Photo Credit: Hari Nandakumar Coachella is cancelled this year. So is its country music counterpart, Stagecoach. Coachella draws thousands of people to the southern California desert each April. But this year it will be quiet again due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival […]
Month: April 2021
Beastie Boys’ Mike D Is Auctioning Off His MTV Trophies for Charity
Photo Credit: Fabio Venni / CC by 2.0 Beastie Boys’ Mike D is auctioning off some of his memorabilia to benefit children’s charities. Items up for auction include his MTV Video Music Award trophies and several platinum sales plaques. According to an Instagram post announcing the Sotheby’s auction, the rapper’s mother had the items, but […]
Justin Timberlake Eyes Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott Collaborations
Justin Timberlake is cooking up new music. While promoting his new film Palmer on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Friday (Jan. 29), the singer revealed that a new album is in the works. “Is there a possibility that there’s going to be a new Justin Timberlake album in the works?” Fallon asked the… Read More
Kanye West Faces Lawsuits From Sunday Service Cast and Crew
Kanye West is facing two class-action lawsuits over his Sunday Service series. According to The Sun, the suits were filed last summer in Los Angeles and involve over 800 performers and backstage crew who claim they were mistreated or not paid. Some of the plaintiffs include a hairstylist named Raina Leon who alleged she had… Read More
Tory Lanez and Chris Brown Reunite for New Collaboration
Tory Lanez and Chris Brown have another one on the way. After shooting a video with Lil Wayne earlier this month, the embattled Toronto star has reunited with Breezy for a new collaboration called “Feels.” A video has already been shot for the track, which could appear on Tory’s upcoming R&B capsule. “Me & Bro… Read More
50 Cent Says He Wants to Fight Floyd Mayweather
50 Cent wants to get in the ring with Floyd Mayweather. During his appearance on V-103’s “The Morning Culture” on Friday, the rap mogul was asked who he would like to face off with in a celebrity boxing match and his former friend came to mind. “I’d fight Floyd if I could get down there,”… Read More
Exactuals Pops the Champagne After Crossing $1 Billion In Total Payments Processed
Exactuals has processed over $1 billion in total payments through its PaymentHub product, company officials revealed today. Exactuals announced PaymentHub’s payment-processing accomplishment – and 250 percent year-over-year growth – via a formal release that was emailed to Digital Music News. PaymentHub’s strong performance, the 10-year-old SaaS company and City National Bank subsidiary indicated in the […]
T.I. Denies Sexual Abuse Allegations
T.I. is breaking his silence after he and his wife Tiny were accused of sexual abuse. After releasing a statement through his rep earlier in the day, the Atlanta rapper has recorded a video in which he refutes the sex trafficking claims made from multiple women, calling them “false” and “baseless.” “We vehemently deny ALL… Read More
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox Spark Engagement Rumors
Did Machine Gun Kelly put a ring on it? The rapper, 30, is sparking engagement rumors after his girlfriend Megan Fox, 34, was seen sporting a massive ring on her left hand. According to Page Six, the couple was photographed heading back to their hotel in New York on Thursday (Jan. 28) ahead of MGK’s… Read More
Cox Communications Politely Asks to Delay Its $1 Billion Payment to the Major Labels
Earlier this month, a federal court upheld the $1 billion copyright infringement penalty that a jury levied against Cox Communications back in December of 2019. Now, the mega-ISP has moved to delay its billion-dollar payment to the major labels while it pursues an appeal. To recap, the underlying courtroom confrontation between Cox Communications and the […]