RAP Act Introduced in Congress Would Bar the Use of Lyrics as Evidence in Court Proceedings

Young Thug has been sued by a concert promoter based in the US state of Georgia over a show that was cancelled after the rapper was arrested in May and denied bail.Prosecutors claim that Young Thug – real name Jeffery Williams – co-founded a gang that went on to commit murders, shootings and carjackings. He, fellow rapper Gunna and 26 others were charged in May in relation to allegations made against that gang.

Mariah Carey's north Atlanta home was burglarized in July while the superstar had been vacationing across Italy and the United States. The Sandy Springs Police Department confirmed the July incident at Carey's home to Fox News Digital but did not immediately provide additional details about the incident.

EXCLUSIVE: Neal McDonough (The Flash) and Casey Cott (Riverdale) will headline the sports drama Black Spartans, written and to be directed by Ben Cory Jones (Insecure), which is heading into production in Atlanta this fall.

Alvvays have shared their brand new single ‘Easy On Your Own?’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the second to be previewed from the Canadian band’s forthcoming third studio album ‘Blue Rev’, which is due for release via Transgressive on October 7.Following on from the arrival last month of the LP’s lead single ‘Pharmacist’, Alvvays have now shared ‘Easy On Your Own?’.You can listen to the track in the below visualiser.You can see the tracklist for Alvvays’ ‘Blue Rev’, which has been described in a press release as the band’s “most harmonically rich and lyrically provocative” album yet, below.Alvvays will head out on a North American tour in October, with dates running through to mid-November.

21 Savage has elaborated on his perspective regarding hip-hop lyrics and gun violence, after his own were brought up when calling for an end to gun violence in Atlanta earlier this week.“Atlanta we have to do better[,] put the f****** guns down,” tweeted the rapper, who grew up in Georgia, on Monday (August 8). While many were supportive of 21’s comments, one fan brought up lyrics from his recent Drake collaboration ‘Jimmy Crooks’, quoting the rapper’s line: “Spin a block twice/Like it ain’t nowhere to park.”Replying to the fan directly, Savage defended his work, arguing that a song “is for an entertainment” and is “not an instruction manual on how to live life.” He continued: “In real life I give away a lot of money and spread financial literacy to my community.

21 Savage has defended his own lyrics after he called for an end to gun violence in Atlanta.The rapper, who grew up in the Georgia city, tweeted yesterday (August 8): “Atlanta We Have To Do Better. Put The F****** Guns Down !!!!!”While many Twitter users supported his comments, one fan highlighted Savage’s own lyrics about gun violence by quoting the rapper’s line “spin a block twice like it ain’t nowhere to park” from his recent Drake collaboration ‘Jimmy Crooks’.Replying to the fan, Savage countered: “A song is for entertainment it’s not an instruction manual on how to live life.“In real life I give away a lot of money and spread financial literacy to my community.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUTA announced today that  Robert Gibbs has joined the agency as a partner and co-head of its Atlanta office.In his new role, Gibbs will join UTA Atlanta co-heads Rich Paul, Arthur Lewis, and Steve Cohen to help grow the agency’s footprint across music, sports, film, fine arts, television, podcasts, and more, according to the announcement.“Robert’s experience in the industry, combined with his enthusiasm to help us build in Atlanta, made him the perfect choice to join UTA and our leadership team there,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer. Last September UTA and its partner company Klutch Sports Group established an office in the city.“Over the past several years the momentum at UTA has been undeniable,” said Gibbs.

Music industry veteran Robert Gibbs has joined UTA as a Partner and Co-Head of the agency’s Atlanta office.

Thania Garcia Blackpink will be hitting the road — and catching flights — for their upcoming “Born Pink” world tour slated to begin on Oct. 15 up until June 21, 2023.So far, the tour has announced stops in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, however additional dates will be announced. The circuit will kick off in Seoul on October 15 and 16, then the group will make their way to North America where they will perform 10 shows in seven different cities across the United States and Canada.

Brad Pitt made the rare move of talking about one of his children this week when he called his 16-year-old daughter Shiloh 'beautiful' on Monday. And later the 58-year-old Bullet Train star made a comment about one of his other daughters, 17-year-old Zahara, when chatting up Vanity Fair. 'I'm so proud of her,' said the star, who shares six children with ex-wife Angelina Jolie.

Gallery: Congratulations, Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck! These are the relationships that led J. Lo to marrying Ben Affleck. . . (BANG Showbiz)He said her dancing is so good “it brings a tear to the eye, yeah”.

The 1975 have released a new single called ‘Happiness’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the latest preview of the Manchester group’s fifth album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, which is due to arrive on October 14 via Dirty Hit. It follows on from the recent comeback track ‘Part Of The Band’.“‘Happiness’ is like… there’s literally loads of us in the room on that track,” frontman Matty Healy told Zane Lowe of the funky, sax-filled latest offering on Apple Music 1 this evening (August 3).“[It] really doesn’t really have much structure.

Donald Glover has rejected the criticism that his comedy-drama series Atlanta “isn’t for Black people”.The show, which airs on FX in the US and Disney+ in the UK, follows college dropout Earnest “Earn” Marks (Glover) and rapper Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry) as they navigate an otherworldly version of the Atlanta rap scene. The series also stars Lakeith Stanfield and Zazie Beetz.Through an Afro-surrealist lens, the show examines themes of racism, whiteness, existentialism and modern African-American culture.

Atlanta – watch it below.After touring around Europe in the third season, Earn (Donald Glover), Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ Miles (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (Lakeith Stanfield) and Van (Zazie Beetz) find themselves back in Atlanta for the show’s final outing.A synopsis reads: “Season four finds Earn, Paper Boi, Darius and Van back in their hometown. But the question is, has Atlanta changed or have they?”Both seasons three and four of Atlanta were filmed back-to-back after production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gallery: Congratulations, Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck! These are the relationships that led J. Lo to marrying Ben Affleck. . . (BANG Showbiz)The 58-year-old actor - who also has Maddox, 20, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, and Vivienne and Knox, 14, with fellow Oscar winner Angelina - also admitted he would love for his brood to forge their own careers.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter is off to Spelman College. The 'Eternals' actress is delighted her eldest girl has landed a place at the historically black liberal arts college for women and will be relocating to Atlanta, Georgia, in the coming months. Angelina shared a photo of 17-year-old daughter and some of her fellow students, some of whom were in Spelman shirts, and wrote on Instagram: "Zahara with her Spelman sisters! Congratulations to all new students starting this year.