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Safaree has seized the tea pot and threw it against the wall. An actual safari can occasionally lead to dangerous and unexpected encounters, but nothing can compare to the rapper himself. Today, Safaree Samuels has decided to prolong the sordid tale, seeming to respond to Nicki Minaj‘s heated interview with DJ Self. Taking to Twitter, Safaree found […]

Lindsey Buckingham has announced a two-month tour of theaters across North America lined up for the fall, marking his first solo performances since he split with Fleetwood Mac earlier this year. He also revealed details of a three-CD compilation of his solo career that will arrive on Oct. 5. Buckingham’s tour will start at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Ore., on […]

Had you simply wandered into Nashville’s Green Brier Distillery Monday afternoon (Aug. 13) — uninvited and uninformed — it would have taken you only a split second to discover you had crashed a Luke Combs party. Facsimiles of the stained-glass cover art on Combs’s This One’s for You Too album were everywhere — on the lighted silhouette sign projected […]

Riri is excited about this year’s edition. Rihanna‘s fourth annual Diamond Ball is set to light up NYC this September. The “Wild Thoughts” singer has announced this year’s host and performing guest for her fundraiser. Insecure creator, Issa Rae, will be manning the mic all night and Childish Gambino will serve as the closing act with a musical performance. RiRi shared the […]

Chris Hillman admitted that he and Byrds colleague Roger McGuinn are still uncomfortable with parts of the band’s groundbreaking album Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which was released 50 years ago. But he said revisiting the songs on their current anniversary tour – which finds the pair reuniting alongside a new band – was a positive experience. “It’ll be a lot better […]

It’s the road nightmare no artist wants to live — an accident involving you or your crew members. But what could have been a fatal situation turned out to be disastrous only for Granger Smith’s gear and equipment. While logging tour miles over the weekend, the tractor-trailer hauling Smith’s and his bandmates’ instruments and gear […]

Nicki Minaj’s bawdy roasting session “Barbie Dreams” falls somewhere between neck suckle and jugular bite. It’s safe to say that Nicki Minaj is on her “How To Rob” tip. Taking to an old-school, New York City boom-bap Biggie classic, Minaj slides through with narry a care in the world. “RIP to B.I.G,” she prefaces, the first of […]

Joe Perry has confirmed that Aerosmith will stage a Las Vegas residency in 2019. He also says they’re working to ensure these shows will be “something different” from Aerosmith’s usual performances as their 50th anniversary looms. Asked “what might be coming” in connection with their appearance on NBC’s Today show on Aug. 15, Perry told SiriusXM’s Dennis Elsas (via BestClassicBands.com): “We’re going to […]

Blake Shelton recently had ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction. And man is he lucky for that. Because as soon as he recovers, Brad Paisley is going to take him down during an old-school game of dodgeball. When Paisley was on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night (Aug. 9), he explained his new love for the old game. “What […]

Kanye West chooses Kimmel out of all his late night options. Kanye West has been dominating the field in 2018, to the degree that his agenda may have shifted by the slightest of margins. Tomorrow Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be airing a conversation between the late night host and his much heralded guest, the details of which are […]