Instagram is fighting back against TikTok’s rise among teenagers with new integrated lyrics on video Stories. Facebook even recruited Billie Eilish to showcase the new feature. Integrated lyrics can be added to any Story with a musical sticker. The fea…
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Moby Cancels Public Appearances as Natalie Portman Blowback Intensifies
Moby has officially canceled all of his scheduled public appearances, based on the fallout from the release of his new book. The memoir states that the DJ once dated Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman. Moby, in the recently published Then I…
Michael Jackson Estate Suffers Another Serious Setback Against HBO Over ‘Leaving Neverland’
The legal dispute over the ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary must remain in open court, according to a new ruling from a federal judge. After a hearing last week, a judge decided on Tuesday to reject a motion by Michael Jackson’s Estate to transfer the c…
Country Fans Calling For a Wrangler Boycott After Lil Nas X Sponsorship Deal
Lil Nas X has turned his Old Town Road lyric, “Cowboy hat from Gucci, Wrangler on my booty” into a lucrative partnership. But some country fans are upset about it. ‘Old Town Road’ has taken the music world by storm after it was first plucked by Justin …
Brooklyn Is Officially Naming a Street After Notorious B.I.G.
The Brooklyn intersection that the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. called his stomping grounds will be renamed in his honor. The announcement was made by the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation yesterday, on what would have been Biggie’s 47th birthd…
Dirty Paper Plate Used by Kurt Cobain Sold For $22,000 at Auction
I I A dirty paper plate Kurt Cobain used to eat pizza and compose a setlist for a Nirvana show in 1990 has sold for $22,400 at auction. California-based auction house Julien’s tweeted the following image of the paper plate, along with its history. The …
James Charles Lost 3 Million YouTube Subscribers Over a Coachella Branding Deal
Beauty YouTuber James Charles has lost 3 million (and counting) subscribers over a spat with his mentor, Tati Westbrook. Westbrook put Charles on blast after a deal he struck at Coachella rubbed her the wrong way. The (very, very) public spat between t…
Fox Slots ‘The Masked Singer’ Right After the Next Super Bowl
Fox is betting big on the ‘The Masked Singer’ by airing the show’s third season premiere after the Super Bowl next year. Season 3 of the popular show ‘The Masked Singer’ will be broadcast right after Super Bowl LIV, the broadcasting company announced. …
Palestinian Artists Association Urges Songwriters to Boycott Israel’s Eurovision 2019
The Palestinian Artists Association has urged contestants and singers to boycott the 2019 Eurovision contest being held in Israel. The Gaza-based association participated in a sit-in protest outside the European Union’s office in Gaza. The group also r…
Disney Recruits Janelle Monae to Help Reinvent the Racist ‘Siamese Cat Song’
The live-action version of Lady and the Tramp will cut the controversial ‘Siamese Cat Song’ in favor of a new track. Disney has tapped Janelle Monae to contribute the additional track, along with her artist collective Wondaland. Disney is investing hea…