If you’re looking to make a reggaeton hit in 2020, you can start by calling Marco “Tainy” Masís. Over the past 15 years, the producer has fashioned arty, chart-topping tracks for the genre’s biggest stars — from J Balvin and Bad Bunny to Wisin & Yandel — as well as …
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Not even a month after Travis Scott’s record-breaking Fortnite concert, the music business is already busy rolling out new gaming initiatives. The latest such venture, unveiled on Thursday, is Electric Blockaloo, a virtual concert with over 300 artists that will take place inside the video game Minecraft. Diplo, A-Trak, Above …
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Sharon Van Etten and Josh Homme have shared the home-shot new video for their recent Nick Lowe cover “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?” The video, “directed by Matthew Daniel Siskin via iMessage + telephone,” finds the two artists singing the Elvis Costello-popularized hit from their respective home …
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Steve Carell is tasked with militarizing space in the new Netflix original series Space Force, and as you can imagine, hijinks ensue. In the latest trailer for the show, which premieres May 29th on the streaming platform, Carell is a four-star general given the assignment to lead the newly launched …
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UPDATE (5/18): Chris Stapleton has made the call to postpone all dates of his 2020 All-American Road Show Tour until 2021. “We’ve made this decision with the health and safety of our fans, touring family, and the communities we travel through as our number one priority. . . We appreciate …
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Brooklyn band Phony Ppl unleashed a swath of songsfor the latest installment of Rolling Stone’sIn My Room, a series in which artists perform from home while in quarantine. From each of their respected homes — singer Elbee Thrie, drummer Matt “Maffyuu” Byas, keyboardist Aja Grant, bassist Bari Bass and Elijah …
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At the end of April, more than 120 members of the House of Representatives issued a plea to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. “Reliable local information and reporting in our communities is… more important than ever as our country responds to and recovers …
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Katy Perry and John Legend are among the performers slated for this weekend’s In the House livestream, Variety reports. Hosted by social video-chat app Houseparty, the three-day event, May 15th-17th, includes performances, cooking lessons and workout segments led by more than 40 celebrities. Perry is slated to perform new song …
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Sen. Mitt Romney has had enough of the Trump administration’s happy talk on testing. On Monday at the White House, appearing before a banner reading, “America Leads the World in Testing,” President Trump attempted to spin his administration’s deadly testing debacle into a success story: “This week, the United States …
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Sean “Diddy” Combs penned an emotional tribute to Andre Harrell, the music executive and Uptown Records founder who died Thursday from heart failure at age 59. “I honestly still can’t believe it,” Combs wrote on Instagram. “I’ve got to give myself the reality of this in doses. Because I can’t …
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