Pop Music

Lil Nas X Brings His Gay Strip Club To SNL [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: Lil Nas X suffered a wardrobe malfunction while performing on Saturday Night Live. The incident happened during a performance of his controversial song Montero (Call Me By Your Name). During the end of the track the singer, who was dressed in an all-leather outfit featuring a flame design, began dancing on a pole, recreating a scene from …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2021 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final

CNET reports: The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is about to conclude, with the multinational competition returning after a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosting this year is Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which was slated to host Eurovision 2020 before its cancellation. The first semifinal was broadcast on Tuesday, followed by the second semifinal Thursday. The highest-scoring entries from the …

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2021 Rock Hall Of Fame Inductees: The Go-Go’s, Jay-Z, Todd Rundgren, Foo Fighters, Carole King, Tina Turner

USA Today reports: Jay-Z will be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on his first year eligible for the honor. Artists become eligible 25 years after the release of their first album or single and Jay-Z released his debut album in 1996. The 2021 Rock Hall class is a veritable who’s who of modern influencers: Foo Fighters, …

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TN Republicans Block Honor For Newly Out Country Star

Variety reports: A measure in Tennessee to honor Brothers Osborne singer TJ Osborne [photo], who recently came out as gay, has been blocked by Republicans in the state’s House of Representatives, after it had unanimously passed the Senate. Rep. Jeremy Faison, chair of the House Republican Caucus, is the lawmaker responsible for blocking — and some say effectively killing — …

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Alleged Dognappers Arrested In Lady Gaga Case

TMZ reports: Multiple people who allegedly dognapped Lady Gaga’s 2 French Bulldogs and shot her dog walker have been arrested … law enforcement sources tell TMZ. Multiple law enforcement sources tell us the alleged culprits were arrested on a variety of charges, including attempted murder and robbery. They were arrested Thursday. We’re told cops got video of where the dogs …

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GOP Rep Reads Complaint About Cardi B And FCC Into House Record: You’re Helping America’s “Moral Decline”

“I received complaints in my office, and rightfully so, about Cardi B and the Grammys. They wonder why we should be paying the FCC if they feel this should be in living rooms across the country. Wake up FCC and begin to do your job! “The moral decline of America is partly due to your utter complacency.” – Rep. Glenn …

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Chart-Topping Rapper DMX Dies At Age 50 [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: DMX, the raspy, growling New York rapper who rose to fame with his 1998 blockbuster debut, “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot,” and became a chart and tabloid mainstay for years after, has died at age 50. He was hospitalized on April 2 after suffering a heart attack following a reported drug overdose, and had been …

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Gay Rapper Lil Nas X Debuts At #1 With “Satan” Single

Billboard Magazine reports: Lil Nas X launches at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with “Montero (Call Me by Your Name).” The song, propelled by its buzzy official video, is his second Hot 100 No. 1, after his breakthrough smash “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, reigned for a record 19 weeks in 2019. “Montero,” released …

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Wingnuts Predictably Freak Out Over “Satan” Rapper

The Insider reports: Lil Nas X hit argued with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after the Republican seized on his Satan-themed sneaker range to warn that America is engaged in a battle for its soul. The rapper announced over the weekend that he is releasing the trainers in collaboration with design company MSCHF. Each of the 666 pairs on sale …

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SPAIN: 5000 COVID-Tested Fans Attend Concert

NBC News reports: Music fans in Barcelona hugged, danced and sang along at a sold-out rock concert on Saturday night after taking rapid Covid-19 tests in a trial that could revive the live music industry in Spain and beyond. Some 5,000 fans at the show for Spanish indie band Love of Lesbian had to wear masks but social distancing was …

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Randy Rainbow: “Mr. Biden (Bring My Vaccine)” [VIDEO]

Randy Rainbow returns this morning with a take on Joe Biden’s vaccine rollout set to the tune of Pat Ballard’s “Mr. Sandman” – which has been recorded by countless artists, perhaps most memorably in 1954 by The Chordettes, who took their version to #1 on Billboard Magazine’s pre-rock era sales chart.

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Cypriot Christians Protest “Satanic” Eurovision Entry

The Associated Press reports: Dozens of Orthodox Christian faithful held up wooden crosses and sang Church hymns outside of Cyprus’ state broadcaster on Saturday to demand the withdrawal of the country’s controversial entry for the Eurovision song contest — titled “El Diablo” — that they say promotes satanic worship. Some of the protesters, including families, held up placards reading in …

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Dolly Parton Gets “Dose Of Her Own Medicine” [VIDEO]

First, a flashback to last year: In April, less than a month after Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic, Dolly Parton donated $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University. More than seven months later, it’s been revealed that the legendary performer’s donation helped fund Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Parton’s name appears in the preliminary report on the vaccine among sponsors …

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Lady Gaga’s Stolen Dogs Recovered Unharmed

The Associated Press reports: Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dog walker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said. A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station around 6 p.m, said Capt. Jonathan Tippet, commanding officer of the department’s elite Robbery-Homicide Division. Lady Gaga’s representative and …

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Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot, Dogs Stolen [VIDEO]

TMZ reports: Lady Gaga’s dogs were targeted by thieves Wednesday night … thieves who shot her dog walker and stole 2 of her French Bulldogs … law enforcement sources tell TMZ, and we’re told Gaga is offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs, “no questions asked.” The dog walker had three of Gaga’s Bulldogs out in Hollywood just before …

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Wife Of Failed Presidential Candidate Files For Divorce

The New York Post reports: Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kanye West after seven years of marriage, Page Six can confirm. Kardashian’s well-known divorce lawyer Laura Wasser filed the papers on Friday. The couple had already been in the process of dealing with property settlements, and while West was photographed this week still wearing his wedding band, separate …

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Dolly Parton To TN Lawmakers: Please, No Statue Of Me

Nashville’s NBC News affiliate reports: Dolly Parton is grateful for the Tennessee legislature’s consideration of a bill to install a statue of her on the Capitol grounds but doesn’t think this is an appropriate time to do so. Dolly Parton went on to Twitter to express her gratitude and her opinion on the bill, indicating that she had asked the …

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2021 Rock Hall Of Fame Nominees: Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden, Devo, Kate Bush, And 10 Others

Variety reports: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced 16 nominees for its 2021 class of inductees, offering some satisfaction at last for fans who have long lobbied to see the Go-Go’s and Iron Maiden get on the ballot, while Foo Fighters and Jay-Z made it into contention in their very first year of eligibility. Jay-Z and Foo …

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Claudia Conway To Audition On American Idol [VIDEO]

Page Six reports: Kellyanne Conway’s 16-year-old daughter Claudia nervously takes her shot at becoming the next “American Idol” in a teaser for the show released this week. The teen is introduced as a “social media sensation” as she strolls out before the TV talent show’s celebrity judges in a promo for Sunday’s premier for the new season. “I’m Claudia Conway. …

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Supremes Co-Founder Mary Wilson Dies At Age 76

Variety reports: Vocalist Mary Wilson, who co-founded the Supremes as a 15-year-old in a Detroit housing project and stayed with the fabled, hitmaking Motown Records trio until its dissolution in 1977, died on Monday night at her home in Las Vegas. She was 76. Wilson’s longtime publicist, Jay Schwartz, reported that she died suddenly. The circumstances of her death were …

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