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UPDATE (2/18): Fivio Foreign has dropped a music video for his recent collaboration with Kanye West and Alicia Keys, “City of Gods.” The black-and-white clip features all three artists and is dedicated to Tahjay “T Dott” Dobson, a close friend and collaborator of Fivio Foreign who was shot and killed in New York City earlier this month.  ** Brooklyn-based rapper Fivio Foreign teamed up with Kanye West and Alicia Keys for his new single, “City Of Gods.” The single is set to be included on the drill rapper’s upcoming debut...

Alt-country rockers Whiskey Myers have announced their next studio album. Tornillo will follow up their critically acclaimed, self-titled album from 2019.To celebrate the announcement, Whiskey Myers shared a new song called "John Wayne" on all digital streaming providers. A funky guitar line introduces the track before organ and a full-throated harmonica take listeners to the first verse.The tempo and outlaw message make this track perfect for their live show, or perhaps a fight scene on Yellowstone, where so much of their music has been featured previously.Singer Cody Cannon wrote or co-wrote 9...

Kanye West is tossing up another roadblock in his ongoing divorce from Kim Kardashian. In a new court filing obtained by Rolling Stone, the rapper, whose legal name is now Ye, is asking a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to deny Kardashian’s pending request that she be declared legally single next month ahead of other final judgments in the couple’s high-profile split. Ye’s 40-page filing, which surfaced Friday, argues that “terminating marital status before custody, property, and support issues are resolved creates a risk of adverse consequences. This is...

Forty-eight years ago today (Feb. 19, 1974) was a bittersweet day for Dolly Parton: It was on that date that the singer announced that she was ending her long-standing partnership with Porter Wagoner, after more than seven years together.Parton began working with Wagoner after he offered her a coveted spot on both his weekly TV program, The Porter Wagoner Show, and in his traveling show, in 1967. The two also recorded several albums together, including Just the Two of Us and Together Always. She decided to part ways with him in...

SM Entertainment had K-pop fans buzzing in January when the company unveiled the lineup for SM’s first all-female “supergroup,” dubbed “Girls on Top” (or “GOT” for short). Revealed during the entertainment company’s annual SMTOWN LIVE event, the new group launched with seven artists, representing some of the biggest acts on SM’s roster — including solo act BoA, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and Hyoyeon, Seulgi and Wendy from Red Velvet, and Karina and Winter from Aespa. Girls on Top debuted with the seven performers organized into a unit called “GOT the Beat;” SM...

Priscilla Block had no idea that Kelly Clarkson — a star she grew up idolizing — was just as big a fan of her music. During an appearance on the Kelly Clarkson Show, the "My Bar" singer got her moment to gush.It was something that she put some thought into. Talking to Taste of Country Nights' Evan Paul earlier this month, Block explained how Clarkson's music helped get her through her teen years, but said they'd never met. So, together, interviewer and interviewee set off to make by manifesting.“I am going to meet Kelly...

Hours after Kanye West announced that Donda 2 will only be available to stream on his Stem Player, the rapper revealed that he has sold over 6,200 devices — good for $1.3 million — in the past 24 hours. Along with sharing the sales data, he leveled some sharp criticism at the streaming services as he explained why his upcoming album won’t be available there upon its 2.22.22 arrival. In an Instagram post that accompanied the Stem Player sales figures — including $8.6 million in total sales since the $200...

Jake Blount captured the bluegrass world's attention with his 2020 album Spider Tales, a deeply somber album of instrumentals and unearthly songs that cements the work of Black artists in the old-time canon. Today, The Boot is excited to share the exclusive premiere of Blount's latest recording.Blount is as inquisitive as he is a fierce advocate for Black artists in Americana, so it is no surprise that his new single "The Man Was Burning" is as radical a change in sound as the lyrics' message.Fans of Blount's foreboding string band sound will...

R. Kelly and his new lawyer Jennifer Bonjean filed motions late Thursday, which ask he be acquitted, or at the very least, for him to be given a new trial after the singer’s conviction in New York federal court of racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child and kidnapping in September. The notice of motion for a new trial, filed in the United States District Court of Eastern District of New York and obtained by Rolling Stone, claims Kelly was denied his Sixth Amendment rights. (The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights...

The first trailer for Elvis — the long-awaited biopic based on the life of rock 'n' roll icon — has arrived. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film features burgeoning actor Austin Butler taking on the challenging lead role as Elvis Presley.Tom Hanks plays Col. Tom Parker, the mysterious man who first discovered Presley's talent and later became his manager.According to a press release, Elvis "delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America."Breakout...

Holly G was trying to find a way to reconcile her love of country music with one disconcerting fact: She rarely saw anyone who looked like her at a country concert. It was always a sea of white faces and the unshakeable feeling that she wasn’t welcome. “I actually bought tickets to see country music concerts a few times. And I would look on social media and see the other people that were going; it just makes you feel unsafe,” Holly says. “The type of person that mainstream country music...

Adele's sudden postponement of her Las Vegas residency led to additional Keith Urban dates at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.The country singer has had a rotating residency at the venue for several years and already had planned shows for Memorial Day weekend 2022. Adele's residency was set to begin in January, but one day before opening night, she announced it would be postponed — leaving fans confused and angry.Shortly after, Urban's phone rang."We got a very panicked call one night, asking if we could fill in a bunch of shows and...

Health have tapped metal heavy-hitters Lamb of God for “Cold Blood,” the latest single from the Los Angeles noise rock outfit’s upcoming LP, Disco4 :: Part II, out April 8. The thunderous track, accompanied by an atmospheric animated video by Łukasz Rusinek, follows Health’s recent collaborations with industrial titans Nine Inch Nails and resident pop weirdo Poppy — both of which are also slated to appear on Disco4 :: Part II. Also featured on the album are joint tracks with artists including Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash and teenage post-punker Ekkstacy. Disco4 ::...

Joe Nichols and Blake Shelton have been friends long enough that they can look back on some of their rowdier behavior and laugh. Well, Joe can, at least.Shelton joins Nichols for a song called "I Got Friends That Do" on the latter's new Good Day for Living album. It's an easy, pure country collaboration that finds the men appreciating the kind of friends you can count on for help and a good time. This is to say, it fits their relationship — a relationship that goes back nearly 25 years —...