Seven sheriff's deputies say the rapper subjected them to "embarrassment, ridicule, emotional distress, humiliation, and loss of reputation" after a drug bust on his house came up empty.
Turning every streaming service into TikTok is bad for the internet. It'll be disastrous for music.
"It's very easy for politicians to legislate freedom away," says Northwood University's Kristin Tokarev. "But it's incredibly hard to get back."
Asian adversaries aerially admire American angst and apathy.
The mystery writer and cultural critic is an outspoken defender of free thinking and cultural appropriation.
A new proposal to more than triple visa entry fees for performers will harm American audiences and culture.
The Vienna Green Party had demanded a scheduled performance of the reunited heavy metal band be canceled because of a 2016 incident in which singer Phil Anselmo threw out a Nazi salute.
The site crashed because Swift is very popular, not because antitrust enforcement is too weak.
Podcaster and music critic Rob Harvilla reminds us of the debts we owe to the tunes of that often cringeworthy decade.
"It's stories and songs and films cut apart and written over, leaving no trace and no remnant of whatever used to be," writes novelist and cultural critic Kat Rosenfield.
Social media, streaming, and a new era of digital self-censorship
Religious Kurds used social media to shut down a rap concert—and they're swinging their weight around politics, too.
Until next year's, because capitalism is always making things better.
The music industry objects to the use of rap lyrics by prosecutors.
Perhaps boutique businesses with hip tastes can be as bad for bands as the biggest corporation.
The South Korean government brings the country's greatest cultural export to heel.
Stewart (of the Eurythmics), Grebenshchikov (a Russian singer-songwriter, and one of “the ‘founding fathers’ of Russian rock music”), and Babkin (a Ukrainian singer-songwriter) put out a trilingual song, with harmonies by Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac).
Joe Biden, MAGA fans, and Xi Jinping all fall victim to the band's violent displays on its current tour.
The rapper blamed a lack of "motherfucking inventory" for high home prices and rising rents in low-income neighborhoods. She's not the only one.
The FBI used a network of snitches to spy on entertainers and activists, and the Queen of Soul was no exception.
So much for “fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me.”
The company alleges the composers ignored multiple warnings to cease commercial production of the musical.
The rapper, podcaster, and author talks about "freedom, liberty, and all of that good stuff."
"Spazzing on that ass" does nothing whatsoever to harm people with cerebral palsy.
The Colombian singer faces up to eight years in prison and a hefty fine after rejecting a plea deal offered by Spanish prosecutors.
Her 1969 Songy a Balady (Songs and Ballads) was yanked from shelves, only to reappear after the 1989 Velvet Revolution.
"Our generation always understood each other without borders and passports / There, where we sang about friendship, today people dream only of complete revenge / All that normal people built over the years—all is obliterated."
An exhaustive profile of the Sleep and High on Fire frontman focuses almost entirely on his "dangerous" affinity for David Icke's lizard people conspiracy theories.
The Iranian metal band Confess was charged with blasphemy and anti-government propaganda in 2015, before fleeing to Norway. Their latest album documents this experience.
And it will only drive people further into the arms of President Vladimir Putin.
The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra scrubbed the famed composer from an upcoming program, calling his music "inappropriate at this time."
That happens to be the opening line of Ukraine's national anthem.
Censors wore out their welcome during the 20th century's indecency wars.
For the first time in two years, Coachella will return. Festival attendees will be able to enjoy themselves without having to abide by nonsensical mandates.
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