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Kenny Chesney Recalls Telling Taylor Swift She Couldn’t Tour With Him Early In Her Career
During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Kenny Chesney recounted a story about his planned tour with Taylor Swift in her early days that never materialized. The 56-year-old country star said that Swift was set to open for him back when she was a rising 17-year-old country singer, but because the…… More
SZA Pays Tribute To Mac Miller On Release Day Of Rapper’s Posthumous Album, ‘Balloonerism’
On Friday (January 17), Mac Miller’s posthumous album, Balloonerism, was released on what would have been the late rapper’s 33rd birthday. One of Miller’s early collaborators was SZA, who is featured on a track from the new collection called “DJ’s Chord Organ.” The Grammy-winning R&B superstar took time to reflect back on her creative history…… More
The Roots Plan Blue Note Residency To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of ‘Do You Want More’
The Roots’ acclaimed major label debut, Do You Want More?!!!??!, was released 30 years ago last week, on January 17, 1995. The Philadelphia rap crew will celebrate their record’s milestone anniversary with an upcoming residency at the Blue Note in New York City. The Roots will perform a series of six shows at the legendary…… More
The Weeknd Donates $1 Million Toward Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Following Cancellation Of His Rose Bowl Show
Following last week’s postponement of his album release and cancellation of his scheduled Rose Bowl concert, the Weeknd announced that he has donated $1 million towards three wildfire relief organizations. The 34-year-old music superstar — whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – split his $1 million donation between The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, GoFundMe’s…… More
Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ Reaches No. 1 On Billboard 200
Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos has climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart following its first full week of activity. It becomes the fourth chart-topping album in Bad Bunny’s celebrated career. Debí Tirar Más Fotos previously debuted at No. 2 on last week’s Billboard 200, after being released on an off-cycle…… More
