Twenty years ago today, a maid at the Ritz-Carlton in Sydney, Australia discovered the lifeless body of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence hanging from a door when she came in to clean the room. “He was in a kneeling position facing the door,” read the police report. “He had used his …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac Unearth Rarities for 1975 Self-Titled LP Reissue
Fleetwood Mac will include a slew of previously unreleased studio and live recordings on a new reissue of their 1975 self-titled album, out January 19th. The new set will be available in several formats, including a deluxe edition featuring three CDs, a DVD and a vinyl LP. An expanded two-CD …
Read More »Jay-Z on NFL Anthem Protests: 'It's About Justice'
Jay-Z continued to use his 4:44 Tour as a springboard to discuss injustices in America, taking aim at those who criticize NFL players’ National Anthem protests. “I want y’all to understand, when people are kneeling and putting their fists up in the air and doing what they’re doing, it’s not …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift's Dark, Sci-Fi-Themed '…Ready For It?' Video
Taylor Swift unveiled a gritty, futuristic new video for “…Ready For It?” The track will appear on the pop star’s upcoming album, Reputation, out November 10th. In the clip, Swift struts through a dystopian world in a dark, hooded coat before she encounters her stripped-down doppelgänger. As the pair interact, …
Read More »On the Charts: Pink Sets 2017's First-Week Sales Record by Female Artist
Pink returned to the top of the Billboard 200 as the singer’s latest Beautiful Trauma debuted with the most first-week album sales by a female artist in 2017, pre-Reputation. Beautiful Trauma, Pink‘s first album since her fellow Number One LP The Truth About Love in 2012 and her second Billboard …
Read More »See Gucci Mane Enjoy Good Life in New 'Members Only' Video
Gucci Mane has unveiled his new “Members Only” video, which appears on and precedes the release of his upcoming album, Mr. Davis. Directed by Be El Be, the visuals are filmed “somewhere in Ireland,” as stated at the beginning of the clip. As with the laid-back beats and vibe of …
Read More »Watch Johnny Depp Join Marilyn Manson in NSFW 'Say10' Video
Johnny Depp joins Marilyn Manson for a hellish bacchanal in the new not-safe-for-work video for “Say10.” The song appears on Manson’s new album, Heaven Upside Down. The Bill Yukich-directed clip finds Depp and Manson playing the biblical brothers, Cain and Abel. During the video, the pair mouth the song’s lyrics …
Read More »TLC's T-Boz Says Mentally Ill Cousin Was Shot Dead by Police
TLC singer Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins is calling for justice for her mentally ill cousin, Eddie Russell Jr., who was shot and killed by Illinois police last Wednesday. Watkins shared a series of tweets that she also screen grabbed and posted to her Instagram account Sunday, accusing the police of using …
Read More »See Depeche Mode Perform Moving Cover of David Bowie's 'Heroes'
When Depeche Mode recorded a number of songs on New York City’s High Line public park ahead of the release of their latest LP, Spirit, one of the numbers they tackled was an impassioned cover of David Bowie‘s enduring hit “Heroes.” They’ve made the tune a staple of their current …
Read More »Hear Marilyn Manson's New Love Song 'Kill4Me'
Marilyn Manson‘s latest single is a love song, Antichrist Superstar–style. The track, “Kill4Me,” opens with Manson asking to form a “blood pact” with his lover “to love and to fuck and to only see ourselves.” Later, amid throbbing synths and a disco beat, he romantically declares, “bloody noses are just …
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