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Watch MGK shred a Rihanna cover as requested by Marilyn Manson
Machine Gun Kelly is continuing his legendary “Lockdown Sessions” with a pretty special request. On Day 21 of the quarantine entertainment, MGK covered a Rihanna song requested by his good friend Marilyn Manson. The Rihanna song covered is “Love On The Brain” from her 2016 album ANTI. Read More: 10 times Machine Gun Kelly raised the bar […]
Halsey debuted “Graveyard” at Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty fashion show
Some fans at Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty show last night got a special treat from Halsey — the live debut of her upcoming single “Graveyard.” However, don’t get your hopes up about getting to see the footage any time soon. Read more: FEVER 333 cancel September dates due to vocalist’s lung complications To take it […]
Post Malone reveals how that Ozzy Osbourne collab went down
Post Malone just dropped what might be the hottest new album of the season with Hollywood’s Bleeding. The album has its fair share of features and collaborations, but none more unusual and genre-crossing than one with The Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osborne. Read More: Freddie Mercury solo music celebrated with ‘Never Boring’ box set The ninth […]
10 metal-loving mainstream musicians who might surprise you
Dedicated metal fans are notoriously passionate about their music, even if it’s to a fault. The most fanatical ones will defend the genre at all costs, but not every fan of heavy music is locked exclusively into listening to blast beats and shredding riffs. Musicians often draw influence from some of the most surprising artists, […]
Post Malone joins esteemed diamond certified club with “Congratulations”
The majority of the world has fallen in love with Post Malone, even if people are constantly trashing his looks. Apparently, people love his song “Congratulations” so much that it’s now received the coveted diamond certification. Read More: ‘Black Mirror’ spinoff video shorts headed to YouTube before season 5 Post’s manager Dre London shared a post […]
Slipknot apparently used to be Rihanna’s favorite band
Slipknot has an undoubtedly huge fanbase due to their music, aesthetics and amazing live shows. Apparently, one of their biggest fans is pop musician and makeup/fashion designer Rihanna. Yup, you read that right. Read more: Brendon Urie ponders Panic! At The Disco’s lingering “emo” label The news comes from an unlikely source. Fashion mogul Tim […]
Cardi B reportedly turns down Super Bowl in support of Colin Kaepernick
It looks like Cardi B may have turned down a Super Bowl LIII halftime show spot alongside a seemingly struggling-to-secure artists Maroon 5. Rolling Stone quotes a Page Six source in reporting the rapper’s refusal to perform, a decision that apparently hinged on Cardi’s concern over football free agent and inequality activist Colin Kaepernick. Similar to Rihanna‘s […]
Maroon 5 allegedly struggling to secure Super Bowl support acts
The buzz surrounding Maroon 5 and the Super Bowl has been in full force since September of this year when several sources confirmed the alt act would be performing. Despite frontman Adam Levine neither confirming nor denying their involvement, a petition was launched to get them to drop from it. Now, it’s being reported they can’t get […]
College professors dissect why Post Malone is so catchy
If you’ve ever found yourself singing along to Post Malone and wondering exactly why his tunes are so catchy, then wonder no more. VICE sat down with Berkeley College of Music songwriting professors Kareem Clarke and Brian “Raydar” Ellis to discuss the variety of reasons Posty has become such a huge success in the pop […]
Axl Rose not happy Donald Trump's using Guns N' Roses' songs at rallies
More musicians are coming forward to voice their concerns of having President Trump use of their music at his rallies, without their permission to do so. The latest people to voice their concern is Rihanna and Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose. Read more: Axl Rose calls Kanye West’s meeting with Donald Trump a “joke” As […]
11 times hip-hop artists sampled the scene
Hip-hop and our scene might seem like total opposites on the surface, but the genres collide more than you think. There’s the entire genre of emo rap that has been blowing up in recent years, as well as a long history of alternative bands covering hip-hop songs and rappers sampling some of our favorite tracks. […]
Ghost issue statement on Rihanna's Met Gala pope hat
[Photos by: Ghost/Facebook, Rihanna/Instagram] Does the pope wear a funny hat? Quasi-mysterious heavy metal band Ghost were obviously watching Rihanna's stunning display on the Met Gala red carpet Monday evening, as the masked Swedish rockers posted a “Message From The Clergy” regarding the superstar singer's choice of pontifical headgear. See it below. Read more: Ghost […]
14 amazing alternative covers of pop songs you probably haven't heard yet
Covers are great, aren’t they? They give you a chance to hear what is most likely a massive tune, but slightly different; or in the case of this list: with a bit of a rough, rock edge. Granted, there are several—seven, to be precise—Punk Goes Pop volumes that have a nice spattering of classic covers, […]
Halsey being accused of plagiarism by Rihanna fans
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends? It looks like Halsey's song “Now Or Never” is getting some backlash from Rihanna fans. Read more: Listen to Halsey’s new song, “Strangers” with Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui When Halsey performed her hit at the Billboard Music Awards, fans of the R&B singer called Halsey out […]
Rihanna channels punk aesthetic in new 'Paper Magazine' cover shoot
First metal, now punk. We did a double take when we saw Rihanna's latest post on Instagram (which you can see for yourself below). The picture comes from a shoot for the latest Paper Magazine cover, and it looks a lot like someone we all know well. Good Charlotte's Benji Madden. Circa 2002. Read more: Rihanna […]
Rihanna brings death metal logo to VMAs, metalheads react
Rihanna performed four different times at MTV’s VMAs last night. During her third medley, the stage’s backdrop graphics flashed various “Rihanna” logos in distressed, death metal-like font. Additionally, her backup dancers were wearing shirts with the logos on them. You can watch the performance in full below. Read more: Lady Gaga: “Some people really don’t know […]
Next 'Bates Motel' season will be the last
A&E’s Bates Motel will end following its upcoming fifth season. The show’s producers confirmed the news during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Read more: American Horror Story: Hotel actress Lady Gaga wins first Golden Globe It was also revealed that pop singer Rihanna will play the role of Marion Crane, who was originally played by Janet […]
Fall Out Boy future collaborations with Taylor Swift, Rihanna? Pete Wentz hopes so
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz is one of four stars to be featured on the cover of Notion's 70th issue. Throughout his time speaking with the mag, he touches on future collaborations he would like to see come to fruition. “We did this Victoria’s Secret show with Taylor Swift and she sang ‘Light Em […]
APTV gets to know Summer Breakout artist Bebe Rexha
Welcome to our Summer Breakout series with APTV's Nick Major. Every week in August we will be bringing you a profile of a band who made it big this summer. Stay tuned! Even if you don't know Bebe Rexha, you probably know Bebe Rexha: The pop songstress wrote and sang the chorus on the Nicki […]
Korn gave Rihanna's "B*tch Better Have My Money" a nu-metal remix because why not?
For one reason or another, Korn have remixed Rihanna's “Bitch Better Have My Money” and given it a full nu-metal treatment. Is this just a bizarre way for the band to allude towards new material? Maybe. But maybe (and perhaps more likely) not. Either way, listen to the track below and be sure to leave us […]
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