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Hip-hop and lifestyle mogul Russell Simmons has allegedly become erratic and increasingly abusive toward his own family, according to Instagram posts from his daughter Aoki Lee Simmons and ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons. In her Instagram Stories on Monday, Aoki shared fraught text messages with her father, claiming that “he’s been awful to me for years.”

In Memory of “As complicated and conflicting as posthumous releases can be I feel I’ll hold this one in a special place,” X’s collaborator John Cunningham says of Lil Uzi Vert-featuring track The estate of XXXTentacion marked the five-year anniversary of the rapper’s death Sunday with the official release of “I’m Not Human,” featuring Lil

“One of the most naturally talented artists in the city. Low key, humble mountain of a man who moved with honor and respect,” Bun B says of original member of Houston’s Screwed Up Click Big Pokey, a local legend on the Houston hip-hop scene and a member of the city’s influential Screwed Up Click, has

‘Travis I’m Pregnant’ Reality star references “All the Small Things” video during surprise announcement at Los Angeles concert Travis Barker found out he’s going to be a dad again in the most public way possible Friday as his wife Kourtney Kardashian surprised him with the announcement during a Blink-182 concert. The trio’s reunion tour hit

Milli Vanilli have gone down in history as one of the all-time notorious pop scandals. Everybody knows the story: two Black European peacocks named Fab and Rob explode on the Eighties dance-pop scene, with the fizzy smash “Girl You Know It’s True.” They score three U.S. Number One hits and win the Grammy for Best

Attorneys for numerous artists from Luis Fonsi and Anitta to Pitbull and Karol G are responding to a lawsuit that claims that hundreds of reggaetón songs infringed the copyright of one reggae track from 1989. They want the lawsuit tossed. The original case, filed by Jamaican duo Steely & Clevie in 2021, claims that nearly

After his brief stints in the Basketball Africa League and Canadian Elite Basketball League, J.Cole is making the leap to the NBA — well, kinda. The rapper is set to become a minority owner in the Charlotte Hornets after NBA legend Michael Jordan announced that he was selling the franchise he’s owned for the past

The clip features family photos, as well as vintage LP covers and a collage of Jamaican music history Stephen Marley has shared a music video for his new single, “Old Soul.” The upbeat acoustic song reflects on Marley’s relationship with his dad, Bob Marley, and his journey through the family legacy. The video showcases a

Earlier this week, an enterprising creator on TikTok named @garrettlee39 posted an earnest rendition of himself dancing to the 2014 single “Need 2” by indie band Pinegrove. A palpably moody cut from their album, Everything So Far, the song, and dance, have spread across TikTok like wildfire. Garrett Lee’s original video has already racked up

Ohio Landing $uicide Boy$, BashFor TheWorld, Siena Bella, and Chelsea Pastel have also joined the lineup Kid Cudi revealed the lineup for the second annual Moon Man’s Landing festival this summer. In a post shared to Twitter on Wednesday, the Man on the Moon rapper announced that Lil Uzi Vert and Coi Leray will be

Boza is letting love guide his music. Following his two prior releases Mas Negro Que Rojo(2020) and Bucle (2022), the rising Panamanian reggaeton star — whose real name is Humberto Ceballos — Boza poured his energy into a collection of love songs dotted with real-life vignettes and vital lessons, coming up with an emotional new

Settlement The Daisy Jones & The Six actress will become the sole trustee of Lisa Marie Presley’s estate Riley Keough will pay Priscilla Presley a lump-sum payment as part of a settlement that will end the battle over the estate of Lisa Marie Presley, according to the New York Times. Keough (Lisa Marie’s daughter) agreed to provide

Anita Baker announced that Babyface will no longer provide support on the rest of her North American tour after sparring with some of the songwriter/producer’s fans on Twitter. On Tuesday, June 13, Baker tweeted, “After Silently, Enduring Cyber Bulling/Verbal Abuse & Threats of Violence from the Fan Base, of Our Special Guest❤️/Support Act. In the

Recovering “Cancer is just the cherry on top of an interesting time period, you know?” he says in new interview Josh Homme is counting his blessings. In a new interview with Revolver magazine, published Monday, the Queens of the Stone Age guitarist revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer last year, and that surgery

Welcome to the Gayle show! On Monday, the “Abcdefu” singer announced her fall Scared and Trying Tour — her first time on the road on her own after opening for both Taylor Swift and Pink in the last few months. In an Instagram post, Gayle said opening for both stars was some of “the most

Ask Noel Gallagher how the material from his excellent new album Council Skies is going over live so far on his U.S. tour with Garbage, and you’ll get an answer only he would dare to give: “Terrible,” he says, blaming crowds who haven’t absorbed the album yet (like all of his post-Oasis work, it’s credited

If Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam at the Gorge Amphitheater Saturday were to become a scene in the upcoming Cameron Crowe biopic on the iconic troubadour, Mitchell just taking the stage to a standing ovation eight years after she nearly died of an aneurysm would have been a glorious Hollywood ending. Mitchell simply being back on

The pop-punk hero also performed Lambert’s “Kerosene” at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium Miranda Lambert may have had the surprise guest of CMA Fest 2023 on Friday night as she brought out pop-punk hero Avril Lavigne during her performance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Lambert introduced the moment by saying she was about to “make more badass happen

The surprise collab was a highlight of “The Cadillac Three & Friends” Friday night lineup While technically a CMA Fest event, the Cadillac Three delivered a gritty and often improvised alternative to the highly produced TV taping going on across the river at Nissan Stadium on Friday night. During their concise, stout headlining set at

“Enough saying ‘soon’ 🙃 this is for YOU and it starts NOWWWW,” Sivan wrote on Friday Five years after Bloom, Troye Sivan enters a new musical era. On Friday, the singer, and Idol actor, shared a teaser clip of his upcoming single “Rush” as he revealed that he’ll be releasing a new album soon. The