgia, October 9, 2016. (Photo by Thaddaeus

News Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Sue Triller for $28 Million, Demand Payment for Verzuz Sale In a new lawsuit, the producers claim that Triller has been negligent with payments for the entirety of 2022 so far By Evan Minsker August 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Swizz Beatz and Timbaland in 2018 (Manny Carabel/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter

News How Did Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis End Up on the Cover of The New Yorker? Nicole Rifkin’s illustration “Sun-Dappled” is the cover of the magazine’s August 22 issue. Rifkin and Dupuis explain how the cover came to be. By Evan Minsker August 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Sadie Dupuis in “Sun-Dappled” by Nicole Rifkin (courtesy

News Olivia Rodrigo to Induct Alanis Morissette into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame The 2022 class includes Bryan Adams and David Foster By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Olivia Rodrigo and Alanis Morissette (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Olivia Rodrigo is set to present Alanis Morissette at her induction into the Canadian Songwriters

News HitPiece, the Infamous Music NFTs Startup, Relaunches With Actual Musician Partners Following a social media uproar earlier in the year where multiple artists demanded that artwork be removed from an early version of the site, the company has now partnered with a handful of artists By Evan Minsker August 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Times

News Solange Composes Score for New York City Ballet Her work for a chamber ensemble will premiere at Lincoln Center in September By Matthew Strauss August 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Solange, photo by Rahim Fortune Facebook Twitter Solange has composed a score for the New York City Ballet. Her piece for a chamber ensemble will

News Bonnie “Prince” Billy Shares Ramones Cover Featuring David Berman: Listen Will Oldham, David Berman, William Tyler, Chris Scruggs, and Pete Townsend recorded their “Outsider” rendition in 2016 By Matthew Strauss August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Artwork by Elsa Oldham Facebook Twitter Bonnie “Prince” Billy has released a cover of the Ramones’ Subterranean Jungle song

News Fleet Foxes and Blood Orange Cover the Strokes’ “Under Control”: Watch Both performed the track live at their respective headlining shows in New York City this weekend By Nina Corcoran August 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Fleet Foxes (Jim Bennett/Getty Images) and Blood Orange (Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Over the weekend, both Fleet Foxes and

News 700 Bliss Announce Tour Dates, Share New “Nothing to Declare” Video: Watch Moor Mother and DJ Haram have shows lined up for the summer and autumn By Matthew Strauss August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter 700 Bliss’ DJ Haram and Moor Mother, photo by Isha Walia Facebook Twitter 700 Bliss—the duo of Moor Mother and

News Watch Panda Bear and Sonic Boom’s New “Danger” Video The kaleidoscopic visual merges Noah Lennox and Peter Kember with a tutu-clad ballet dancer By Jazz Monroe August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Panda Bear in “Danger,” directed and produced by Fernanda Pereira Facebook Twitter Panda Bear and Sonic Boom (aka Spacemen 3’s Peter Kember) have

News JJulius Announces New Album Vol. 2, First DFA Records Release Since 2020 The Gothenburg-based musician and producer’s new LP is out via James Murphy’s label in August By Matthew Strauss August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter JJulius, photo by Johan Andrén Facebook Twitter JJulius is the moniker of the Gothenburg-based musician and producer Julius Pierstorff,

News One Dead, Dozens Injured After Spain’s Medusa Festival Stage Collapses High winds exceeding 51 mph damaged the EDM festival’s infrastructure By Nina Corcoran August 13, 2022 Facebook Twitter Medusa Festival, photo by Pablo Gallardo Sanchez/Redferns Facebook Twitter High winds exceeding 51 mph caused part of the main stage at Medusa Festival in Valencia, Spain

News Turnstile Part Ways With Founding Guitarist Brady Ebert Ebert co-founded the Baltimore hardcore band with vocalist Brendan Yates, bassist Franz Lyons, and drummer Daniel Fang in 2010 By Matthew Strauss August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Turnstile, photo by Jimmy Fontaine Facebook Twitter Turnstile are parting ways with founding guitarist Brady Ebert, the band announced

News Bill Pitman, Wrecking Crew Session Guitarist, Has Died at 102 He brought his skills to hits by the Beach Boys, the Ronettes, Elvis Presley, and more By Allison Hussey August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Herb Alpert and Bill Pitman, 1970 (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Bill Pitman, guitarist for Los Angeles’

News Jenny Lewis Cancels 2022 Indoor Concerts Due to COVID-19 A handful of September shows have been called off “out of an abundance of caution due to the ongoing COVID situation” By Matthew Strauss August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jenny Lewis, July 2022 (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Jenny Lewis is canceling a number of

News Jon Batiste Exits Late Show With Stephen Colbert as Bandleader After 7 Seasons “We’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record,” Colbert said. By Evan Minsker August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jon Batiste and Stephen Colbert in June, 2022 (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS

News Aretha Franklin Amazing Grace Documentary Producer Sues Distributor Neon Over Fraud Alan Elliott has accused the company of misleading producers and stifling the film’s commercial opportunities By Allison Hussey August 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Leni Sinclair/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Alan Elliott, producer of the 2018 Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace, is suing Neon for

News Megan Thee Stallion Releasing New Album Traumazine Tonight The Houston rapper’s second studio album features Dua Lipa, Future, Jhené Aiko, Latto, Rico Nasty, and more By Eric Torres August 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion, photo courtesy of 1501 Certified Entertainment and 300 Entertainment Facebook Twitter After some teasers, Megan Thee Stallion has

News Ice Spice Shares Video for New Song “Munch (Feelin’ U)”: Watch Check out the video for the Bronx drill rapper’s new single, which was co-signed by Drake By Evan Minsker August 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Ice Spice, photo by Wonton Designz Facebook Twitter Bronx drill rapper Ice Spice is back with the video for

News Luca Guadagnino’s Timothée Chalamet-Starring New Film Bones and All Gets First Teaser Trailer: Watch The film features an original score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross By Rob Arcand August 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Luca Guadagnino and Timothée Chalamet, 2018 (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino is

News Listen to Four Tet’s New Songs “Mango Feedback” and “Watersynth” The two-track single follows last month’s “Scythe Master” By Jazz Monroe August 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Four Tet (Matthew Baker/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Four Tet has shared a pair of new tracks, “Mango Feedback” and “Watersynth.” The releases follow last month’s drop “Scythe Master”

News Pogues Bassist Darryl Hunt Dies at 72 The musician, who joined the Pogues in the mid-1980s, composed the group’s “Love You ’Till the End” By Matthew Strauss August 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Pogues’ Darryl Hunt, December 2010 (Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Darryl Hunt, a longtime bassist of the Pogues, died on Monday, August