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Kurt Cobain’s Guitar in “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Video Auctions for $4.5 Million USD

Kurt Cobain’s 1969 Fender Mustang guitar seen in Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video sold for approximately $4.5 million USD at Julien’s Auctions earlier this week. According to reports, the left-handed Competition Lake Placid blue-finished guitar was eventually auctioned off to the Jim Irsay Collection of Indianapolis after undergoing a bidding war with other collectors both online and over-the-phone. The iconic instrument was initially estimated to sell for around $600,000 USD and was auctioned alongside the only known surviving car that was owned and driven by Cobain — his 1965 Dodge Dart 170 4-door sedan, which sold for around $375,000 USD. In addition to appearing in the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video, the Fender Mustang was also used during the recording sessions o...

Drake Denies Banning Pusha T From Canada, Tells Him to “Come on Over”

Drake’s longtime friend and associate Chubbs took to Instagram to deny Pusha T’s claim that Drake banned him from Canada. Chubbs shared a black and white photo of the crew with a caption claiming that they “Welcome Them With Open Arms” and they “ Don’t Ban N*****z.” Drake also commented on the post, further extending the warm welcome, “come on over,” with a laughing face emoji. The Instagram post follows Push’s latest Drink Champs episode, during which he spoke about the beef he had with Drake. Early in the interview, Pusha T claimed that he was legitimately banned from Canada after receiving word from his manager and clarified that he didn’t perform his Drake diss track in the country — a song wherein N.O.R.E implied that Push went too far. Despite all of the tensions, Pusha T said that h...

TOMORROW X TOGETHER Lands Third No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart

TOMORROW X TOGETHER lands its third No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated May 28), as Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child debuts atop the tally. The set sold 65,500 in the U.S. in the week ending May 19, according to Luminate, marking the third-largest sales week of 2022 for any album. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The South Korean pop quintet has previously hit No. 1 on Top Album Sales with The Chaos Chapter: Freeze (in 2021) and Minisode1: Blue Hour (2020). Also in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart: new albums from Florence + The Machine, Kendrick Lamar, The Black Keys and The Rolling Stones all debut, while Slipknot’s Iowa and One Direction’s Four both return to the top 10 after they were each reissued on vinyl LP. Billboard...

Harry Styles’ ‘Harry’s House’ Set to Check In at No. 1 In U.K.

Harry Styles’ Harry’s House (Columbia) is the red-hot favorite for the U.K. chart crown. The former One Direction singer has the fastest-selling album of 2022 so far, as it blasts to No. 1 on the midweek chart. Styles’ third studio album notches over 61,000 chart sales after just one weekend of sales and streaming activity, the OCC reports, for a blockbuster start not seen in the U.K. since Adele’s 30 dropped in November 2021. Harry’s House has already eclipsed the final opening week tally of his chart-leading self-titled debut (57,000 U.K. chart sales in May 2017) and 2019’s Fine Line (49,000 for a No. 2 debut). When the Official U.K. Charts are published late Friday (May 27), expect the English star to stamp his name. Based on midweek data, Styles has the Top 3 best-selling singles in th...

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Announce 2023 International Tour

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are getting back on the road. The group announced first thing Tuesday (May 24) that they will embark on their first tour together since the 14-month global River Tour that kicked off in 2016. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band last reconnected to perform on Saturday Night Live in December 2020, where they launched live versions of two songs from their most recent studio album, Letter to You. “After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year,” Springsteen said in a press statement. “And I’m looking forward to once again sharing the stage with the legendary E Street Band. See you out there, next year — and beyond.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news While the U...

Justin Bieber Is Taking His World Tour to India

MUMBAI – As part of his ongoing Justice world tour, Justin Bieber will perform in India on Oct. 18, it was announced today. The show, which is being co-promoted by AEG Presents and Indian entertainment ticketing platform BookMyShow, will take place at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The stop will mark Bieber’s second concert in India, following his performance in Mumbai in May 2017, which was part of his Purpose world tour and attracted over 40,000 fans. That gig marked one of the largest concerts by an international artist in India. This one will be the first stadium show by a foreign act after the onset of the pandemic, and the first since U2 closed out The Joshua Tree tour in Mumbai in December 2...

Bad Proxy Teams Up With Social Kid To Release Hard-Hitting Industrial Anthem “Break Away”

Hot on the heels of his latest release, “Data Harvest,” the industrial, mid-tempo producer, Bad Proxy, has been firing on all cylinders, releasing new music in 2022. Last week, he released his latest offering, “Break Away,” with Social Kid.  Delivering a dark industrial bass tone, “Break Away” is filled with hypnotic arpeggiators, warping glitches, and chaotic melodies that push the track forward. With bass-heavy beats and stabbing synths throughout, “Break Away” delivers a heavy escape to a digital world. In collaboration with Social Kid, “Break Away” serves as Bad Proxy’s third signed original of the year, and is out now via Synesthesia Records. FOLLOW BAD PROXY: Facebook: facebook.com/badproxymusicInstagram: instagra...

DJ Khaled Teases New Collaboration With 21 Savage

It looks like DJ Khaled is preparing to drop yet another album after linking up with 21 Savage. The producer took to Instagram to post a picture of him and 21 together in his studio at his Miami home, quoting that he is in “Album mode” and the record is “special!” The We The Best founder and the Atlanta-raised rapper previously collaborated on the tracks “LET IT GO” with Justin Bieber and “Wish Wish” with Cardi B, which appeared on the albums KHALED KHALED and Father of Asahd, respectively. The current album in production will mark DJ Khaled’s thirteenth studio album. During an interview at the Billboard Music Awards with E!, Khaled claimed that the upcoming album would be the biggest yet. A release date, however, was not confirmed. Elsewhere in music, DJ...

Logic Claims ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’ Was a “Social Experiment”

Logic has admitted that his 2019 record Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was actually a “social experiment.” The rapper, who recently came out of his short-lived retirement, took to Twitter to answer fan questions and one user inquired about whether or not a side B of the album actually exists. “No but the funny thing is people didn’t realize it was a satyrical social experiment lololol I win and to this day the numbers show it is my most popular album proving my point,” he answered. He continued, “Make a controversial album and people talk. I’ve never actually admitted this lol.” Confessions of a Dangerous Mind debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 80,000 units earned in its first week, and by chart standards, his other records like 2022’s No Pressure, Everybody and YSIV all open...

New David Bowie Film Moonage Daydream Gets First Trailer: Watch

The first trailer for Moonage Daydream, a new film about David Bowie that is neither biopic nor documentary, is here. Footage shows Bowie emerging on-stage in the Ziggy Stardust era, before a Bowie voiceover recites a passage from Mr. Rice’s Secret, a film in which he starred in 1998: “It’s what you do in life that’s important, not how much time you have,” he says over rousing music. Watch the trailer for the “cinematic odyssey” below. Moonage Daydream will premiere at Cannes Film Festival tonight (May 23) before arriving in theaters in September. The movie, which Bowie’s estate approved, features unreleased 35mm and 16mm footage from his personal archives. Brett Morgen, best known for Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, directed, wrote, and produced the film. It is set to arrive on HBO and HBO ...

Adele, Jazmine Sullivan, Michelle Zauner Make 2022 Time 100 List

Adele, Jazmine Sullivan, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner have all been named to Time’s annual list of its 100 most influential people. Jon Batiste, Mary J. Blige, and Miranda Lambert also made the list alongside Oprah Winfrey, Issa Rae, Quinta Brunson, and more. See the rest here. Zauner’s latest laurel comes just days after her season-finale appearance on Saturday Night Live, where Japanese Breakfast performed “Be Sweet” and “Paprika.” Bowen Yang wrote about Zauner for her Time entry. In addition to releasing Jubilee, her memoir Crying at H Mart, and the soundtrack for the video game Sable last year, Zauner has revealed that a feature-film adaptation of Crying at H Mart is underway with MGM’s Orion Pictures. Questlove, who won a Best Documentary ...

Conor Oberst Abruptly Walks Out at Bright Eyes Show, Prompting Cancellation and Refunds

Conor Oberst walked off stage two songs into Bright Eyes’ headlining set at The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall in Houston last night (May 22). Attendees claimed that the band then opened up the stage for fans to perform “Bright Eyes karaoke” until staff members informed the crowd the show was canceled and everyone would receive refunds. The venue would later sent an email stating: “Due to unexpected circumstances, Bright Eyes was unable to perform at White Oak Music Hall and the show has been officially cancelled.”  Representatives for Bright Eyes offered no comment. Pitchfork has reached out to the venue. Bright Eyes started touring this year in March and April, and after a break, picked back up with shows in the Southwest starting on Thursday, May 19. Their tour continues with a show ...