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A woman who claims she regularly worked as an onstage dancer for Snoop Dogg and his associate Bishop Don “Magic” Juan is now suing the men with claims they sexually assaulted her nearly a decade ago. The Jane Doe accuser filed her lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles Wednesday, claiming her alleged assaults by the rapper and his friend happened shortly after she attended a Snoop Dogg concert at Club Heat Ultra Lounge in Anaheim, California on May 29, 2013. According to the lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone, the...

Jeremy Ivey"Trial By Fire"The latest cut from Jeremy Ivey's upcoming album Invisible Pictures, due out March 11, is an especially personal one. The singer-songwriter was inspired by his wife and talent in her own right, Margo Price's decision to cut alcohol out of her life. The two openly discussed the decision and Margo's anxieties about how it may affect some personal relationships, and that honest dialogue inspired Ivey to pen "Trial By Fire" the next morning."The simple message is that all a person needs to be in this world is...

Eric Church says fans should look out for a series of new concerts this summer. The North Carolina country singer, currently on his Gather Again Tour, announced the first of those shows on Tuesday morning. Church will headline Milwaukee’s American Family Field — the home of the MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers — over Memorial Day weekend. Set for Saturday, May 28, the lineup also features Brothers Osborne and Parker McCollum. “We’re adding a couple of one-of-a-kind shows in some brand new cities. Milwaukee, you’re up first,” Church said in a video...

Former American Idol contestant Caleb Kenedy has been charged with felony DUI after a crash that killed a man in South Carolina.People reports that the 17-year-old singer, who competed on American Idol in 2021, has been charged with felony driving under the influence resulting in death after crashing his truck into a building in Spartanburg at 12.42PM on Tuesday (Feb. 8)."A 2011 Ford pickup was traveling north on W. Murph Road when the vehicle traveled onto a private drive at 269 W. Murph Road and struck a building," Master Trooper...

Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s widow filed a seven-figure breach of contract lawsuit in New York on Tuesday. It accuses the Wu-Tang Clan’s production company of “willfully” refusing to pay ODB’s estate its fair share of record royalties and publishing income over the last decade. In her 10-page filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Icelene Jones, administrator of her late husband’s estate, is demanding damages of at least $1 million, plus interest. The complaint describes ODB — real name Russell Tyrone Jones — as “a world-renowned rapper, producer, and songwriter at the time...

Florida Georgia Line have not officially broken up, but they are "taking a break." The superstar duo of Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley confirmed the news for the first time publicly in an interview with People during the opening of their new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on Sunday night (Feb. 6)."I think 'taking a break' is the proper term, as opposed to breaking up," Hubbard tells People after a year in which both he and Kelley have released solo work. Hubbard teamed...

Sharon Van Etten sweats it all out in the new video for “Porta.” The clip opens with the singer-songwriter preparing to exercise, inserting a cassette into a boombox before engaging in a rigorous workout — her vocals blanketed over layers and layers of velvety synths. Van Etten said in a statement that “Porta” was written during one of her “lowest lows” in 2020. “For most of my adult life I have struggled with bouts of depression and anxiety and coping mechanisms, and I sometimes let those dark moments get the...

Twenty years ago today (Feb. 8, 2002), Jo Dee Messina earned her second platinum album with Burn. The album was her third with Curb Records.Burn was released in 2000 and produced by Tim McGraw and Byron Gallimore. The record followed the success of Messina's platinum-selling sophomore project, I'm Alright, and produced five singles, including the No. 1 hit "That's the Way," as well as the disc's title track.Jo Dee Messina BurnCurb Recordsloading...But it was Burn's second chart-topping single, "Bring on the Rain," that became the biggest hit off of the record, thanks to some of...

Pusha T has released new single “Diet Coke.” Produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys with West cowriting, the song is expected to appear on the rapper’s follow-up album to 2018’s Daytona. On the track, Pusha T playfully alludes to the coke you find on the streets, rather than the soft drink. “Imaginary players they may coach right/Master recipes under stove lights,” Pusha T raps. “The number on his jersey is the quote price/You ordered Diet Coke, that’s a joke, right/Everybody get it off the boat, right/But only I can really...

Jimmie Allen leaves no room for interpretation when he says country music isn't racist. His Grammy nomination in the Best New Artist category proves it, he insists.Talking to Evan Paul on Taste of Country Nights, the "Freedom Was a Highway" singer was asked how he learned of his Grammy nomination. The 2022 Grammy nominations came last November, just as Allen was preparing to rehearse for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. His publicist woke him up to share the news. You can hear the full exchange beginning at about 8:55:“And then when...

Nine Inch Nails will return to the road for the first time in four years with a string of headlining gigs scheduled for the spring and late summer The band will kick things off with a quick three-show run: April 28 in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 30 in Atlanta and May 1 in Franklin, Tennessee (just outside of Nashville). A lengthier trek will begin with two shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado Sept. 2 and 3, and wrap Sept. 24 with a special hometown gig at the the...

Garth Brooks' songs are some of the most important of the last several decades of country music. At his peak, Brooks helped to single-handedly bring country music to a listening audience outside the genre's normal constraints.Brooks' signature vocal style delivers equally well in a variety of styles, from fun, uptempo songs to more serious, weightier fare. Brooks is not only a talented writer himself, he also has a penchant for discovering some of the strongest material in Nashville and making it his own with his powerful performances.Our list of the...

Danny Ocean got rid of the hat, let his hair grow out, and sports some leather in the visualizer for his newest single “Istanbul.” The track serves as a new taste of the “darker Danny” he hopes to showcase on his album @Dannocean by Danny Ocean, out Feb. 17. Ocean premiered the one-take, motorcycle-blazoned visualizer Sunday with Rolling Stone. But don’t be confused, “I don’t drive a motorcycle,” the Venezuelan singer tells Rolling Stone with a laugh. “It’s not my thing, but it looks cool! I’ve never done something like...