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Rights to Taylor Swift's First Six Albums Sold by Scooter Braun to Private Equity Firm
Taylor Swift has confirmed that the rights to her first six albums have been sold by Scooter Braun to a private equity firm.
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Black Eyed Peas Star Accuses Qantas Attendant of Racism
Black Eyed Peas musician will.i.am has accused a flight attendant from Australia’s national carrier Qantas of being racist and rude to him on a flight. The musician said he was met by police at Sydney Airport on Saturday after an incident with an “overly aggressive flight attendant” who he says was upset with him because he couldn’t hear her through...
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The ‘Man in Blue'? Sheriff Donates Johnny Cash Deputy Photo
Nashville’s sheriff has presented the Johnny Cash Museum proof that the late musician who famously cultivated an image as an outlaw was actually granted law enforcement authority four decades ago. This week, Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall gave a blown-up image of Cash’s September 1979 deputy sheriff commission card. It was issued by then-Davidson County Sheriff Fate Thomas and features Cash’s...
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Drake Denies Dad's Claim He Made Up Absentee-Father Lyrics to Sell Records
Drake’s father claims the rapper has lied about him being an absentee father to sell records, to which his musician son responded, “The truth is hard for some people to accept.” The father, Dennis Graham, made the claim during a recent appearance on Nick Cannon’s “Close Conversations” show on Los Angeles’ Power 106 radio station. During the interview, Cannon told...
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Cuban Singer Jacob Forever Says Miami Lakes Home Was Robbed
Cuban singer Jacob Forever says someone robbed his Miami Lakes home over the weekend.
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Ginger Baker, Drummer of British Band Cream, Dies at 80
Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, died Sunday at age 80, his family said. Baker wielded his blues power and jazz technique to help break open popular music and become one of the world’s most admired and feared musicians. With blazing eyes, orange-red hair and a...
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Review: Eddie Murphy Shines in Vulgar, Heartfelt ‘Dolemite'
For the amount of cursing, vulgarity and nudity in “Dolemite Is My Name ,” it might come as a surprise that it’s actually a rather sweet and heartfelt film. “Dolemite” is not here to shock and scandalize. It’s simply a loving, R-rated portrait of Rudy Ray Moore, a nobody who had the guts to believe in himself when no one...
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Lawsuit: Lyft Driver Attack in Brooklyn Ends Musician's Career
Musician Jonathan Melville Pratt claims his one-time promising career is over – all because of an alleged 2017 attack he suffered at the hands of a disgruntled Lyft driver in New York City.
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Lawsuit: Lyft Driver Attack in Brooklyn Ends Musician's Career
Musician Jonathan Melville Pratt says his one-time promising career is over – all because of an alleged 2017 attack he suffered at the hands of a disgruntled Lyft driver in New York City. The alleged incident was captured on nearby surveillance video.
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Trump Slams John Legend in Tiff Over Justice Reform
President Donald Trump is criticizing musician John Legend for not playing a role in passing criminal justice reform following a TV special on the subject in which the star appeared.
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Kanye West Hosts Service Honoring Ohio Mass Shooting Victims
Kanye West hosted a Sunday Service in Ohio in support of those affected by the recent mass shooting. A large crowd gathered at the musician’s service in a park in Dayton. The event featured choir singers and was also attended by comedian Dave Chappelle. Chappelle, who resides in nearby Yellow Springs, was scheduled to host a special block party and...
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‘Stop the Bleed' Campaign Teaches Bystanders How to Save Lives During Shootings
There’s a renewed push for first aid training following the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton—specifically training in techniques that slow or stop heavy bleeding. The training itself is just five steps.
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John Mayer Gets Restraining Order Against Obsessed Fan After Receiving Numerous Death Threats
John Mayer was granted a temporary restraining order against one obsessed fan. Mayer’s terrifying ordeal began in March of this year, when 39-year-old Ryan Jeremy Knight allegedly began terrorizing him and members of his team, according to the court documents obtained by E! News. The musician claims that Knight began harassing and stalking him at first, but the situation escalated...
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Musician Zac Brown Loses Bid to Limit Access to Alaska Home
Country musician Zac Brown has lost a bid to limit public access to his property in Alaska. Brown had asked the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission to remove easements allowing the access along his property in hills above Homer, a small city on Kachemak Bay on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, KSRM-AM reported Tuesday.
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James Levine's Lawsuit Against Met Opera Has Been Settled
A judge dismissed portions of a lawsuit filed by former Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine against the company.
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Events Around the Tri-State That Have Been Canceled or Changed by the Extreme Heat
As the heat ramps up around the region, numerous events scheduled to take place over the weekend across the tri-state have been canceled as a result
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Events Canceled Throughout Region Due to Heat
The heat has caused multiple events around the tri-state to be canceled, although at least one event is allowing disappointed participants from one to join their race. NBC 4 New York’s Wale Aliyu reports.
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South African Musician Johnny Clegg Dies at 66 After Cancer Battle
Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed by the apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66.
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'Golden Girls' Appears to Get Better With Pop Culture Age
The Emmy-winning series revolved around four older women living together in Miami. It starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White, who is the only living cast member at age 97 (White, through her agent, declined an interview request). The show aired on NBC from 1985-1992.
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Lil Nas X Seemingly Comes Out as Gay Before Pride Month Ends
Lil Nas X appeared to celebrate the end of Pride month with a major announcement. The “Old Town Road” singer took to Twitter on Sunday evening to share an animated visual of his new single, “C7osure (You Like),” which he dropped last week. While it seemed like business as usual, the 20-year-old star told fans to pay attention to the...