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Q Lazzarus, the reclusive musician behind the beloved 1988 single “Goodbye Horses,” has died. An obituary that appeared in the Asbury Park Press in late July states that the she died on July 19 after a short illness. Further cause of death has not been revealed. Eva Aridjis, a close friend who was working on a documentary about the singer, confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. Lazzarus was 61 years old.  “Q had one of those life forces that you simply can’t imagine being extinguished or ceasing to exist, because it was so vital and radiant and exuberant. Despite having had a very hard life, she was not jaded at all,” Aridjis told Rolling Stone. “On the contrary—she was full of enthusiasm, passion and humor. And she was also full of plans. At the time of her death, we were planning a ‘...

As previously indicated in 2019, a woman who has identified herself as the underage girl in the infamous VHS tape with R. Kelly testified today (August 18) in the federal trial against the singer, The New York Times and Chicago Tribune report. The woman took the stand in the Chicago courtroom, where she testified that she appeared in the tape, that she was 14 at the time, and that she was repeatedly sexually abused by Kelly as a minor. That video and others are the basis for the child pornography and obstruction charges that Kelly is facing. The tape, showing Kelly engaging in sex acts with a 14 year old, was anonymously mailed to reporter Jim DeRogatis in February 2002. That year, Kelly was charged with making child pornography. The now 37-year-old woman who was referred to in court today...

Red Hot Chili Peppers have shared a new song called “Tippa My Tongue,” the first track they’ve offered from their forthcoming album Return of the Dream Canteen, out October 14 via Warner. It comes with a psychedelic video directed by Malia James, with animation from Julien Calemard and Thami Nabil. Check it out below. Return of the Dream Canteen will be Red Hot Chili Peppers’ second album of the year, following April’s Unlimited Love. They announced the project in late July after bringing Unlimited Love’s “These Are the Ways” and “Black Summer” to Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They worked with producer Rick Rubin for Return of the Dream Canteen and Unlimited Love after recruiting Danger Mouse to produce 2016’s The Getaway. The band members called Dream Cant...

K-pop girl group Blackpink have shared the lead single from their forthcoming sophomore LP Born Pink. The new song is called “Pink Venom,” and it arrives with a new music video. Watch the visual below. Born Pink is out September 16 via YG Entertainment. The album was announced last week alongside a trailer, as well as a schedule for the group’s upcoming world tour. Blackpink’s upcoming record arrives two years after their debut, The Album, which included the Selena Gomez collaboration “Ice Cream.” Though the new album has not yet been detailed, the members of Blackpink—Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé—discussed their songwriting process in a recent interview with Rolling Stone’s Haeryun Kang. “We don’t just receive a completed song,” Jisoo told Kang. “We are involved from the beginning, build...