George Clinton’s legendary funk group Parliament are releasing vinyl reissues of two classic albums via Urban Legends/Universal Music Enterprises. The band’s 1974 sophomore LP Up for the Down Stroke is being issued on standard black vinyl, as well as translucent red vinyl. Parliament’s third record, 1975’s Chocolate City, is getting reissued as a picture disc
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Two people’s lives were saved via transplants of organs donated from the late 3-year-old son of country singer Granger Smith. Last month, the musician and wife Amber Smith‘s youngest of their three children and second son, River Kelly Smith, died in a drowning accident in their pool at the family’s Texas home. Granger said his organs would be donated. “We
Awkwafina traverses two cultures in Lulu Wang’s Sundance ’19 hit The Farewell, which A24 opens in New York and Los Angeles this weekend. While the Specialty circuit was mostly on pause over the holiday weekend last week, the second weekend of July is seeing a notable group of indie/limited releases making its way to theaters.
It’s the duchess’ day out! Meghan Markle and sister-in-law Kate Middleton attended day 12 of the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships together on Saturday to watch the Duchess of Sussex’s BFF Serena Williams compete in the Ladies Singles Final, which she lost to Romania’s Simona Halep. Meghan and Kate were all smiles as they sat together in the Royal
Maxo Kream has announced a tour in support of his major label debut Brandon Banks. The trek kicks off on October 16 in New Orleans. It’s currently slated to wrap up on November 17 in El Paso, Texas. DMV rapper Q Da Fool is set to join Maxo on the road. Check out the tour
Married at First Sight star Nick Pendergrast is opening up about what he described as a “life-changing and devastating” start to his year. The reality TV personality, who appeared on Season 4 of the Lifetime series, shared details about a near fatal workplace accident that occurred six months ago. In a lengthy Instagram post shared on
Solange has announced a new director’s cut of When I Get Home, the companion film to her album of the same name, will debut at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas on July 17. The new version of the film tops out at 41 minutes and will include “new scenes and musical arrangements,”
Neil Mockford/GC Images Pippa Middleton and her husband James Matthews are proving they are couple goals at Wimbledon 2019. Heads turned when the writer and hedge fund manager walked into the venue in coordinated ensembles. The socialite wore a brilliant yellow wrap-dress from Ganni that complimented her athletic physique, while her hubby sported a navy blue sports
Chicago artist Lala Lala (aka Lillie West) is reissuing her 2016 self-released debut album Sleepyhead. The LP arrives August 23 via Hardly Art, and will be available in cloud-colored vinyl, CD, and cassette formats for the first time. The Sleepyhead reissue will be released with brand new artwork—find that, as well as the LP’s tracklist,
Jerry Lawson, the original lead singer for iconic a cappella group the Persuasions, has died, The Associated Press reports. He was 75 years old. Lawson died “after a long illness,” collaborator and friend Rip Rense told The AP. Jerry Lawson co-founded the Persuasions in Brooklyn in 1962. The group signed a record deal with Frank
Like many brides, Meghan Markle had specific music requests for her and Prince Harry‘s 2018 royal wedding. Actor Idris Elba, who DJed the reception, told BBC Radio 1Xtra in a recent interview that the Los Angeles actress-turned-Duchess of Sussex sent him a playlist of songs to play. One of the tracks she requested: Whitney Houston‘s 1987 pop hit
Malaysian pop star Yuna has a new album out called Rouge, and it includes a track featuring Tyler, the Creator. Listen to their joint song “Castaway” below. Rouge is out now via Verve Forecast. Rouge is the follow-up to Yuna’s 2016 record Chapters, which featured contributions from Usher, Jhené Aiko, and DJ Premier. Tyler, the
The time has come to hash a few things out. The Real Housewives of York began the season 11 reunion tonight, and in just this part one, they already touched on some of the bigger issues of the season. Luann’s crises, Bethenny’s loss, everybody’s new apartments, Dorinda yelling “Jovani” and how no one has forgotten
Billie Eilish has shared a new remix of “bad guy” featuring Justin Bieber. The single artwork features Eilish as a child in front of her various Justin Bieber posters. Check it out below. “bad guy” is on Billie Eilish’s debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? She shared the track’s music
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Surprise! Cardi B and husband Offset‘s first child together, daughter Kulture, turned 1 on Wednesday and to celebrate her joy with her fans, the “Money” rapper posted a photo and video montage of the little girl, set to a snippet of a new song. The untitled track samples Eve‘s 1999 song “Love is Blind.” “Thank you everybody for
Mattel has announced a new collectible Barbie that sees their long-running doll dressed in David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust persona, as Billboard points out. The Barbie version of Bowie’s glam-rock alter ego features the prominent forehead emblem and striped jumpsuit worn by Bowie throughout promotional appearances and live shows in 1972-1973. It retails for $50; check
Jun Sato/TAS18/Getty Images Taylor Swift is shaking off the recent drama with Scooter Braun to deliver the most amazing live concert. In honor of Amazon Prime Day, the singer is taking part in a star-studded concert that is streaming live across the globe. Hundreds of thousands of Amazon Prime members tuned in to Prime Video to
Metallica have announced a new illustrated children’s book. The ABCs of Metallica is co-authored by Howie Abrams, with drawings by Michael “Kaves” McLeer. It is available in stores and digitally November 26. A portion of the proceeds will benefit All Within My Hands, Metallica’s charity foundation that aims to fight hunger and support workforce education