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Trent Reznor wins Country Music Award with “Old Town Road” sample
We’re truly living in strange times and Nine Inch Nails leader Trent Reznor along with Atticus Ross winning a Country Music Award is further proof. Reznor and Ross are both taking home an award for the Music Event Of The Year for Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” remix with Billy Ray Cyrus sampling the […]
Trent Reznor describes “Old Town Road” sampling as “strange at first”
Trent Reznor has now spoken about the smash hit “Old Town Road” using a section of Nine Inch Nails track “34 Ghosts IV.” The Lil Nas X hit that gained massive popularity this year features a short banjo section that comes from the Nine Inch Nails record Ghost I-IV. Read More: American Music Awards mark first show […]
TikTok under scrutiny by NMPA over potential copyright theft
The National Music Publishers’ Association is calling on Congress to investigate the ever-growing app TikTok over potential violation of U.S. copyright laws. According to a letter sent by NMPA, the popular video app is consistently violating the rights of songwriters and music publishers. Read more: Panic! At The Disco recruit Pete Wentz for hilarious “I Write […]
Slipknot gets reimagined as TOP, Linkin Park for “Psychosocial” cover
Someone has reimagined a Slipknot track from 2008 in the style of twenty one pilots, Lil Nas X, Linkin Park, Tool and more. Popular YouTube channel Ten Second Songs responded to fans’ requests to take Slipknot’s “Psychosocial” and reinvent it in 25 new styles. Read more: Vans launches custom ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ shoes giveaway […]
MTV EMAs nominees include twenty one pilots, the 1975, Halsey, more
MTV has dropped the nominees for the 2019 European Music Awards that include nods for twenty one pilots, Panic! At The Disco, the 1975, Billie Eilish and more. Also, Green Day, Avril Lavigne and more are up for some of the night’s biggest awards. Read more: Baskin-Robbins drops zombie hand sundae with Halloween candy mix […]
Tegan And Sara recollect teenage love with ‘Hey, I’m Just Like You’—review
It’s true that Canadian indie-pop band Tegan And Sara are experiencing the pinnacle of their musical career. Most first became aware of the Quin sisters in 2014 when they recorded The Lego Movie theme song, “Everything Is AWESOME!!!”—which earned them an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song the following year. Since then, they’ve leaned […]
Lil Nas X never heard ‘Nevermind’ before accidental Nirvana sample
Lil Nas X has opened up about how he accidentally sampled Nirvana on a track in his latest EP and how Frances Bean Cobain ended up approving it. The “Old Town Road” rapper spoke to SiriusXM about how the sample ended up on his song “Panini”. Read more: Slipknot reveal stacked Mexico, Colombia Knotfest full […]
Trent Reznor nominated for first Country Music Award thanks to Lil Nas X
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails just got nominated for his first Country Music Award thanks to Lil Nas X. Lil Nas X’s country-rap track “Old Town Road” has taken over America, with its various remixes including Billy Ray Cyrus, Young Thug and more. Read more: Slipknot track gets chilling cello cover from band-inspired masked […]
MTV Video Music Awards 2019 winners announced—see the full list
The 36th annual MTV Music Video Awards is broadcasting live for the first time ever from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, which is just one of the big changes this year. The literal move marks a first for the VMAs, which typically graces New York City or Los Angeles save for Miami in […]
blink-182 to feature on XXXTentacion’s upcoming ‘Bad Vibes Forever’
Just over one year ago, rapper XXXTentacion was tragically killed at 20-years-old. However, the legacy he left behind in music continues to live on. Following the release of the deluxe edition of ? next month, XXX’s Bad Vibes Forever album will be released, featuring collabs with blink-182, Lil Nas X, Lil Wayne and more. Read more: Post Malone finally reveals […]
Billie Eilish ends Lil Nas X’s 19-week reign as “bad guy” hits No. 1
Billie Eilish is celebrating her mega-hit song “bad guy” finally dethroning Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Eilish’s song has remained at the No. 2 spot for nine weeks, the most amount of time for any song prior to it hitting No. 1. Read more: Atreyu announce 20-year […]
Vic Mensa literally fights for equality in politically charged punk video
Vic Mensa is proving his 93PUNX project is anything but a gimmick. Following up on his pointed “Camp America” video, he makes another clear stand on political issues with his video for “3 Years Sober.” Throwing his message into the face of anyone who watches, Mensa turns every verbal weapon in his arsenal on racism, homophobia and women’s […]
Lil Nas X remixes "Old Town Road" with Walmart yodeler Mason Ramsey
In true 2019 fashion, Lil Nas X has dropped a remix of the remix of his song “Old Town Road” with Billy Ray Cyrus, which now adds Young Thug and Mason Ramsey. Ramsey, who’s 12 years old, got famous after a video of him giving an impressive yodeling performance in the aisle of a Harrisburg, […]
Lil Nas X reveals rock chart debut with hilarious 'Avengers' photo
It felt like Lil Nas X became a sensation overnight after his song “Old Town Road” skyrocketed to viral fame. Soon after, he became the subject of backlash from country fans before Billy Ray Cyrus jumped on the remix of the track. Lil Nas X doesn’t have too much to worry about though, securing spots […]
Post Malone, Queen, more rule mid-year Nielsen Music charts
We’re halfway through 2019 and what an incredible year for music it has been. Artists such as Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish debuted with some incredibly impressive numbers, taking some top spots on the mid-year Nielsen Music charts. Post Malone, Halsey and more also appear in the charts’ top 10 slots for 2019 so […]
Miley Cyrus recruits Ashley O, Lil Nas X for meme-filled Glastonbury set
Miley Cyrus took her Black Mirror character Ashley O. to Glastonbury Music Festival, and brought out her dad and Lil Nas X for a special performance. First, she did a special performance of the song from the show “On A Roll,” which is actually a reworking of a Nine Inch Nails track. Read more: ‘Guardians Of […]
20 pop songs that should be covered for a new ‘Punk Goes’ album
The Punk Goes catalog has been turning pop hits into scene dreams for countless albums. With the series teasing something tomorrow, we thought we’d save them some time and make our own lineup of Punk Goes Pop covers that we would want to see on an upcoming album. UPDATE: Punk Goes has since revealed the […]
Lil Nas X brings Ashley O. out of retirement for "Panini" jam session
It looks like Black Mirror character Ashley O. is a big Lil Nas X fan. In a video tweeted by the rapper, we see Miley Cyrus donning her character’s purple bob and rocking out as the two dance to “Panini.” Could a Lil Nas X and Ashley O. collab be in the works? Read more: Punk Goes Pop […]
Lil Nas X shows rock side with Travis Barker collab track
Country-rap phenomenon Lil Nas X has released his collab with blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, and it’s pretty much everything. Lil Nas dropped his 8-track EP on Friday which includes “F9mily (You & Me)” the collab we never knew we needed. Read more: Jack Barakat debuts WhoHurtYou with first song “Wish We Never Met” We can […]
Travis Barker is teaming up with viral “Old Town Road” rapper Lil Nas X
Despite blink-182 getting busy with their upcoming Enema anniversary tour and eighth studio album, drummer Travis Barker shows no signs of slowing down with his cross-genre collabs. In a recent interview, Barker told Spin that he wrote a song with country-rap sensation Lil Nas X. Read more: YUNGBLUD gets passport stolen, cancels select U.S. tour dates […]
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