Rush will celebrate a milestone anniversary by hitting the road next year for the first time since the 2015 death of legendary drummer Neil Peart. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, who are both now 72, will be joined for the shows by new drummer Anika Nilles, who previously played with Jeff Beck and has released…
Diddy has been sentenced in his criminal case. However, he still reportedly has nearly 70 civil sexual abuse lawsuits that are pending. On Oct. 3, Puff was sentenced to 50 months in prison for prostitution charges in connection with his much-publicized federal criminal case. The Bad Boy mogul’s attorneys still have their hands full fighting…
A musical theater star is gone too soon. Ben Lewis, an Australian native who starred in the titular role of the West End production of Phantom of the Opera from 2017 to 2018, has died after a battle with bowel cancer, according to his friend Todd Woodbridge. He was 46. “Today we lost Ben Lewis,”…
Instagram is expanding its controversial Friend Map feature to India, while it’s also rolling out some new updates to address concerns about involuntary location sharing in the app. Instagram first launched its Friend Map feature in the U.S. back in August, which enables users to see where their IG connections are on a map at…
President Trump ‘Puff Daddy’ Asked Me for a Pardon Published October 6, 2025 3:50 PM PDT Play video content C-Span Sean “Diddy” Combs is already going straight to the top for a get out of jail free card … because President Trump says Diddy has asked for a presidential pardon. Trump was talking to reporters…
October 6th, 2025 – Music industry veteran Emily White and a deeply experienced team of industry leaders have announced the expansion of their non-profit work to launch Impact Data & Events. The non-partisan group is born out of 2018’s #iVoted, 2020’s record-breaking #iVoted Festival, 2022’s #iVoted Sweepstakes, and last year’s production of 18 #iVoted Concerts…
Lil Durk is pushing to have his federal murder-for-hire case tossed, claiming prosecutors are hiding key facts that would allow him to mount a fair defense in court. The Chicago-born rapper is accused of orchestrating a plot to kill a man identified as Quando Rondo, in retaliation for the 2020 killing of his close friend…
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965, the storied Miles Davis live album, will be reissued as a giant box set on January 30, 2026. Available in 10xLP and 8xCD editions via Columbia/Legacy, the reissue revives an album that has been out of print for three decades, according to a press release. An excerpted…
Richard Ashcroft is always dressed for the occasion. When he appears on my screen from his home in the U.K., he’s wearing a leather jacket with a sheen to it and the requisite shades covering a third of his face. He has an instinct for wardrobe that makes for vivid descriptions. The last time I…
J.I.D goes off the dome in an exclusive conversation with XXL to share his quick thoughts on controversial hip-hop opinion, the best lyricists of all time, the biggest misconception about him, what you should never argue with him about and more. Take a look in the video below. Topics include: I keep my pen sharp…
