Lil Wayne really wanted to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Earlier this year, the Super Bowl came to New Orleans, Wayne’s hometown, and he waged a public campaign to get the Halftime Show. It didn’t happen. That spot instead went to Kendrick Lamar, currently at the peak of his commercial powers. When Kendrick was announced as the headliner, Wayne …

Before “My Prerogative” was a 2004 single for Britney Spears, it was a chart-topping, career-defining smash for Bobby Brown in 1988. Brown has now revealed that he’s not a fan of Spears’ cover. He shared his thoughts on a recent episode of Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast, saying he thought Spears — along with other artists who’ve sampled him …

I just missed a St. Vincent show. Annie Clark came to Charlottesville, the city where I live, on Saturday, the same night that hardcore greats Trapped Under Ice headlined Richmond’s United Blood fest. I don’t regret my decision, since TUI were fucking awesome, but I wish I could’ve seen both. St. Vincent has been awfully busy lately, playing with Arcade …

We are about to get so many previously unheard Bruce Springsteen songs. A couple of weeks ago, Springsteen announced the massive new box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums. It’ll include 83 songs that have never been released, divided up into albums that Springsteen essentially finished but then declined to release. Along with the announcement, Springsteen shared “Rain In The …

On this day in 2021, the hip hop community lost one of its most distinctive voices when Bad Boy rapper Black Rob passed away at the age of 51. Known… The post Today In Hip Hop History: Bad Boy Artist Black Rob Passed Away Three Years Ago appeared first on .

With each decade, musicians who’ve been in the game since they were a kid get to add a little flair to their performance style, like badges on a Boy Scouts sash. John Dwyer and David Barbarossa are such unshakeable giants at this point that listeners tend to associate them with a specific sound: garage rock for the Osees singer-guitarist, new …

Everybody’s Live, John Mulaney’s gloriously unhinged live Netflix talk show, might’ve had its most gloriously unhinged installment last night. The episode was all about men’s heights, and they’ve been building to it for a few weeks. The big centerpiece was the moment that Mulaney lined up a group of men of all different heights, from 5’0″ to 6’11”, to form …

Mark Cuban is clapping back at the comments of Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, who shunned the thoughts of Mavs fans, including Mavs great Dirk Nowitzki, who were critical… The post Mark Cuban Encourages Mavs Fan to Support Team in Wake of Questionable Front Office Moves appeared first on .

Kendrick Lamar extends his reign atop the US Top Artists chart, fueled by six tracks currently charting on the YouTube US Top Songs. Leading the pack is “Not Like Us”… The post Kendrick Lamar Holds Firm at No. 1 on YouTube US Top Artists with Six Songs Charting appeared first on .

Drake’s latest single “NOKIA” debuts at No. 10 on US Top Songs, fueled by a throwback black-and-white video co-starring NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The track also climbs to No. 94… The post Drake’s “NOKIA” Breaks Into YouTube’s Top 10 Following Video Drop appeared first on .