If John Wayne Gacy had been an asshole, a lot of nightmarish things might’ve never happened. The notorious serial killer tortured, raped, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys after luring them into his house. If he’d been an asshole, Gacy, who was executed via lethal injection in 1994, might not have been able to commit all those …

UK producer Derwin Schlecker has been making inventive, invigorating electronic music as Gold Panda for the better part of two decades now, and he’s not about to stop. Today he’s announced TON UP, described as “the new full throttle album from Gold Panda,” and shared lead single “Ding The Motor” to get us all revved… The post Gold Panda Announces …

Three-time Grammy-nominated rapper Latto has officially released her fourth studio album, Big Mama, marking a major new chapter in her career and personal life. The 18-track project was created during… The post Latto Releases Fourth Studio Album ‘Big Mama’ appeared first on .

The inaugural NOODLE Thinkers Convention brought 4,000 attendees to Newport News for conversations on innovation, entrepreneurship, wellness, and culture. The inaugural NOODLE: The Thinkers Convention officially wrapped its first weekend… The post NOODLE Thinkers Convention Draws 4,000 Attendees in Newport News Debut appeared first on .

As distinct as he is today, BabyChiefDoIt’s first raps were a Frankensteinian masterpiece of cap. Using an instrumental from Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red, he recorded lyrics from 22Gz’s “Suburban” before playing the track for his impressed friends. While he knew the lyrics weren’t his, he got the reaction he wanted. But he found something more enriching than the art …

The Irish artist CMAT is a delightful, charismatic performer who’s been playing on bigger and bigger stages over the past few years. But with that increased visibility, she’s been exposed to a lot more comments about how she looks. On Sunday, CMAT performed at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend festival, and people apparently had a lot to say about her …

Hey, remember when Katy Perry and Chief Keef had beef with each other? No? You have no memory of such a thing ever occurring, or any frame of reference on how such a thing might occur? Well, it did. Sort of. “Beef” is probably too strong a word, but these two very different stars did… The post Katy Perry & …

Kim Petras begins with the end on her latest album. Earlier this year, the German-born, LA-based pop star parted ways with her major label, Republic Records. With Detour, self-released today, Petras steps into a new era of independent pop reinvention defined by risk, rupture, and creative off-roading. The post Kim Petras Takes A <em>Detour</em> Off The Pop Highway appeared first …

Joanna Newsom doesn’t make many public appearances these days — and nearly two years after she debuted new songs in concert, we’re still waiting on that Divers follow-up — but she was present in her hometown of Nevada City, California on Wednesday. As her record label Drag City points out, she had a good reason to be there: The city …

In recent years, there’s been a lot of talk in the music industry about how to combat the bots that routinely buy up concert tickets on behalf of scalpers. One prominent rock band’s solution involves ticket buyers having their eyeballs scanned to prove they’re human. The post Thirty Seconds To Mars Ask Fans To Scan Their Eyeballs To Buy Concert …