D’Wayne Wiggins, a singer, guitarist, and co-founder of the new jack swing trio Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died of bladder cancer. The news was shared on Wiggins and the band’s official social media accounts. Wiggins was 64 years old. “D’Wayne’s life was incomparable, and his music and service impacted millions around the world, including in…
MJ Lenderman, Animal Collective, Horse Jumper of Love, Reggie Watts, Squirrel Flower, and more have contributed to We Love It Here., a new benefit compilation that raises funds for Lamplight AVL, a nonprofit organization supporting people in the Asheville, North Carolina, arts community who have been affected by Hurricane Helene. It’s available to buy digitally…
DJ Funk, the innovative Chicago producer who coined and helped create the ghetto house subgenre, has died, Resident Advisor reports, citing the late musician’s friend and collaborator DJ Slugo. According to a fundraiser for funeral expenses, DJ Funk had been living with cancer. He was 54 years old. Born Charles Chambers, in Chicago, DJ Funk…
Sweeping Promises have covered the Bangles’ Prince-penned single “Manic Monday” for a new benefit compilation supporting wildfire relief efforts. Battle for L.A.: A See/Saw Benefit is out in full today; take a listen below, via Bandcamp, and find the Sweeping Promises cover at track 18. Sweeping Promises’ Lira Mondal said in a statement, “I have a…
Brian James, founding guitarist and early principal songwriter for UK punk pioneers The Damned, has died. The news was shared in a statement on James’ official Facebook page, though a cause of death has not been revealed: “Goodbye to a pioneer & true gentleman,” it reads, in part. He was 70 years old. Born in…
Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk composer, producer, and vibraphonist, died Tuesday, March 4, in New York after a long illness, his family said in a post from his Facebook account. “He lived a beautiful 84 years and will be sorely missed,” the statement read. Ayers was born in Los Angeles to parents who worked as…
Duane “Keffe D” Davis has given his first major interview since being arrested and charged, in 2023, with first-degree murder in connection with the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. Speaking with ABC News, Davis said he’s “innocent” and that he “ain’t killed nobody.” Davis also expressed remorse in giving interviews and writing about Shakur’s death,…
Glastonbury Festival has announced its 2025 lineup. The 1975, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, and Olivia Rodrigo will headline this year’s event in Somerset, marking Young’s first time claiming the top spot since 2009 and both the 1975 and Rodrigo’s headliner debut on the main stage. Rod Stewart claims the Sunday afternoon “legends” slot,…
Drake and iHeartMedia Inc. have settled the legal action that Drake brought against the iHeartRadio owner over an alleged pay-to-play scheme to boost Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” court records show. In a statement to Pitchfork, iHeartMedia said, “In exchange for documents that showed iHeart did nothing wrong, Drake agreed to drop his petition. No payments…
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has sued the lawyers and unnamed woman who brought a rape lawsuit against him and Sean “Diddy” Combs last year before dropping it in February, court documents confirm. Jay-Z portrays attorneys Tony Buzbee and David Fortney and their Jane Doe client as co-conspirators whose allegations that he and Diddy drugged and raped…
