Zendaya Pays Tribute to Ronnie Spector, Who She Is Set to Play in Biopic
Zendaya, who was cast to play Ronnie Spector in an upcoming biopic, paid tribute to the Ronettes legend Thursday a day after the singer’s death at the age of 78. “This
Flashback: The Ronettes Reunite for Final Time at 2007 Hall of Fame Induction
The news of Ronnie Spector’s death hit less than 24 hours ago, and tributes have already arrived by everyone from Brian Wilson to Darlene Love and Steve Van Zandt. “I l
Robert Glasper Teams With Killer Mike, Big K.R.I.T. for New Song ‘Black Superhero’
Robert Glasper has assembled an all-star crew of collaborators for the pianist’s upcoming new album Black Radio III, the third volume in a series of LPs Glasper began 10 year
Steve Van Zandt on How Ronnie Spector Saved the E Street Band
In 1977, Bruce Springsteen was caught up in a nasty lawsuit with his ex-manager, Mike Appel, and was running out of money to pay the members of the E Street Band. Springsteen was l
Darlene Love Remembers Ronnie Spector: ‘When People Know Your Voice, You Have Made It’
Sixty years ago, Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love were the reigning queens of New York pop. Both commandeered the charts (with the Ronettes and initially the Cry
Mitski’s New Video Is Creepy as Hell (in a Good Way)
Less than a month before Mitski releases her new album Laurel Hell, the singer-songwriter dropped “Love Me More,” paired with a fantastically bizarre video. The clip op
Flashback: Hear the 1976 Elton John Obscurity Sampled in Current Hit ‘Cold Heart’
The artists making up the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 right now are all familiar names like Adele, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, and Doja Cat. But the artist at Number
Cocaine and Black Magic: How David Bowie Almost Went Mad Making ‘Station to Station’
In 1975, David Bowie moved to Los Angeles and reinvented himself. As rock’s greatest chameleon, he had already achieved success as Ziggy Stardust, Halloween Jack, and others,
‘Cardi Probably Has a Pretty Good Shot’: Rapper’s STD Libel Trial Begins in Georgia
Cardi B’s lawsuit alleging a YouTube blogger defamed her with “malicious” claims about drug use, prostitution, and sexually transmitted diseases started trial in
Jack White Previews Upcoming Tour With ‘Taking Me Back’ Rehearsal Video
Jack White has given fans a preview of his upcoming Supply Chain Issues Tour with a “private rehearsal” video of his recent single “Taking Me Back.” Directe
Flashback: Dead & Company Play ‘Brown-Eyed Women’ at Playing in the Sand 2018
Deadheads from all over the world are once again flocking to Mexico’s Moon Palace Cancun this weekend for the annual Playing in the Sand festival. It’s a luxury experie
Kevin Holliday channels 80s funk on “Expensive Taste”
Brooklyn’s Kevin Holliday put himself on the map with his stellar 2021 EP OMNI that painted Holliday as a flavorful and eccentric artist of note in the increasingly crowde
Father John Misty Cruises Back into View With a Zany, Romantic Ballad
“For once your timing wasn’t great/I must have missed you by a day.” This is quite a statement coming from the guy who’s waited four years to give us anothe
Dr. Dre’s Ex-Wife Scores Massive Divorce Settlement
One of Hollywood’s messiest divorces also will mark one of the industry’s most costly. Dr. Dre and ex-wife Nicole Young reached a massive divorce settlement Tuesday tha
Grimes Wants to Quit Her Day Job
Grimes appears ready to update her LinkedIn and become the latest member of the Great Resignation, tweeting that she’s interested in “changing my main day job” af
Thtbull share video for “Scorpion” [Video]
Thtbull shows us his style of rap on the new single “Scorpion,” accompanied by a visual treatment. The track produced by up-and-coming Russian producer Ay29areyoumad is
Eric Clapton Rethinks Collecting Nearly $4,000 Fine From Widow Selling Bootleg
Eric Clapton’s management said that the guitarist would not pursue the nearly $4,000 fine ordered against a German widow who attempted to sell a Clapton bootleg online. Perha