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Pegi Young, the singer-songwriter who was married to Neil Young for 36 years, died Tuesday after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 66. “[She] passed away surrounded by her friends and family in her native California,” reads a short statement on her official Instagram account. “We request that the …

The holidays are a time of giving, receiving and, in some cases, apologizing for wildly offensive lyrics. On Christmas Day, Lil Pump and 21 Savage— in completely separate incidents — both addressed the backlash to their recent songs. Unfortunately, in expressing regret for their racist lyrics, it became clear both …

Three years after N.W.A manager Jerry Heller sued the producers of the Straight Outta Comptonbiopic for $110 million – and over two years after Heller died at the age of 75 – a judge has dismissed the copyright infringement suit. Heller initially sued N.W.A members and biopic producers Dr. Dre …

It’s the season for year-end lists, but one of 2018’s biggest albums is missing from nearly every major publication’s ranking: The soundtrack to Red Dead Redemption 2. Less than two weeks after the blockbuster video game‘s release, Rockstar Games was estimated to have shipped 17 million copies to stores around …

Kanye West and Drake’s long-runningfeud/bromance/war of attrition has a new chapter. On Twitter, West aired Graham out over a myriad of topics; the inciting incident was a screenshot of a text that read “Drake sent in a clearance request for ‘Say What’s Real’. Do you wanna clear?” “Say What’s Real” …

Dolly Parton‘s classic “Jolene” gets a colorful, dancefloor-ready update in a new promotional video for the new film Dumplin’, which was released on December 7th. Parton appears only as a statue in the beginning of the clip, but a group of performers from RuPaul’s Drag Race make up for the …

T.I. reflects on infidelity and its impact on marriage and fatherhood in the new extended cut video for “The Amazing Mr. Fuck Up.” The song featuring Victoria Monét appears on the rapper’s 10th studio LP, Dime Trap, which was released in October. In the cinematic new visual, T.I. is seen …

When the story of a desultorily opportunist era in mainstream rap is finally written, 6ix9ine will undoubtedly land a starring role. But give the Brooklyn hip-hop troll credit: he’s critic-proof. Even as he languishes in a New York detention center on federal charges due to his alleged association with the …

Noname tends not to play by the rules. She’s built a career in a few short years by staying her own particular course, opting out of most of the things that young rappers are dying to do. She has, so far, remained stubbornly independent, resisting label advances at every turn, …

For the last five years, Big Joanie have made waves around London’s indie-rock scene with a sparse sound that echoes PJ Harvey, Joy Division and the Slits, among others. Kathleen Hanna and Iggy Pop have sung their praises, and now their debut album, Sistahs, is coming out via Thurston Moore …