Kesha: I ‘Got Offered My Freedom’ to Rescind Dr. Luke Rape Claims

In an explosive Instagram post Sunday, Kesha revealed that she was “offered [her] freedom” – most likely the nullification of her contract with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald – if she rescinded her rape accusations against the producer.

“So. I got offered my freedom IF I were to lie,” Kesha wrote in the caption of…

Gato Barbieri, Latin Jazz Great and ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Composer, Dead at 83

Leandro “Gato” Barbieri, the influential Latin jazz bandleader and saxophonist best known for his Grammy-winning score to the film Last Tango in Paris, died Saturday at a New York hospital following a bout with pneumonia. He was 83. Barbieri’s wife Laura confirmed her husband’s death to The Associated Press, adding that…

‘Atlantic signs characters. You’ve got to be about more than gimmicks’

Ben Cook on Ed Sheeran, Ahmet Ertegun and why ‘pop robots’ just won’t do

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Hear J Dilla’s Funky ‘Gangsta Boogie’ With Snoop Dogg

With J Dilla’s lost vocal album The Diary finally arriving this month, another track off that posthumous LP, the funky “Gangsta Boogie” featuring Dilla alongside Snoop Dogg and Kokane, has been unveiled. The cut first premiered on Dr. Dre’s Beats 1 radio show The Pharmacy Saturday. Check out “Gangsta Boogie” below…

See Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley Wearing British Costumes on ‘Corden’

If the early promos are any indication, Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley should be affable and funny co-hosts of the ACM Awards on Sunday. Unfortunately, the same may not be said of their ability to capture the complexities of British life in song.

The pair paid a visit to the Late Late Show…