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J-Hope took to social media to share an update for his fans on Monday ahead of his military enlistment in South Korea. “I’ll have a good trip!!” the BTS member wrote on Instagram in Korean. In the next photo, the singer also shared a look at his military-approved buzzcut, posting …

Nils Lofgren has joined Neil Young in removing his music from Spotify to protest the misinformation about vaccines spread by the streaming service’s Joe Rogan Experience. “A few days ago, my wife Amy and I became aware of Neil and Daryl [Hannah] standing with hundreds of health care professionals, scientists, …

In an utterly accidental way, a box set devoted to the Archies, the infamous TV cartoon band of the Sixties, couldn’t have arrived at a timelier moment. Earlier this month, we lost the Monkees’ Michael Nesmith. The band’s musical gatekeeper, the one most preoccupied with the TV-generated combo being allowed …

Carlos Marín, a singer in the chart-topping pop-opera group Il Divo, has died at the age of 53, the surviving members of the quartet announced Sunday on social media. “It is with heavy hearts that we are letting you know that our friend and partner, Carlos Marin, has passed away. …

300 Entertainment has sold to Warner Music Group, the latest blockbuster deal in the music industry’s unprecedented shopping spree for music assets. The deal, which WMG announced Thursday, closes months of speculation and industry murmur over a potential 300 sale. The financial details of the deal aren’t immediately clear, but …

Tame Impala will embark on a headlining tour of North America next spring in continued support of The Slow Rush. The tour features a few scattered festival dates, but runs officially from March 7 when it kicks off in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to March 23 when it wraps in Nashville, Tennessee. …

Lil Wayne is being investigated after allegedly pulling a gun on a member of his security personnel during an altercation at his home in Hidden Hills, California. The incident occurred early in the morning on Dec. 1, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to Rolling Stone. …

In the music industry, it’s exceedingly common for artists to yearn for ownership over their original master recordings, but Mötley Crüe have found themselves in the enviable position of doing the opposite: The hair metal legends have inked a new deal to sell their entire recorded music catalog to BMG. …

Chance The Rapper and soul icon Dionne Warwick have joined forces for a new song “Nothing’s Impossible.” The inspiring duet features Warwick’s breathy vocals juxtaposed with uplifting verses from Chance. The duo’s track materialized after one of Warwick’s kooky tweets last December where the pop legend wrote, “Hi @chancetherapper. If …

Lalisa Manobal — better known as Lisa from the K-pop supergroup Blackpink — has tested positive for Covid-19, The New York Times reports. Blackpink’s label/production company, YG Entertainment, revealed the test result in a statement issued to Korean news outlets. YG said Lisa had had not been in close contact …