It doesn’t happen often, thankfully. In fact, in history, there are few musicians who have ever been murdered by fans, family, or otherwise. But it has happened at least a handful of times. Below are the stories of five artists who were senselessly killed before their prime. From an indie rocker and a blues artist […]
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Who run the world? Girls! Rihanna, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, have all made Forbes’ America’s Richest Self-Made Women list. The yearly roundup was released early Thursday morning (June 1), ranking the country’s most successful “women entrepreneurs, executives, and entertainers.” Building supply distributor, Diane Hendricks has secured the leading spot for the sixth year in a […]
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There are a multitude of headphone types out there, but which are the best for DJs? Closed-back studio headphones will usually do the trick, offering their user a solid headband and swiveling ear cups to hear both their music and who they’re playing for. If you’re looking for the best DJ headphones for your next […]
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Frank Ocean’s fashion brand Homer announced its new book Mutations is now on sale. Consisting of 48 pages, the book contains photos of models that Ocean captured between October and December of 2022. Printed in the United States, the book uses “tissue-weight paper,” Homer states on its website. Currently, copies of the book are listed […]
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Everyone knows Mick Jagger as the flamboyant frontman for the iconic British-born rock band The Rolling Stones, but while images of Jagger flaunting his hips and dazzling with his rock and roll voice are easy to conjure up, not everyone thinks of the artist as a songwriter. He’s the quintessential front person. But Jagger, along […]
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Shania Twain is opening up about her admiration for two pop superstars. On the most recent episode of her Apple Music show, Home Now Radio, which focuses on the legends of Latin music, Twain raves about Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lopez. She recalls how she met Gomez backstage at Twain’s Las Vegas residency, Shania: Still […]
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After the release of Queen‘s tenth album, Hot Spades, in 1982, the band took a brief hiatus the following year to explore individual solo projects. On April 21 and 22 of 1983, guitarist Brian May went to the Record Plant studio in Los Angeles with Eddie Van Halen. At first, May wasn’t expecting to record anything, […]
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Cher is ready to transport fans back to the ’90s. The icon announced early Thursday morning (June 1) that she will release a limited edition of her fan-favorite album, It’s A Man’s World. The LP is being reimagined as a vinyl box set featuring a remastered version of the original 14-track UK album. The project […]
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Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson fell in love through music. Though they were raised in different parts of the country, (Ashford was born in South Carolina and raised in Michigan while Simpson hails from the Bronx in New York City), the pair met in 1964 at the White Rock Baptist Church in Harlem shortly after […]
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Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, and Pitbull are giants in the Latin music scene. Each has a vast influence and fanbase. One could imagine the kind of pandemonium that would ensue if they ever joined forces. Except now, no one has to imagine, as the trio is going on tour together. Iglesias, Martin, and Pitbull have […]
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