Kanye West is acting very weird again. This video kind of sums it up.
This clip starts as a montage of news reports about Kanye West’s recent behavior. Then it kicks in. (Via Sean)
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Controversy
Here’s a trailer for the upcoming documentary on Sinead O’Connor
Few contemporary musicians have experienced a greater variety of personal and professional turmoil that Sinead O’Connor. From the moment we started hearing about her in the late 80s, she’s been surrounded by troubles
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Traffic to Spotify’s cancellation page is up 200%
The backlash against Spotify created by the Joe Rogan controversy and ignited by Neil Young’s boycott seems to have legs. According to a company called SimilarWeb, visits to Spotify’s cancellation page spiked by
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The biggest moment of the Super Bowl halftime show? Eminem taking a knee
Towards the end of the halftime performance at Super Bowl LVI, Eminem was onstage with Dr. Dre and suddenly dropped to a knee and bowed his head. It was a calculated move to
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Net neutrality back in court in the US
The Trump administration’s repeal of net neutrality was in court Friday, with companies and states arguing their case that the FCC made a huge mistake trying to kill the regulations. A quick recap:
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Katy Perry says Dr. Luke never raped, drugged her
Now Katy Perry is spending time in the middle of the never-ending Kesha-Dr. Luke lawsuit It’s all just getting increasingly ugly. This week’s headlines focus mostly on Katy Perry. She filed an emergency
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“Dancing Baby” lawsuit over; baby is now 12
Once upon a time, long, long ago, a mom was playing some music while home with her kids. A Prince song came on and the youngest, a toddler in a wheeled walker just
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SXSW Update: Contract To Be Changed Following Immigration Controversy
It’s been a rough few days for the organizers of this year’s SXSW festival. First, attention was drawn to the contract by would-be performer Felix Walworth of Told Slant, who pointed out language
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The Slants Sing about Supreme Court Case
What do you do when your band has a case at the US Supreme Court? You sing about it, of course. The Slants, the Portland, Ore.-based band locked in a six-year-long legal battle
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He Loves Them Not, Not, Not
George Martin secured his place in music history when he signed the Beatles after all other producers and labels in London refused. But the really surprising tidbit about the life of the so-called
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Aussie Bar Owner in Row Over “No Poofter Drinks” Sign
A Melbourne establishment called Handsome Steve’s House of Refreshments advertised their offerings with this sign. You can probably guess what happened next. Interestingly, the sign had been up for seven years. It’s now
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