Jussie Smollett Drops New Rap On Instagram, Once Again Proclaims The Injustice Of It All

Wilco have announced that they’ll be releasing a new double-disc album next month called ‘Cruel Country’.The band’s 12th studio album is set to arrive on May 27 via dBpm Records. This is the same weekend as their Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, MA, where the band will perform the new record for the first time.The title was inspired by the idea that Wilco were a country band when they first started out. “There have been elements of country music in everything we’ve ever done,” frontman Jeff Tweedy said in a press release.

Machine Gun Kelly has hinted that he could return to rap on his next album after a successful pivot to becoming a pop-punk star.2020’s ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ album gave Machine Gun Kelly (real name Colson Baker) his first US Number One album and his first within the pop-punk genre after appearing to ditch his rap career. It was followed up by new album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, out last month (March 25).In a new interview about his future on the Audacy Check In, Kelly said: “I’m going to make a rap album for myself.

070 Shake has announced her second studio album, ‘You Can’t Kill Me’ – listen to the lead single ‘Skin And Bones’ below.The New Jersey rapper/singer released her first record, ‘Modus Vivendi’, in early 2020. Featuring the single ‘Guilty Conscience’, it went on to appear in NME‘s 20 best debut albums list of that year.It’s now been confirmed that the second full-length from 070 Shake – real name Danielle Balbuena – will arrive this spring via G.O.O.D.

Run The Jewels‘ Killer Mike has opened up about a new pro-marijuana documentary he’s been working on.Tumbleweeds with Killer Mike is a new docu-series where Mike discusses the “impact and evolution” of cannabis culture, the history of marijuana and its legalisation in states such as Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York.Speaking to Consequence about what viewers can expect from the series, Mike said: “They’re going to further expand what they know in terms of seeing what’s out there on the horizon in terms of advocacy and creating equity and fairness around marijuana. In terms of people that have been sentenced and charged for things, what will happen next in terms of opportunities for them as the world blossoms.“There’s something to learn about how veterans that are coping with PTSD have dealings with marijuana advocacy.

Kanye West has become possibly the world’s most famous and revered rap star, dominating headlines with his music and his personal life. But there was a time – hard as it is to imagine – when he was pegged as “just” a great record producer, and not a performer in his own right.

Joe Francis is being accused of brutally raping a young woman in the back of his Girls Gone Wild party bus back in 2006. The notorious adult content producer, who remains frien

Nia DaCosta (Candyman) has been tapped to direct an adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2019 debut novel The Water Dancer for MGM, Plan B, Harpo Films and Maceo-Lyn.

Deftones have officially unveiled their new touring line-up, with bassist Fred Sablan making his debut on the first night of the band’s long-awaited North American tour with Gojira.Sablan, who is best known as the former bassist for Marilyn Manson, kicked off his tenure with Chino Moreno and co. at the band’s Portland show at the Moda Center on Thursday night (April 14).It comes after Vega announced last month that he had officially left Deftones.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPhoebe Bridgers has dropped “Sidelines,” her first original song since her Grammy-nominated 2020 album “Punisher.” The moody and low-key track is from Hulu’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s low-key blockbuster novel “Conversations With Friends.” According to the announcement, it will be Bridgers’ only new original song of 2022, although she’s released multiple covers and reworked versions of “Punisher” songs over the past few months.Bridgers will be making her first-ever appearance at the Coachella festival this and next weekend, and then will launch a long tour of North America and Europe through the end of August; dates appear below.

100 Gecs have shared ‘Doritos And Fritos’, the second single released from their forthcoming album ‘10000 gecs’.The frenetic new song follows last year’s ‘mememe’ and is the newest taste of what’s to come from the duo’s second album, which currently doesn’t have a release date.100 Gecs are performing at Coachella this Saturday (April 16), with additional festival performances scheduled for this year – see dates below.‘10000 gecs’ follows the pair’s 2019 debut album ‘1000 gecs’ and a 2020 remix album ‘1000 Gecs And The Tree Of Clues‘.See 100 Gecs’ 2022 festival appearances below (buy tickets here).APRIL16 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival23 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalMAY27 – Arlington, TX – So What Music FestivalJUNE01 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound12 – Queens, NY – The Governors Ball Music Festival18 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalJULY22-24 – Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party28-31 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza30 – Montreal, Quebec – OsheagaAUGUST26 – Bramham, England – Leeds Festival28 – Reading, England – Reading FestivalSEPTEMBER22-25 – Dover, DE – Firefly Music FestivalLast December, 100 Gecs postponed their winter 2022 UK and European headline tour until summer 2022. The band had originally announced shows for January and February.Following planned performances in Europe, 100 Gecs were set to touch down in the UK on February 9 for a concert at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records is relaunching the Mercury imprint as an “extension” of the label, the company announced Monday. The move is similar to Atlantic’s relaunch of Elektra and Interscope’s of Geffen, an effort to split the parent label’s large roster so that artists receive more attention.

Jussie Smollett has shared a new track that touches upon his recent high-profile court case – listen to ‘Thank You God’ below.The Empire actor was sentenced to 150 days in prison last month after being found guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct pertaining to a police report he filed on January 29, 2019 in which he claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago.Following his sentencing, Smollett’s lawyers launched an appeal and he was released from Cook County jail on March 16 after signing a $150,000 (£114,000) personal recognisance bond, which doesn’t require him to pay any money if he appears in court for future proceedings.On Friday (April 8), the Empire actor shared a new single called ‘Thank You God’, a shiny R&B number that references his December court case.“It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving the crime/ Taking out the elements of race and trans and homophobia that’s straight taking lives/ But turn around and act like I’m the one that killed the strides,” Smollett raps on the track.Later, he adds: “I can’t be mad/ Take my ego out/ Some people searching for fame/ Some people chasing that clout/ Just remember this, this ain’t that situation/ You think I’m stupid enough to kill my reputation?”You can listen to ‘Thank You God’ below:Smollett has dedicated ‘Thank You God’ to “the people who kept it real”, and he’s donating all profits from the track to social justice organisations Rainbow Push Coalition, Secure The Bag Safety, and Illinois Innocence Project.During Smollett’s trial in December last year, brothers Amimbola and Olabingo Osundairo testified that the actor had recruited them to help him stage an attack in an effort to boost the actor’s publicity, and were paid $3,500

Closer than ever! Nearly seven months after Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt’s televised engagement aired, the twosome have taken the next step in their relationship.

attempted to kill then-President Ronald Reagan in 1981 — has apparently hit his goal of rebranding as a singer. He announced on Twitter Friday that he has scheduled a performance this summer in New York City.

Jussie Smollett is back at work fresh off his release from prison.

Taylor Kinney has gone public with his new girlfriend Ashley Cruger!

Stepping away. Kanye West will not perform at Coachella after all, multiple reports confirm.