Month: May 2024

Drake and Kendrick Lamar‘s rap feud is a family matter to the Hanks clan. Feeling out of the loop on modern hip-hop’s biggest beef to date, Tom Hanks recently reached out to his 33-year-old son Chet Hanks for an explanation of the whole debacle, making for a hilarious conversation which […]

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It sounds like Travis Kelce is all for having Taylor Swift headline a future Kelce Jam festival — but there would definitely be some logistical details that would need to be handled first.  At his second-ever Kelce Jam music festival at Azura Amphitheatre Saturday (May 18) in Kansas City, the […]

After years of speaking mostly to right-wing outlets, Kid Rock recently sat down with a reporter from Rolling Stone magazine, and according to writer David Peisner, their sometimes unhinged chat included Rock ranting about immigration, liberally using the N-word and, at one point, waving a gun in the air. The […]

This week’s slate of new music includes fresh tracks from Luke Combs, Shelby Lynne and Becky Buller. Combs offers up a contribution to Twisters: The Album, while Lynne teams with Karen Fairchild, Ashley Monroe and Gena Johnson to craft new music. Bluegrass mainstay Buller highlights the importance of mental health […]

Eddie Vedder had some choice words for Harrison Butker following the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College last week.  During Pearl Jam’s Saturday (May 18) concert at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the 59-year-old rock star cut right to the chase when expressing his feelings about […]

Nas is taking his talents to Las Vegas. The Queensbridge icon is taking over the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas for three shows throughout Labor Day Weekend to close out the summer in epic fashion. In celebration of Nas’ Illmatic debut album turning 30 this year, Escobar is slated […]

While the dust appears to have settled in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake feud, other rappers are still providing their takeaways from the massive battle that swept the hip-hop world and permeated pop culture. T.I. pulled up to Big Boy’s Neighborhood in an episode that dropped May 16, where he […]

Nearly 50 years after being forced to close its doors in 1975, venerable label Stax Records became a Grammy winner once again in 2024. During the 66th annual Grammy Awards in February, the golden gramophones for best album notes and best historical album were awarded to the seven-disc box set Written In […]

Jon Wysocki, the founding drummer of rock band Staind has died at 53. The news was confirmed on Saturday, when Wysocki’s current band, Lydia’s Castle, posted about his passing on Instagram, writing, “On 5/18/2024 at 8:02pm, @jonwysocki4 passed away surrounded by family and friends that loved him dearly.” Explore See latest videos, […]