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Charli XCX drops new Brat Chuck Taylors with Converse
Charli XCX teamed up with Converse to create special sneakers based on her Brat album. The pop star works as a brand ambassador for the shoe company and showed off the new design at a London festival. Fans who attended the event received pairs of the limited shoes and had them signed by the singer. Someone immediately tried selling an unreleased pair online for seven hundred fifty dollars. Pictures of the Party Girl sneakers started spreading across social media after that listing appeared. The shoes feature black coloring with worn-looking marks on the sides that were added during manufacturing. One side of each shoe has a patch referencing her hit song called 365. The bottom of the right shoe says PARTY and the left shoe says GIRL...
MGK opens up about Bob Dylan collab and daughter Saga's name
Machine Gun Kelly appeared on the Today show and talked about his connection with Bob Dylan. The rapper confirmed that Dylan really did provide narration for his new album lost americana. Their friendship started when Dylan posted videos of MGK on Instagram without explanation back in February. The two musicians met during May and have built an unexpected partnership. MGK joked about how he convinced Dylan to work with him on the project. He said a magician never reveals secrets but admitted he used pure desperation and kept knocking on Dylan's door. MGK believes Dylan sees potential in him as an artist. He called Dylan a pioneer who recognizes talent in younger performers. The collaboration surprised many fans who never expected...
Neil Young kicks off Chrome Hearts tour with rare live tracks
Neil Young started his world tour with the Chrome Hearts band in Sweden on Wednesday night. The group played their first official show at Dalhalla in Rättvik after forming last year at Farm Aid. Young originally wanted to begin the tour with a free concert in Ukraine but had to cancel those plans. The Chrome Hearts features guitarist Micah Nelson and bassist Corey McCormick with drummer Anthony LoGerfo. Session organist Spooner Oldham rounds out the lineup for the legendary rocker. They just released their first album called Talkin To The Trees last week before hitting the road. Young opened the evening with Sugar Mountain played alone on acoustic guitar. He wrote that song when he turned 19 years old many decades ago. The full band...
Paul Simon opens up about hearing loss and new music on Colbert
Paul Simon returned to Stephen Colbert's Late Show last night for another friendly chat. The 83-year-old music legend discussed the challenges he faces during his current intimate concert tour. Simon deals with serious hearing loss and must have sound piped directly into one ear during performances. Colbert revealed he is deaf in one ear and uses similar techniques for his television interviews. The two bonded over their shared hearing difficulties during their conversation. Simon explained that guitar sounds different to him these days because of his condition. The singer has written only two new songs since releasing his 2023 mini-album Seven Psalms. He called the creative process more difficult due to his hearing problems. Simon...
Coldplay revisits disavowed hit Speed Of Sound after 20 years
Coldplay brought back a song they had given up on during their recent concert in El Paso. The British band performed Speed of Sound for the first time since 2016 at the Sun Bowl venue. Chris Martin told the crowd they made the X&Y album twenty years ago and felt it should have been much better. The singer explained that Speed of Sound was a track they rarely played because something felt wrong about it. Martin said audiences could sense when a song was missing its spark. The band had to delay their show for fifteen minutes because of bad weather conditions. Speed of Sound was actually Coldplay's first song to reach the top ten on American music charts back in 2005. The track peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
Fat Joe sued by former hypeman over serious abuse allegations
Fat Joe faces serious legal trouble after his former backup performer filed a major lawsuit against him. Terrance Dixon worked as the rapper's hypeman for sixteen years and wants twenty million dollars in damages. The court papers accuse Fat Joe of forcing Dixon into sexual acts and threatening him with violence. Dixon claims he watched Fat Joe have sex with three teenage girls between ages fifteen and sixteen. The lawsuit says Fat Joe paid these minors money and bought them clothes for sexual favors. One girl from the Dominican Republic received cash and had her phone bill paid for performing oral sex on the rapper. The legal document describes how Fat Joe forced Dixon into over four thousand sexual acts during their working...
Drake reveals $8 million loss after gambling spree
Drake has been promoting gambling companies heavily in recent months. The rapper posts screenshots showing his massive sports bets and appears on live streams with internet celebrities like Adin Ross and xQc. He signed a reported $100 million endorsement deal with Stake earlier this year. The Canadian artist appears to be spending his endorsement money on the same gambling platform he promotes. Drake shared details on his Instagram story revealing he has wagered nearly $125 million during the past month. His gambling activities have resulted in losses exceeding $8 million. Drake posted about his financial losses on social media last night. The numbers show he has been losing money consistently through his betting activities. He wrote...
Yawn Mower releases upbeat track Geothermal Springs
New Jersey band Yawn Mower shared another song from their upcoming album called I Just Can't Wait To Die. The group already released their first single Rascal which had some attitude to it. Their newest track Geothermal Springs sounds much more cheerful and energetic. The album comes out August 15 through Mint 4000 records. Mike Chick from the band explained how the song came together after his bandmate Biff's girlfriend visited Iceland for photography work. He wrote lyrics about wishing he could join her at the waterfalls there since foss means waterfall in Icelandic. The rest of the song talks about everyday activities like ordering Chinese takeout and taking family members to arcades and shopping centers. He also mentions gardening...
Cardi B drops new track Outside aimed at ex Offset
Cardi B has not released a full album for over seven years since her debut Invasion Of Privacy came out. She stays popular by making single songs and appearing on tracks with other artists. Her latest song Outside dropped today and seems to target her former husband Offset. The rapper uses the famous Triggerman beat and talks about dating whoever she wants. She appears to mock her ex with harsh lyrics about worthless men and tells him to inform his mother about how she raised him. Fans can enjoy hearing Cardi in her fierce mode even without caring about celebrity drama. Offset also released a new track today called Bodies. He teams up with Atlanta rapper JID for this song that samples Drowning Pool music. The combination works...
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