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Music exec and former hardcore singer Anthony Martini is distancing himself from the Augmented Reality rapper FN Meka, with whom Capitol Records “severed ties” earlier this week after clips of the project using the N-word and propagating racial stereotypes went viral. As Billboard lays out, Martini is a former artist manager who has helped develop artists such as Lil Dicky and MadeinTYO and was CEO of Royalty Exchange from 2021 […]

Offset has sued his Migos record label, Quality Control, according to TMZ. The rapper alleges that the label claimed ownership of his solo music despite there being a deal in place saying that he could release solo music independently. In a filing, Offset says he “paid handsomely” for said solo rights in January 2021 but that Quality Control still tried to claim his recent solo single “54321.”  » Read More

In 2020, Nick Reinhart released a solo debut album under the monicker Disheveled Cuss. Today, the frontman for Sacramento math-rockers Tera Melos is back with another Disheveled Cuss project titled Into The Couch. It’s out September 30 and features an album cover designed by Fat Wreck Records favorite Mark Desalvo.  » Read More

Arctic Monkeys are currently gigging around Europe at various festivals. Tonight, they did a set at Zürich Openair 2022, where they debuted a brand-new song called “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am.” It’s a mid-tempo, reggae-tinged number with intercutting wah-wah-wah guitar effects.  » Read More

Capitol Records has “severed ties” with the recently signed AI rapper FN Meka, who came under intense scrutiny after clips of the project using the N-word went viral. Social media users also surfaced an old image from Meka’s Instagram showing the rapper in a scene of police brutality.  » Read More

Jaimie Branch, a New York-via-Chicago avant-garde jazz trumpeter who released music solo and collaboratively, has died. She was 39. The news was confirmed by the Chicago label International Anthem, who wrote on Twitter: “At 9:21 pm on Monday, August 22, composer and trumpeter jaimie branch passed away in her home in Red Hook,  » Read More

It’s been six years since Ontario electropop duo Junior Boys released an album: 2016’s Big Black Coat. In the years since, Jeremy Greenspan co-produced and mixed two albums for Jessy Lanza, mourned his father’s passing, and built a studio in Hamilton, where he and and Matt Didemus recorded their sixth studio album,  » Read More

The music and entertainment communities are still mourning the loss of Olivia Newton-John, who died earlier this month at 73 after a 30-year battle with breast cancer. In honor of Newton-John, Sleater-Kinney, Courtney Barnett, and Fred Armisen teamed up for a live performance of “Physical” last night (August 21) at Marymoor Park in Redmond,  » Read More

Jerry Allison, who famously drummed with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, has died. He was 82. The news was confirmed on the official Buddy Holly Facebook page, which posted a tribute message today.  » Read More