The cult New York band, driven by Lupton's 'gut-wrenching genius', influenced Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol Stewart Lupton, frontman of cult New York indie rock band Jonathan Fire*Eater, has died aged 43. No official cause of death has been given, but his cousin, Sarah Lupton, confirmed the news in an Instagram post. She described him as “an inspiration through the ages”, adding: “Your overwhelming, gut-wrenching genius even you don't understand.” Continue reading...
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Amidst allegations of sexual misconduct charged by numerous women, Time's Up has called for a boycott an industry-wide boycott of R. Kelly. Now, Spotify has announced that it's pulling Kelly's music from its curated playlist. While not an outright ban (Kelly's music will still be available on-demand), his music will be removed from all Spotify owned and operated playlists and algorithmic recommendations,” the company announced Thursday in a statement to Billboard. “His music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will not actively promote it,” Spotify explained. “We don't censor content because of an artist's or creator's behavior, but we want our editorial decisions - what we choose to program - to reflect our values. When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator.”” This is a developing story… The rap mogul argued there would be confusion between his name and that of the Pennsylvania doctor, but the US trademark office disagrees Rapper and music mogul Dr Dre has lost a copyright battle over his name, after he tried to prevent gynaecologist Draion M Burch from trademarking the name Dr Drai. As well as practising gynaecological and obstetric medicine, Burch is the author of books including 20 Things You May Not Know About the Vagina, and is a public speaker on women's health issues. Continue reading...Concerns raised over Scottish singer-songwriter's welfare
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