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Spotify brings its Jam feature to desktop

Don’t you wish that you could tune in to a listening session that your friend is having from across town? Well, Spotify introduced the Jam feature a while back. This feature allows people to listen to the same playlist across devices. Well, Spotify just announced that Jam is making it to desktop users. Spotify introduced this feature for the Android and iOS apps in September of last year. If you want to host a Jam, you can simply choose a specific song or playlist, tap on the Start a Jam option, and the session will be…

Zendaya and beau Tom Holland jam together on Whitney Houston’s hits at Indian Wells | Hollywood

Who needs fan chants when you have Whitney Houston? Zendaya and Tom Holland stole the show at the BNP Paribas Open, belting out classics together. The Hollywood A-listers were spotted exuding cool couple vibes in matching casual outfits at the Indian Wells Open on Sunday, March 17. Between sets and selfies, it seems these two found a winning harmony off the court. Zendaya and Tom Holland steal the show at Indian Wells Finals with Whitney Houston sing-along(Pic credit: Via X) Also red: Kim Kardashian blasted…

Backstage on Their Traffic Jam Tour

On a warm evening last month, inside a cluster of nondescript office spaces south of Miami, a rehearsal studio with a giant lion’s head painted in red, green, and gold on the concrete-block wall hums with activity. Long after the businesses surrounding them have shut down for the day, Stephen “Ragga” Marley and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley are putting their band through its paces, tuning up for the Traffic Jam tour, which will be crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada through Mar. 30.  “Practice make perfect,” Damian, 45,…

2 Men Convicted in 2002 Killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury found Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington guilty on charges of murder while engaged in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy and firearm-related murder for killing the pioneering DJ over what prosecutors characterized as revenge for a failed drug deal. “Y’all just killed two innocent people,” Washington yelled at the jury…

2 men found guilty of murdering Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

NEW YORK —  Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio.An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury found Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington guilty on charges of murder while engaged in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy and firearm-related murder for killing the pioneering DJ over what prosecutors characterized as revenge for a failed drug deal.“Y’all just killed two innocent people,” Washington yelled at the jury after the guilty…

Jam Master Jay Trial Nears End as Defense Gives Closing Statements

Ronald Washington, one of the two defendants standing trial for allegedly killing Jam Master Jay, chuckled in court on Wednesday when his attorney, Susan Kellman, invoked Harry Potter in her closing arguments. The moment came as she discussed the prosecution’s theory that Washington and the other defendant, Karl Jordan Jr., were waiting on a fire escape to enter the recording studio where the DJ, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was killed. She said it was impossible, since the two men would have been seen on…

Jam Master Jay Trial: Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments

The trial for two men accused of killing Run-DMC’s pioneering DJ in 2002 began its denouement in court on Tuesday as the prosecution made its closing arguments. In summarizing the government’s case over two hours, prosecutor Artie McConnell decried the “brutality,” “arrogance,” and “audacity” of the murder of Jam Master Jay. Since Jan. 29, a jury has heard testimony from 35 U.S. government witnesses to argue that defendant Karl Jordan Jr. fatally shot the DJ, whose real name was Jason Mizell, at a Jamaica, Queens…

Pearl Jam confirm new album ‘Dark Matter’ & world tour

Pearl Jam will release their 12th studio album ‘Dark Matters’ on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on 19th April 2024 it has been announced. The iconic band will also head out on a 35-date world tour starting this May. In celebration of the news, the title track for the new album has been released and you can hear it below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fx8LprPMIU ‘Dark Matter’ is the Pearl Jam’s first release since 2020’s ‘Gigaton’. It is produced by Andrew Watt and was recorded at Shangri-La Studios…

Russell Simmons accused of raping Def Jam exec in lawsuit

Disgraced music mogul Russell Simmons is at the center of a new lawsuit that alleges he raped a former Def Jam Recordings employee in his Manhattan apartment during the 1990s. The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, comes from an accuser — identified in the suit only as Jane Doe — who said she worked as a senior music executive at Def Jam. She alleges that she was “sexually harassed, assaulted, sexually battered, and raped” by Simmons during her time at the label.“Ms.…

Def Jam Executive Sues Over Alleged Rape – The Hollywood Reporter

Russell Simmons has been sued for sexual harassment and battery by a former Def Jam Recordings executive, who accuses the music mogul of raping her at his apartment more than 25 years ago. The plaintiff, who sued as a Jane Doe, is described in the complaint filed in New York federal court on Tuesday as a former senior music executive and video producer at at the label who currently works as a writer and producer. She says her career was stalled by Simmons’ systematic harassment of her in the 1990s.…