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D4vd arrested in connection with Celeste Rivas murder

After seven months of investigation, R&B singer D4vd (pronounced “David”) has been arrested for his involvement in the murder of 15 year old Celeste Rivas. Rivas’ body was found decomposing in the backseat of a Tesla registered under D4vd’s name on September 8th, the day after what would have been her 15th birthday. The Los Angeles Police Department initially said it was unclear “whether there is any criminal culpability” in the case “beyond the concealment of her body,” as they had yet to deter...
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Ekko Astral addresses split with drummer and label

Amid internal issues, DC punk band Ekko Astral have addressed the flurry of changes happening as the rollout of their upcoming record the beltway is burning continues. The record announcement was soon followed by news that drummer Miri Tyler would be leaving the band, and would play her final set with Ekko Astral at the second edition of their trans-rights music festival, Liberation Weekend. Monday night, Topshelf records, which was set to release the beltway is burning, issued a statement procl...
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Chappell Roan leaves Wasserman agency roster amid Epstein ties

Earlier this evening, pop singer-songwriter Chappell Roan has announced her deliberate departure from the Wasserman agency. The talent agency's namesake founder and CEO Casey Wasserman has recently been found in the latest release of Epstein files by the US Department of Justice.Wasserman's involvement in said files was due to email corespondance with Ghislane Maxwell, which were sexual in nature. “I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?” Wasse...
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Kendrick Lamar becomes most awarded rapper in Grammy history

Following a fourth win at today's 2026 Grammys, Kendrick Lamar has become the most awarded rapper in Grammy history with 26 awards. This surpasses Jay-Z's previous record of 25 awards, which he tied earlier today.Lamar achieves this with the award for Best Rap Album for 2024's GNX. Earlier today, he won Best Rap Duo Performance for his appearance on Clipse's "Chains & Whips," Best Melodic Rap Performance for "luther" with SZA, and Best Rap Song for "tv off". Check back here for more GRAMMYS upda...
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"Human Too" removed from The 1975's 'Being Funny in a Foreign Language'

In the streaming age, many artists have taken upon themselves to retroactively change aspects of their records. As far as anyone knows, Kanye was the first one to do it with The Life of Pablo. Charli xcx BRAT-ified her album covers for about a year on streaming services. Now, Matty Healy has taken it upon himself to entirely remove "Human Too" from the 1975's 2022 record Being Funny in a Foreign Language. In a reply to a post on Reddit inquiring about the song's sudden disappearance, Healy remar...
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The main takeaways from Taylor Swift’s ‘New Heights’ podcast appearance

In a first for the billionaire pop star, Taylor Swift’s appearance on the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast spanned over 90 minutes of candid conversation between Swift, boyfriend Travis Kelce, and his older brother Jason Kelce. The trio covered a wide range of topics from Swift’s reclamation of her first six albums’s masters, her sourdough baking hobby, and Swift’s father’s time in the hospital.Discussion of Swift’s newly announced twelfth album, The Life of a Showgirl was the main attraction...
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Xiu Xiu are taking their music off Spotify

Following their peers in Deerhoof, experimental rock band Xiu Xiu are in the process of removing their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek's nine figure investment in a German A.I. military drone company.
The band posted a notes app screenshot announcing their decision, stating the following:

Following their peers in Deerhoof, experimental rock band Xiu Xiu are in the process of removing their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek's nine figure investment in a German A.I. m...
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Ethel Cain addresses online "smear campaign"

This week, years-old social media posts made by Ethel Cain (real name Hayden Anhedönia) resurfaced, causing an outburst of slander and exaggerated accusations online. Among the accusations include defense of incest, drawing child pornography, and sexual abuse towards an animal. Screenshots of "edgy" racist jokes from Anhedönia's teenage years also resurfaced, which she took accountability for in a statement shared on Instagram, citing subcultures she fell into online upon moving away from home...
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IP rights for Fyre Festival have been put up for auction on eBay

Owner of the disgraced, failed Fyre Festival Billy McFarland has put the intellectual property for the festival up for auction on eBay. This comes after a reported seven-figure sale of the IP to entrepreneur Shawn Rech fell through. Rech planned to use the IP to start a music streaming service, but it seems he got cold feet, as McFarland did not receive any additional explanation for the abandonment of the sale. "The opportunity to own the Fyre brand is back on the table," McFarland announced in...
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Geese announce new album, share lead single "Taxes"

Today, Brooklyn rock heavy-hitters Geese announced their third LP, Getting Killed, due out September 26th via Partisan Records. Much of the material they've been testing while on tour with Vampire Weekend has finally made it to tape, and the entire thing was produced by Kenneth Blume (a.k.a. Kenny Beats). With the announcement comes lead single "Taxes". Watch below:"Taxes" is the first taste of how Geese plan to follow up the acclaimed 3D Country. Getting Killed examines the wreckage of blowing...
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The Needle Drop’s Recap of ​​Governors Ball 2025

This past weekend, the annual Governors Ball returned to New York City’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Artists representing the best and brightest in pop, rock, and hip-hop came to perform across three days, bringing a flock of eager fans with them.The Needle Drop’s Jaeden Pinder, Leah Weinstein, and Victoria Borlando showed up all three days, teaming up to cover as much of the large music festival as possible (although, we unfortunately missed the promised Benson Boone backflip). In t...
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Doechii calls out Trump's military response to ICE protests in LA during BET Awards speech

Breakout rapper Doechii won the award for best female hip hop artist at the BET awards Monday night, and she used her acceptance speech to draw attention to President Donald Trump using the National Guard to break up protests against unlawful ICE raids happening around Los Angeles. “As much as I’m honored by this award, I do want to address what’s happening right now outside of the building,” the "DENIAL IS A RIVER" rapper said. “Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to...
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Ruling allows Drake team to begin deposing UMG executives

Drake’s legal battle against UMG for defamation relating to the success of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track forges on.At a pre-trial conference this morning in New York, Judge Jeanette Vargas ruled that Drake's legal team can begin the discovery process, which is likely to include “deposing key executives and requesting document production.” The move comes in response to UMG's request that the court delay discovery; that motion has now been denied. Drake‘s attorney Michael Gottleib issu...
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Hardcore band Gel call it quits

New Jersey hardcore band Gel have announced their breakup, effective immediately. The band played their final show in Japan earlier today (March 19), forfeiting their planned tour with Anxious, a European tour with Volbeat, and an opening slot for Spiritbox. The band is pinning the cause for the split on abuse from guitarist Anthony Webster, despite having kicked him out of the band several months ago. Their statement reads as follows:

New Jersey hardcore band Gel have announced their breakup,...
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Grimes reacts to Elon Musk's Sieg Heil at Trump inauguration

Overshadowing many equally concerning happenings at the second inauguration of Donald J Trump, Elon Musk ended his speech with two salutes resembling the Hiterlian "Sieg Heil." Musk has been appointed by Trump as the head of the new "Department of Government Efficiency," however his specific duties are yet to be known.Musk is the father to Grimes' (real name Claire Boucher) three children, which has lead to the musician speaking out about her ex-partner following his various public scandals. Of...
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Nicki Minaj sued for assault by former tour employee

Rapper Nicki Minaj has been sued by a former tour manager for assault, battery and “intentional infliction of emotional distress." The suit was filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court by Brandon Garrett, who claims Minaj hit him multiple times during a confrontation backstage at Little Caesar's Arena in Detroit following her performance there for the Pink Friday 2 tour. Minaj's lawyer, Judd Burstein, denied the allegations on her behalf in a statement made in the wake of TMZ's report:The alle...

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