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“I can’t imagine being proud to earn a paycheck obliterating the work and dreams of artists” Read More RSS: News News 

It’s not often a concertgoer dies at a concert, especially from falling. But in an unexpected, tragic turn, one fan took a stumble bad enough that they ended up passing away after the concert. In a recent TMZ report, a 51-year-old man fell while watching Goose perform at Madison Square Garden. Officers responded to a call that the man was found unconscious and unresponsive at 9:51 pm inside the arena. […]

Taking a rough fall is like a rite of passage for any artist performing. They’ll be in the zone, lost in the music, and captivating their audience. Then, all of a sudden, they’re crashing onto the ground. Sometimes, it’s dramatic enough that the show has to end; other times, it’s just a little embarrassing and disorganized. For Kirk Hammett and Metallica, performing across 45 years means that a rough tumble […]

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As much as there have been people openly vouching for this use of AI in music, others aren’t having it. The Atlantic published an open database where people can check which artists and songs have been used to train Suno and Udio AI models. This has impacted almost every working musician, from massive superstars to extremely underground artists. Naturally, the aftermath has seen dozens of artists outraged at the usage, […]

Nowadays, N.O.R.E. considers Drink Champs his full-time day job. He’s a member of the media now after a successful and influential career as a rapper. After a while, he traded that in to be one of the most likable podcasters working today. But as much as he doesn’t need to rap anymore, he also firmly believes that there’s no expiration date in hip-hop. “Why are we limiting our legends, the […]

Tyler, The Creator has been one of the most highly praised artists of the 21st century. Coming from the lineage of Pharrell and Kanye West, he’s always been meticulous about studying the music he loves. Mix that with the formative edginess of Odd Future, and he built a devoted fanbase that has stuck with him through every era. However, when Cherry Bomb was released in 2015, Tyler received less than […]

The music of YoungBoy Never Broke Again is usually associated with a lot of pain. A good chunk of it has come with a lot of anger and violence, lashing out at enemies who wish ill upon him. A lot of it is emotional wailing, reflecting on the ugly and evil that takes place in the world. He’s closer to a Blues artist like Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy than […]

Long before he was interviewing legends for Drink Champs, N.O.R.E. was one of the best New York rappers working in the late 90s and early 2000s. Early on, he conjured up hits while The Neptunes and Swizz Beatz were still blooming in their careers. Moreover, his definitive classic, The War Report, alongside Capone in 1997, will always live on as a crucial artifact of NY hip-hop. While the album “saved […]