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Rich Homie Quan Dies at 34
Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit songs “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” and his collaborations with Young Thug, has died, according to theFulton County medical examiner’s office. A cause of death was not announced. Rich Homie Quan was 34 years old. Rich Homie Quan was born Dequantes Devontay Lamar in Atlanta, Georgia. Growing…
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Fatman Scoop, “Be Faithful” Rapper, Dies at 56
Fatman Scoop, the rapper, D.J., and hype man behind the sleeper hit “Be Faithful” and whose booming voice on Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control” and Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That” brought him larger fame, has died after collapsing while performing at a show in Hamden, Connecticut on August 30, confirms The New York Times. Footage of the incident showed people attempting…
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Charli XCX to Star in New Movie I Want Your Sex
The Brat musician joins Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman in the cast of Gregg Araki’s film Source link
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Bad Bunny Cast in New Darren Aronofsky Movie
Bad Bunny has been cast in a forthcoming film from director Darren Aronofsky, Deadline reports. The crime thriller, titled Caught Stealing, will also star Elvis lead Austin Butler as Hank Thompson, a former baseball player who becomes enmeshed in the seedy underworld of 1990s New York City. Bad Bunny’s character has not yet been revealed. Caught Stealing is based on…
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Queens of the Stone Age Cancel 2024 Tour Dates to Prioritize Josh Homme’s Health and Medical Care
Queens of the Stone Age are canceling the rest of their 2024 tour dates so that frontman Joshua Homme can continue to recover after recently undergoing emergency surgery. “Josh has been given no choice but to prioritize his health and to receive essential medical care through the remainder of the year,” the band wrote. “Josh and the QOTSA family are…
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Beyoncé Warns Trump Campaign Over “Freedom” Video: Report
Beyoncé’s team has threatened to hit former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign with an official cease-and-desist order over the use of her 2016 Lemonade hit “Freedom,” Rolling Stone reports. On Tuesday (August 20), a Trump campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, posted a 13-second video on X that depicts Trump deplaning onto a tarmac in Michigan. The clip was scored by “Freedom,”…
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Leon Bridges Announces Fall 2024 North American Tour
Leon Bridges is going on tour in support of his recently announced new album, Leon. The Leon Tour begins in October and stretches into November. Supporting Bridges on nearly all dates are Hermanos Gutiérrez. The last U.S. stop, in Fort Worth, will feature direct support from Texas country singer Charley Crockett. See Leon Bridges’ tour dates below. “I wanted to…
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Dean Roberts, Experimental Composer in Thela and White Winged Moth, Dies at 49
Dean Roberts, the experimental composer and multi-instrumentalist who performed in the New Zealand noise trio Thela before embarking on a series of solo projects and records with Autistic Daughters, died this week, his labels Erstwhile and Kranky announced yesterday (August 14). Roberts died in his sleep, Erstwhile’s Jon Abbey wrote, citing the musician’s sister. Roberts was 49 years old. Roberts,…
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2024 MTV VMAs Gets New Date to Avoid U.S. Presidential Debate
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards are getting pushed back a day. The event will now take place on Wednesday, September 11, at Long Island’s UBS Arena. As a result of the postponement, the awards show will no longer conflict with the September 10 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump. Along with the…
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Green Day to Reissue American Idiot for 20th Anniversary
Green Day are reissuing American Idiot to celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary this fall. The digital deluxe edition arrives October 25 and includes unreleased demos, B-sides, live versions, and bonus songs. The 8xLP box set edition also features a new documentary on the album, 20 Years of American Idiot, alongside the 2015 documentary Heart Like a Hand Grenade. Check out…
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