The Roots have announced a deluxe reissue of their 1995 sophomore studio album Do You Want More?!!!??! The new, extended version arrives March 12 via Geffen/Ume. Find reworked versions of “Silent Treatment” and “Lazy Afternoon” below. Do You Want More?!!!??! was originally released on January 17, 1995. The deluxe version of the album will be
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Morgan Wallen‘s album sales are still rising — despite the industry largely canceling him for using the n-word — but that boost is actually helping the NAACP, financially. The country music star’s second album, “Dangerous: The Double Album,” is still topping the Billboard charts and selling like hotcakes. That means more money in the pockets
FINNEAS, Billie Eilish’s older brother and primary collaborator, is scoring the forthcoming movie The Fallout, Variety reports and his representatives confirmed to Pitchfork. The movie, directed by Megan Park, stars Jenna Ortega as Vada, a teenager who “navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school tragedy.” Peymon Maskan, the film’s music
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Hoobastank’s “The Reason” is all the rage with kids today … is something you haven’t heard since 2004, but the band wants to capitalize on its newfound 2021 fame. We spoke to lead singer Doug Robb about the surge in popularity for one of his group’s most famous tunes on
Elliot Mazer—the prolific engineer and producer who worked on records by Neil Young, the Band, Linda Ronstadt, and more—has died, Rolling Stone reports. He died at his San Francisco home on Sunday (February 7) of a heart attack, Mazer’s daughter Allison confirmed to RS. She added that her father had been battling dementia for years.
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Britney Spears‘ boyfriend Sam Asghari is telling the world how he really feels about her father — calling Jamie Spears a “total dick” who’s meddled in their relationship. We got Sam at Bristol Farms in L.A. Tuesday, who certainly didn’t pull any punches on the heels of a new Britney
Mary Wilson, the Supremes co-founder who sang in the group until its split, has died suddenly at home in Las Vegas, Associated Press reports. No cause of death was given. She was 76 years old. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, in 1944, Wilson grew up in Chicago and later Detroit. She formed the Primettes, a vocal
Exclusive Details YFN Lucci is back on the outside after being arrested for murder — but a judge is imposing limitations to keep him from booking it outta town, or hurting anyone. Photos and video emerged Monday of the Atlanta rapper getting sprung from jail — where he’d been in custody since turning himself in
Lil Yachty, who’s immersed himself in the Michigan rap scene, has shared a new song featuring a number of the state’s up-and-coming artists. The track, “Royal Rumble,” features Dc2Trill, Detroit’s Babyface Ray and Icewear Vezzo, and Flint’s Krispylife Kidd, RMC Mike, and Rio Da Yung OG. Check out the video, made by AMD Visuals, below.
Exclusive Kodak Black is extending his charitable streak by reaching out to the families of the FBI agents killed in the line of duty this week in Florida. TMZ has learned the Florida rapper — fresh out of prison after his Presidential pardon — had his attorney, Bradford Cohen, send a letter to the FBI
The Weeknd pulled out all the stops for his much-anticipated Super Bowl 2021 Halftime Show performance. He arrived on a set that appeared to have a Vegas-style skyline alongside a choir performing in red goggles (like a bunch of Mothmen). Watch the performance below. He opened with “Starboy” and “The Hills.” When he did “Can’t
The Weeknd‘s super-natural looks are just as amazing as his voice! Here is a 22-year-old version of the singer showing off his stylish good looks at an award show in New York City back in 2013 (left). This was the same year he released his first studio album titled “Kiss Land”. And, 8 years later
Wolf Alice singer Ellie Rowsell has shared a story of her own experience meeting Marilyn Manson while tweeting out her solidarity with the shock rocker’s ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood. “I met Marilyn backstage at a festival a few years ago. After his compliments towards my band became more and more hyperbolic I became suspicious of
Play video content TMZ.com 50 Cent hosted a wild Super Bowl party Friday night … and although you see masks here and there, for the most part, it was COVID-oblivious. The bash went down at a private airport hanger in St. Petersburg. The drill was for everyone to mask up and, with limited capacity, there
Universal Music Group has pulled its catalog from TikTok rival app Triller. A UMG spokesperson issued the following statement: “We will not work with platforms that do not value artists. Triller has shamefully withheld payments owed to our artists and refuses to negotiate a license going forward. We have no alternative except to remove our music
T.I. and Tiny‘s reality show is pressing pause as the couple faces allegations of sexual abuse, even though they’ve vehemently denied the claims. Production on “T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle” came to a grinding halt Friday as MTV put things on ice. Network honchos said, “We are aware of the allegations, and while
SoundCloud is reportedly looking into a new direct payment system on its platform that would allow music fans to pay artists for their work directly, according to a new report from Billboard that cites “multiple sources close to the situation.” The company is reportedly still “exploring several alternative streaming payout models,” with one source indicating
Well, this is wild … Nick Cannon has his old job back hosting “Wild ‘N Out,” almost 7 months after ViacomCBS fired him over anti-Semitic remarks. Nick’s set to return to the VH1 show when season 16 resumes because the network says he’s “not only apologized and taken responsibility for his comments, but he has
Chicago artist Polo G is back with a new song. “GNF (OKOKOK)” features a shoutout to late rapper Pop Smoke. The track arrives with a Cole Bennett directed visual. Check it out below. “GNF (OKOKOK)” was written by Polo G and produced by WIZARDMCE and Varohl. It follows Polo’s recent solo single “Epidemic,” which landed
Here’s a story with some meat on it — a “stylish and shapely” bovine, much like her namesake, mooed down the competition for a world record! Oh yeah, and she’s a Spice Girl. The heifer’s name is “Posh Spice,” and she sold at auction in the U.K. city of Carlisle for a whopping £262,000 …
After multiple postponements, Thom Yorke has canceled the U.S. leg of his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes tour. According to his announcement, refunds will be issued. Find Yorke’s note below. Yorke announced his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes tour way back in October 2019. U.S. tour dates were set to begin in March 2020, but could not take place
Play video content Ryan Cameron Majic ATL Ice Cube is continuing his mission to help create jobs and new business opportunities for Black Americans, and he’s about to chop it up with President Biden. Cube says the Biden Administration reached out to him Tuesday, and they’re hashing out a time and a place for a
Trent Reznor has issued a new statement regarding his former friend and collaborator Marilyn Manson. The statement, shared with Pitchfork, comes days after Manson’s former partner Evan Rachel Wood alleged that the musician groomed and abused her during their relationship. Reznor’s statement addresses an anecdote involving Reznor that Manson included in his 1998 autobiography The
Breaking News Morgan Wallen is feeling an immediate backlash after using the n-word — music platforms are dropping him left and right, and fellow country artists are also condemning his behavior. The singer’s music was reportedly banned from Cumulus Media overnight, which is one of the biggest radio chains for country music across the nation.
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival concluded tonight by awarding the top jury prizes to films that premiered at the event. The Questlove-directed Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)—a film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival—was awarded the U.S. Documentary Competition’s Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. Questlove reacted to the
Play video content BACKGRID Either Rita Ora‘s rep for flouting COVID rules precedes her, or she just flew into a country that takes health protocols so seriously … it forced her into immediate quarantine. The singer flew into Sydney Monday, and video shows her getting intercepted by a gaggle of airport cops the second she
The Weather Station has shared another song from Ignorance. “Parking Lot” follows “Atlantic,” “Robber,” and “Tried to Tell You” from Tamara Lindeman’s new record, which is out Friday (February 5). Check out the video for “Parking Lot“ below. Lindeman shared a statement about the track: “Parking Lot” is my strange gentle disco song about a
Silento allegedly gunned down his cousin, and now he’s facing a murder charge for it. The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper was arrested Monday for allegedly murdering Frederick Rooks after an investigation into the man’s death … according to the DeKalb County Police Department. Cops say they found Rooks shot to death inside a home
Loma Vista Recordings is no longer promoting Marilyn Manson’s music after Evan Rachel Wood accused the musician of abuse. The label had released Manson’s last two albums, 2017’s Heaven Upside Down and 2020’s WE ARE CHAOS. When reached by Pitchfork, the label shared the following statement: In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel
Sophie, one of the most important forces in electronic pop music, has tragically died. Her reps say … “Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident,” explaining, “True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell.” Sophie became famous in 2013, with