DMX died on Friday (April 9th) at age 50. The rap icon was on life support for one week at New York's White Plains Hospital after suffering a heart attack on April 2nd. He had no brain function after being deprived of oxygen for nearly 30 minutes and brain function never returned. By Thursday (April 8th), his organs began failing and by Friday (April 9th) his family made the decision to take him off of life support. According to XXL, DMX's family released a statement, saying, "We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50 years old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days." The statement continued, "Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him. Earl's music inspired countless fans across the world and his iconic legacy will live on fore
Justin Timberlake pushed for Janet Jackson's 2004 "wardrobe malfunction" in order to top Britney Spears' kiss with Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards. Jackson's stylist Wayne Scot Lukas told Page Six the "Can't Stop The Feeling" singer "insisted on doing something bigger than their performance. He wanted a reveal." According to Lukas, the original concept for the Super Bowl halftime show was supposed to involve a pearl G-string inspired by Kim Cattrall's Sex and the City character. The stylist told the outlet, "Janet was going to be in a Rocha dress, and Justin was going to step on the back of her dress to reveal her butt in this pearl G-string. But the outfit changed a couple of days before, and you saw the magic." In the end, Timberlake tore off a part of Jackson's top, revealing her breast to 150 million viewers. Lukas said, "I wouldn't call it a wardrobe ‘malfunction' in a million year
Olivia Rodrigo sat down with Rolling Stone to talk about the making of her latest single, "Déjà Vu." She and her producer Dan Nigro wrote the song in August, not too long after they penned "Drivers License." Rodrigo told The Breakdown,.
BTS announced that Bang Bang Con is returning in 2021. According to the band's social media accounts, the virtual event will take place on April 17th at 3pm KST on the septet's official YouTube channel BANGTANTV. According to Billboard, last April's inaugural Bang Bang Con was a free two-day online concert series featuring live performance footage dating back to 2015. It was followed by Bang Bang Con: The Live, a 90-minute pay-per-view concert, in June.
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Vicky Cornell has claimed that Soundgarden want to maliciously defame her, adding that they want to harrass her children. Cornell is being taken to court by the band, who s accusing her of locking them of the band s website and social media accounts.
According to
Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, as well as their business manager
Rit Venerus, accused Cornell of locking them out of their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo, YouTube, Snapchat, Tumblr, Top Spin and Pinterest accounts. They also accused her of changing the passwords to the band s website.
In a new statement, Cornell s lawyer
Marty Singer denied the claims, saying that Vicki had been growing the band s social media accounts, and said the latest lawsuit is an attempt to defame Vicky and harass her children.