Snoop Dogg unveils gin line – Music News

Snoop Dogg has launched a gin line 26 years after the debut of his signature track Gin & Juice. The rapper and entrepreneur unveiled INDOGGO Gin after working to create a beverage which evokes a ‘laid- back…

Akon hopes his ‘real-life Wakanda’ will be a refuge from racial injustice – Music News

Akon has suggested that people facing racial injustice could move to the futuristic city he plans to build in his parents’ native Senegal. The R&B singer first announced plans for the project back in 2018, before closing…

Kanye West tops list of highest paid celebrity men – Music News

Kanye West has been named Forbes magazine’s top-earning male celebrity after banking $180 million (£134 million) over the past year. The Stronger hitmaker is followed by tennis ace Roger Federer and soccer stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano…

George Ezra: ‘I spend my life either worrying about things I have done or have said’ – Music News

In the first episode of Series Two of How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John, musician and singer-songwriter George Ezra speaks candidly about his experience with Pure O, a rare form of OCD. As well as…

Miranda Lambert leads 2020 CMA Awards nominations – Music News

Miranda Lambert leads the 2020 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards nominations. Lambert came out on top of Tuesday’s shortlist with an impressive seven nods. Not only did the tally make her the most-nominated act this year, but…

Taylor Swift becomes first solo female to win Best Director award at MTV VMAs – Music News

Taylor Swift has become the first solo female to win the Best Direction award at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. The star scooped the prize for her music video for The Man, taken from her 2019…

R. Kelly nearly stabbed with a pen during jailhouse attack – Music News

R. Kelly was nearly stabbed with a pen during an attack by a fellow inmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York, according to the singer’s lawyer. The I Believe I Can Fly hitmaker, who is behind…

Burt Bacharach: Recording new music during COVID-19 pandemic has been a ‘lifesaver’ – Music News

Burt Bacharach says recording new music during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a “lifesaver” for him. The 92-year-old music legend and Nashville singer/songwriter Daniel Tashian recently released five-track EP ‘Blue Umbrella’, the first fresh material from Burt…

Kanye West denies rumours he’s ‘in cahoots’ with Donald Trump’s Republican party – Music News

Kanye West has hit back at speculation he’s “in cahoots” with Donald Trump’s Republican party to ensure the former TV star remains President of the United States. The musician has been running an unconventional campaign for November’s…

Miley Cyrus’ grandmother death has had her listening to the Eagles ‘on repeat’ – Music News

The 27-year-old pop star lost her grandma, Loretta “Mammie” Finley, in August, a woman who she has praised as her “inspiration and fashion icon” as well as the “ultimate model of being a true light in…