Jussie Smollett Drops New Song After Jail Release, Addresses Court Case
Jussie Smollett might’ve gone straight from his jail cell to the studio … because he just dropped a new song where he directly addresses his court case. The former “Empire” star released a single Friday dubbed, “Thank
Jewel Says the Real Reason She Lived in Her Car Pre-Fame Was an ‘Act of Defiance’
Jewel was homeless at the time she got her record deal, but the star is slamming past reports that she was in that situation because she was “fighting for her dream.” In a new interview with Stereogum, the
Lil Baby, Charlie Puth, Chloe & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!
One of hip-hop’s most prominent figures took a step back from doing collabs and came back with some solo vengeance. Meanwhile, a pop radio favorite-turned-TikTok hitmaker and budding R&B darling further cements herself as a force to
Jessica Simpson Is Enjoying Some ‘Self Love’ While Posing in a Bikini
Jessica Simpson is glowing and confident while relaxing on a spring break vacation. The star took to Instagram on Thursday (April 7) to share a selfie, in which she’s seen posing in a pink paisley print bikini,
Remembering Manchester’s Haçienda nightclub
Manchester was primed for an era-defining mecca of music by the time the Haçienda nightclub opened in 1982. For the next 15 years its pills-and-thrills fuelled hedonism spawned a legacy that still thrives to this day… The
Making The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld cover A former roadie for Killing Joke supplied what tender partygoers most needed by artfully taking the beats out of techno for The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld… The idea seems
Making Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
Simple Minds – New Gold Dream cover Critical acclaim is one thing, but what Simple Minds really desired in 1982 was a hit record. With their fifth studio album, New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), they finally got it,
Clare Grogan interview
Clare Grogan Surely the hardest working singer in 1981 was Clare Grogan. Just as Altered Images were releasing their debut album, she became a film star too. Aged just 19, how did she cope with the workload?
Peter Hook talks Joy Division, New Order
After the tragic death of Ian Curtis, the surviving members of Joy Division, including Peter Hook could have faded into obscurity – instead, 1981 saw them reborn as New Order, masters of alternative synth-pop. “We owned those