October 7, 2021

R. Kelly’s YouTube channels have been shutdown

• 3 New Albums Out this week you Should Listen to Now: Illuminati Hotties, Brandi Carlile, and Tirzah
• Los Angeles will require vaccination for indoor concerts
• Tina Turner sells back catalogue for a reported £225million
• Kanye West earns his first diamond record with a little help from Daft Punk
• Richie Faulkner suffered ruptured aorta onstage with Judas Priest, ‘moved to tears’ by support
• Andrew W.K. postpones tour until 2022, deletes all social media accounts
• Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One to trade bars in next Verzuz Battle
• Watch Tyler, The Creator’s passionate acceptance speech at the BET Hip-Hop Awards
• BEST NEW MUSIC – Illuminati Hotties’ Let Me Do One More
• REVIEW – Little Simz releases her fourth album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Reflecting on the 20th anniversary of “B.R.M.C.”
• The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner announce soundtrack for Peter Dinklage–starring musical film Cyrano
• James Blake – Friends That Break Your Heart
• Billy Bragg – The Million Things That Never Happened review: an ode to common ground
• Bonobo announces new album Fragments, shares new song ‘Rosewood’: Listen
• Lil Yachty joins Tame Impala for ‘Breathe Deeper’ remix
• Tirzah announces tour
• Pharrell’s Something In The Water Festival will no longer be in Virginia Beach due to its ‘toxic energy’
• Okeechobee’s 2022 festival lineup features Tame Impala, Porter Robinson, Megan Thee Stallion, and more
• Big Thief announce 2022 North American tour, share new song ‘Change’: Listen
• Doug Martsch set to perform two nights of acoustic sets at Fort Builder in Idaho
• Watch the best performances from the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards
• Nine Inch Nails mashed with Hall & Oates yields a yacht rock ‘Closer’