The White Stripes are suing former President Donald Trump for “significant monetary damages” for using their 2003 hit song, “Seven Nation Army,” for campaigning purposes without permission. In a 13-page complaint filed on Monday, the rock duo comprised of Jack and Meg White said that Trump used the Grammy award-winning song “to burnish Defendant Trump’s … Read more
Patti Scialfa, a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and the legendary rocker’s wife, reveals in a new documentary that she was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer in 2018. Scialfa, who didn’t attend Sunday’s premiere of Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Toronto Film Festival, has not … Read more
BTS during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on September 25, 2018. NBC | NBCUniversal | Getty Images South Korean pop stars are smashing records, performing at premier music festivals in the West and topping charts — but that stratospheric success is not mirrored in the stock performance of their management agencies. South Korea’s “Big … Read more
HAVANA, Cuba — Socialist Cuba, the birthplace of salsa and other rhythms that have conquered the world, is now surrendering to the invasion of South Korean pop music. Thirteen thousand kilometers of distance separate the Asian nation and the communist-run island, as well as a different language and cultural traditions. However, all of these barriers … Read more
George Strait’s 31st studio album, the feel-good “Cowboys and Dreamers,” marks five decades of record releases; a titanic career for a Texas troubadour whose greatest ambition seems to have always been the same: Make pretty, plain-spoken songs about life’s true pains and pleasures, and listeners will find their own resonance within them. Across 13 songs … Read more
Platinum-selling US rapper Rich Homie Quan has died aged 34. The news was first confirmed by fellow rapper Boosie BadAzz on social media platform X, where he shared a poignant tribute. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Rich Homie Quan performs Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh). Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Boosie, whose real … Read more
This article includes material from HuffPost’s weekly culture and entertainment newsletter, The Culture Catchall. Click here to subscribe. This week, a federal judge finally put a stop to Donald Trump’s use of the late Isaac Hayes’ classic song “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his presidential campaign events. But this isn’t the first time the former … Read more
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who join returning members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, … Read more
NEW YORK — A North Carolina musician was arrested and charged Wednesday with using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments, authorities in New York said. Michael Smith, 52, of Cornelius, North Carolina, was arrested on fraud and conspiracy … Read more
For die-hard fans like the Guardian’s North of England editor, Josh Halliday, the news that Oasis was reforming for a series of gigs had them racing to their laptops to buy tickets. But with a handful of dates announced and a fever pitch of excitement for the concerts, when the tickets were finally released many … Read more
