Michael Fonfara, the keyboardist best known for his work with Lou Reed and the Downchild Blues Band, has died, CBC News reports and Pitchfork can confirm. Fonfara died January 8 in a Toronto hospital following a two-year battle with cancer, as Fonfara’s publicist confirmed in a statement sent to Pitchfork. Fonfara was 74 years old.
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Play video content TMZ.com Thousands are dying, hospitals are at capacity and Los Angeles is on lockdown … but that didn’t matter to Kaash Paige, who celebrated her bday with dozens of her maskless friends. Paige rented out a mansion in Encino Thursday night to ring in her 20th — with plenty of celebs in
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus is now the most-certified song in RIAA history. The viral rap star shared on Twitter that the single, released in 2019, had gone 14x Platinum, displacing “All of Me” by John Legend and “Despacito” by Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi, and Justin Bieber, which are both
Exclusive Katy Perry‘s alleged stalker just missed a hearing in his trespassing case, and will suffer consequences, but the scarier part for Katy is he remains on the loose. According to L.A. County Court records, William Edward Terry was charged on Wednesday with one count of trespassing for a September incident at the singer’s Beverly
WizKid and Burna Boy have shared the music video for their Made in Lagos collaboration “Ginger.” Directed by Meji Alabi, who previously helmed videos for Burna Boy’s “Pull Up” and “On the Low,” the video finds the two artists in a sparse warehouse, surrounded by minimal set dressing. At one point, they play mancala with
Exclusive DaBaby‘s shopping spree on world-famous Rodeo Drive came to an abrupt halt when Bev Hills cops stopped him and his pals and allegedly found a gun. We got video of the rapper leaving the Moncler store Thursday. As he and 3 other men were about to drive off, multiple cop cars surrounded their vehicle.
This song is a perfect description of how I feel about my daughter. Love usually feels like a concept, sometimes invisible, but with her it’s so tangible because she’s right there. I’m so obsessed with her that if she wasn’t around me, I wouldn’t be OK, I guess that’s what antidote is, a cure, a
Exclusive Details Some alleged criminals apparently saw Dr. Dre was in the hospital because they tried breaking into his home … law enforcement sources tell TMZ. Our sources say 4 men were on Dre’s Pacific Palisades property Wednesday around 2 AM. Security spotted them as they were casing the house. Before they could get to
Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy have shared yet another cover song. For their version of Johnnie Frierson’s “Miracles,” the Bills recruited fellow Drag City artist Ty Segall. Check out the new “Miracles” video, directed by Sai Selvarajan, below. Bill and Bonnie kicked off 2021 with a cover of Lou Reed’s “Rooftop Garden.” Last year,
American artist Huey Lewis (real name Hugh Anthony Cregg III) shot to international fame in the mid-’80s after he and his band, Huey Lewis and the News, released their 3rd album “Sports” which included the rock and roll anthems “Heart and Soul,” “If This Is It,” “I Want A New Drug” and “The Heart Of
The 2021 Grammy Awards have been postponed from the originally scheduled date of January 31, as Rolling Stone and Variety report. The Recording Academy has yet to announce the new date, but sources speaking to RS said that the organizers are aiming to hold the ceremony in March. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for
President Trump‘s on his way to Georgia ahead of the crucial Senatorial runoff election — so, of course, he’s gotta loop in that famed political operative … Meat Loaf. Yeah, the singer. Actually, it’s Ivanka Trump who pulled Mr. “Paradise By the Dashboard Light” into Monday night’s political rally. She posted a pic of herself
Open Mike Eagle has posted a new freestyle in tribute to the late MF DOOM, whose death was announced on New Year’s Eve. Over a beat by Illingsworth, Eagle reflects on hearing KMD’s “Peachfuzz” in his youth, as well as working with DOOM on “Phantoms” and “Police Myself.” “Who the fuck ever gets to rock
Exclusive The Black teenager who was falsely accused of stealing a woman’s phone is now in need of therapy because the incident has seriously scarred him … this according to his parents. Keyon Harrold tells TMZ … he and his ex-wife, Kat, are currently vetting therapists and looking to get their son — 14-year-old Keyon
Gerry Marsden, leader of the Merseybeat quartet Gerry & the Pacemakers, has died. Marsden’s friend Pete Price—a broadcaster based in Liverpool—broke the news on social media earlier today (January 3), stating that Marsden died following a short illness stemming from a heart infection. Marsden’s death was subsequently confirmed by the BBC. He was 78 years
Exclusive Selena‘s brother says her posthumous lifetime achievement award is bittersweet … but the family’s ready and willing to accept it on her behalf at next month’s Grammys. A.B. Quintanilla tells TMZ … he’s hopeful Selena’s parents can join the rest of the family in accepting the award in-person at the Grammys, but if it’s
On January 8, Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb will release GREENFIELDS: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1—an album featuring new versions of songs from the Gibb family’s catalog. Ahead of the record’s release, he’s shared a new version of 1968’s “Words,” now featuring Dolly Parton. Take a listen to the duet below. The 12-track GREENFIELDS includes
Exclusive Details A Nashville musician who’s home was decimated by the Nashville blast is starting 2021 off with his cat who was missing for 6 days, and a new guitar to boot, thanks to Brad Paisley. Buck McCoy was in his downtown Nashville apartment when the blast hit Christmas Day. The place was destroyed, and