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...
“what an incredible year, thank you for all the eyes and ears,” reads a title card in the video to “Sag Harbor,” a new freestyle from Tyler, the Creator. The track debuted alongside a fresh “Sugar on My Tongue” remix....
A new Lady Gaga concert film will arrive on Christmas Eve. Lady Gaga in Harlequin Live: One Night Only was recorded last year during a performance at Los Angeles’ Belasco Theatre, where Lady Gaga performed Harlequin—her 2024 “companion album” to...
Timothée Chalamet took a break from talking table tennis to hop on a “4 Raws” remix with mysterious U.K. rapper EsDeeKid. The move is an extended part of a dull internet conspiracy that maintained Chalamet—who used to rap under the...
A sexual assault lawsuit brought against Marilyn Manson by his former personal assistant, Ashley Walters, has been dismissed ahead of trial, Rolling Stone reports. In his ruling, Los Angeles County Judge Steve Cochran noted that Walters’ claims fell outside the...
