Chad Hugo is suing his Neptunes’ producing partner Pharrell Williams over unpaid royalties, Billboard reports. In a lawsuit filed on Friday, January 23, Hugo claims Williams has refused to hand over crucial financial documents and owes him up to $1...
Los Thuthanaka's Joshua Chuquimia Crampton has announced a new album. Anata arrives on February 6 on Puro Fantasía, and a lead single, "Ch'uwanchaña ~El Golpe Final~" is out now. You can listen to the song, and check out Anata's cover...
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir died earlier this month at age 78, and his public memorial took place last night (January 17) at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza. Among the many musicians and former bandmates to appear was John...
I wasn’t expecting the year to start off with Gwar’s take on “Pink Pony Club” yet here we are. The blood-spewing metal band recently performed Chappell Roan’s mega-hit for A.V. Club series A.V. Undercover. (Gwar has a history of irreverent...
Music executive L.A. Reid has settled a lawsuit by a previous employee who accused him of sexual assault and harassment, Billboard reports. Details of the settlement—which was announced today, January 12, the day Reid’s trial was scheduled to begin—were not...
Sault, the elusive R&B-and-funk collective led by producer Inflo, have returned with Chapter 1, their 13th album. The LP features contributions from R&B singer Cleo Sol, singer-songwriter Jack Peñate, and legendary hitmakers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.Since Sault’s acclaimed 2019...
Universal Music Group has signed the latest in a string of contentious deals between major labels and artificial intelligence companies, this time partnering with the chipmaking tech giant Nvidia. The deal opens Universal’s enormous catalog to the world’s most valuable...
For many fans, Kittie's 1999 debut Spit remains the band's most defining release. But for the members themselves, the true essence of Kittie lies not in where they began but in how far they've evolved since. When asked which album...
Perry Bamonte, the Cure’s longtime guitarist and keyboardist, has died following an undisclosed illness. He was 65. In a statement posted to their website, the band wrote that Bamonte, who went by the nickname “Teddy,” was “quiet, intense, intuitive, constant...
Brigitte Bardot, the French icon who glamorously embodied the postwar pop zeitgeist, has died. Her animal rights foundation announced the news in a statement sent to Agence France-Presse. No cause or date of death were given. Bardot was 91 years...
