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President Barack Obama sent a heartfelt, admiring letter to blues legend B.B. King just a month before he died, and the unique piece of history can be yours for … for a pretty penny. The personally signed piece of White House stationery — equipped with the presidential seal on top — was sent to an

On Friday (March 20), the Weeknd dropped his new studio album After Hours. Now, he’s shared a deluxe edition of the LP, which offers four remixes and one live recording from his recent Saturday Night Live performance. Find the new versions, which feature Lil Uzi Vert, OPN, Chromatics, and more, below. After Hours features contributions

Chet Hanks isn’t the only member of Hanks-Wilson family able to spit some bars. His mother, Rita Wilson, has posted a video of herself rapping along to Naughty By Nature’s “Hip Hop Hooray”. Of course, Wilson has spent the last two weeks in quarantine in Australia, after she and her husband Tom Hanks tested positive for

Music festival season is going down online — and Beyond Wonderland has a totally stacked virtual rave-a-thon in store for electronic dance music fans everywhere! The Insomniac live stream event began yesterday and continues tonight, Friday March 20th and Saturday March 21st featuring a killer lineup and some very special guests. Dr. Fresch, Kill The

Play video content Swae Lee is continuing to give his fans what they want — and the coronavirus won’t stop him … not entirely, anyway. The Rae Sremmurd rapper hopped on Instagram Live Friday night to put on a concert of sorts — basically, it was him in a studio with a mic … and

Avant-garde composer William Basinski has released a project called Hyms of Oblivion. The 30-year-old song cycle features lyrics by Jennifer Jaffe, of art collective TODT. Listen to the album below via Bandcamp. In a statement about the project, Basinski wrote on Bandcamp: never released, 30 year old song cycle with lyrics by Jennifer Jaffe of

Rebecca Ryskalczyk of September Artist of the Month Bethlehem Steel has formed a new side-project dubbed DAMP. The rock outfit features Ryskalczyk’s partner, Nick Dooley, as well as members of the bands Washer and Pile. As a first listen to the group, DAMP’s self-titled EP is available now exclusively on Bandcamp. Ryskalczyk and Dooley initially

One of the first festivals to assure fans it was still going on as scheduled is one of the final events to finally succumb to the spread of COVID-19 and announce it is postponed. Originally scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend in May, Movement Detroit will now be held September 11-13. “Due to the developing COVID-19

Play video content Zac Brown is torn up over the pandemic … he’s broken up over temporarily saying goodbye to his stock-in-trade, and he’s outraged that young people are hangin’ out in beaches and other places. Zac was emotional as he explained how he had to pull the plug on touring … something all artists

Kelis has announced Cooked with Cannabis, her new cooking competition show on Netflix. The six-episode series will be co-hosted by the singer and the chef Leather Storrs. Each episode features three pro chefs tasked with creating a three-course cannabis-infused meal for a $10,000 prize. The first season features a rotating cast of dinner guests, including

Our exclusive new music feature Origins asks artists to pull back the curtain on some of the inspirations behind their newest music. Today, Purity Ring explain how they made “peacefall”. After over five years away, Purity Ring will soon return with their new album, WOMB. With the another eternity follow-up arriving April 3rd via 4AD, the duo

With festivals around the world getting cancelled, it’s no wonder the economy in host cities and their surrounding areas is taking a hit. Beyond closed bars and restaurants, the thousands drawn to these events make an impact on nearly every sector, from tourism to security companies to cleaning businesses. In 2017, a study found that

Breaking News Shutterstock Premier The brother of the man who set off an explosion at Ariana Grande‘s Manchester Arena concert in 2017 has been found guilty of 22 murders. Hashem Abedi was found guilty Tuesday at the Justice Hall in London where prosecutors said Hashem was just as guilty of the attacks as his brother,

Tonight (March 16), Bernie Sanders is livestreaming a digital rally featuring guest appearances by Neil Young and Daryl Hannah, as well as performances by Jim James and Anderson .Paak’s backing band the Free Nationals. Watch the event live here. The rally will also feature speeches by Senator Sanders, Nina Turner, and more. “There are so

As the COVID-19 coronavirus strain forces millions of people into isolation, two music companies, Moog Music and Korg, have released synthesizer apps for free. Moog’s Minimoog Model D and Korg’s Kaossilator and iKaossilator apps are available free of charge for a limited time. In an Instagram post, Moog called the promotion “a gift to spread

When it comes to collaborations, Martin Garrix is stacked! The superstar DJ/producer stays consistently putting out hit records, many of which are collabs with other producers or have featured artists. Recently, he has teamed up with Macklemore & Patrick Stump, Clinton Kane, Matisse & Sadko,Bonn, Julian Jordan, Dean Lewis, Mike Yung and more — and the list goes on.

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Pete Wentz says people running to their local grocery stores for toilet paper and water are not just screwing themselves (and others) … they’re also not thinking ahead. The Fall Out Boy bassist gave us his take on the chaos surrounding coronavirus lately — including folks stockpiling crucial supplies and

Pittsburgh hardcore band Code Orange has livestreamed their performance to an empty Roxian Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA via Twitch. The show was planned as their record release party for their fourth LP Underneath—out Friday, March 13 via Roadrunner—before the venue postponed all of its scheduled shows in March due to coronavirus concerns. Check out the

By 1995, Tupac Amaru Shakur, aka 2Pac, had ascended into rarefied air as one of the most compelling personalities in pop culture. His previous albums, 2pacalypse Now and Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…, garnered both critical acclaim and commercial success that cemented his place in hip-hop as a force to be reckoned with. Emerging from the

Amidst the growing health concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the United States and on the advice of local health and government authorities, Steve Aoki, Dim Mak, and YM&U Group confirm that the remaining tour dates of the North America ‘Neon Future IV: The Color of Noise Tour’ will be postponed until further notice.

Exclusive Getty DaBaby just got slapped back … with a lawsuit from the woman who claims the rapper smacked the hell outta her at a recent concert. Tyronesha Laws just filed the suit, claiming she was minding her own damn business when the rapper, “suddenly and without any warning,” lashed out and brutally and violently

Kurt Vile has shared a cover of Nick Cave’s song “Stranger than Kindness.” The song was recorded for the compilation Songs for Australia, which features songs by Australian artists covered by artists from around the world to benefit relief organizations in Australia in the wake of the country’s wildfire crisis. Check it out below. Songs

The Killers have announced the release of their new album, Imploding the Mirage, due out on May 29th through Island Records. Additionally, they’ve unveiled the first single, Caution”, which features former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. They’ve also mapped out an extensive tour. “I’m throwing caution,” frontman Brandon Flowers sings on the synth-speckled cut, produced by

Beginning this Friday, President Trump has decreed all travel from Europe to the US halted for 30 days. “To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days,” Mr Trump said. “The new rules will go into effect Friday at

Exclusive Getty Thousands of people who were stoked to attend Coachella next month aren’t only disappointed, they’re stressing out too … over getting their money back from Airbnb. As we reported … the music festival’s been postponed to October due to the coronavirus crisis, which means the folks who planned to travel to the Coachella

Goldenvoice is reportedly working to postpone both weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2020 amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sources tell Pitchfork. The festival is currently scheduled to take place in Indio, California from April 10-12 and April 17-19. Agents are being contacted about having artists perform on the weekends

KISS have canceled upcoming VIP meet-and-greets with fans at their concerts in the wake of the growing coronavirus epidemic. The legendary hard rockers are the latest heavy music act to alter plans as the novel virus (COVID-19) continues to spread throughout the United States. KISS are currently touring the States with Van Halen’s David Lee

One of the music industry’s biggest fears has been narrowly avoided: Coachella is being postponed until October, according to multiple independent sources who have confirmed the move to Your EDM. Different from other events that have claimed “postponed” but really mean cancelled, Coachella will still reportedly occur in 2020, only now it will be six

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Yungblud isn’t ready to hit the panic button over coronavirus and pull the plug on upcoming gigs — including a couple at Coachella — but the decision might soon be out of his hands. The British rocker was out at the L.A. Zoo Sunday for an Australian wildfire event, and

DaBaby appeared to assault a woman on his way to the stage at an afterparty at the Tampa, Florida venue Whiskey North, TMZ reports. As video of the incident circulated online last night, DaBaby shared Instagram stories alleging that the woman struck him in the eye with her phone before he struck her back. This