Spotify hosting Nazi playlists? Several user-generated playlists available to the public drew criticism after a newspaper pointed out the rampant anti-Semitic content. The Times of Israel pointed out several publicly available playlists on Spotify with…
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Sexual Assault Hotline Calls Jump 40% After R. Kelly Documentary Airs
According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), the airing of the second installment of Surviving R. Kelly led to a 40% spike in calls to their hotline. Surviving R. Kelly, Part II: The Reckoning premiered last Thursday on the Lifet…
Elton John, Metallica Committing Nearly $2 Million Towards Australian Fire Relief
After Pink announced a $500K donation to Australian fire relief, several other stars are stepping up. Metallica announced they’ll match Pink’s contribution, while Elton John committed $1 million to the cause. The singer announced the donati…
Sound Relief Australia To Stage Bushfire Benefit Concert
Sound Relief Australia has announced that it will be staging a concert this year to benefit those affected by the country’s bushfires. The organization, which held a concert in 2009 in both Sydney and Melbourne to benefit the victims of the Victo…
Meat Loaf Says Climate Change Doesn’t Exist, Greta Thunberg Begs To Differ
Legendary rock singer Meat Loaf has found himself in a war of words with famed teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg over the merits of climate change. During a New Year’s Day interview with the Daily Mail, Meat Loaf, whose real name is Marvin …
Pink Pledges $500,000 To Combat Australian Wildfires
Grammy-winning singer Pink has pledged $500,000 to fight the wildfires that are currently ravaging Australia. In Twitter post she wrote: “I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires. I am …
Tina Turner Mural in North Carolina Defaced with an Apparent Swastika
Vandals have reportedly defaced a mural of singer Tina Turner in North Carolina with graffiti that appears to be intended as a swastika. The mural, whose face was covered by the apparent but incorrectly drawn swastika, had been painted on the pulldown …
Emily Ratajkowski Turned Down Big Money from Saudi Arabian Music Festival While Others Accepted
It is being reported that famed model Emily Ratajkowski turned down the Saudi Arabian music festival MDL Beast, which many celebrities and Instagram influencers controversially attended in exchange for six-figure payouts. Among those who were paid to a…
Media Company Bans ‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’ from Retail Playlists
A media company responsible for music at thousands of U.S. businesses has banned the song “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” from its playlists because the song’s lyrics refers to guns. Danny Turner, who is the global…
Blueface Accused of Humiliating Homeless People After Throwing Money at Them
Rapper Blueface is being accused of humiliating homeless people after he threw a large wad of cash at them from his car in Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row, in an apparent publicity stunt gone awry. A twitter user named JaValle tweeted video of the…