John Norris

1 month ago | billboard.com | John Norris

“Forever,” Prince famously declared in the pastor-like open to his carpe diem chart-topper “Let’s Go Crazy” – “that’s a mighty long time.” “Live now,” the Purple One urged us in song, “before the Grim Reaper comes knocking on your door.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news FOREVER is also the name of the fourth project and third studio album from EKKSTACY, the Canadian alt/indie musician who knows a little something about getting crazy and living like...

1 month ago | flipboard.com | John Norris

1 hour ago Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation after housekeepers accuse him of sexual assault An attorney for the 85-year-old Motown singer Robinson has denied the allegations and said he is “confident that a determination will be made that Mr. Robinson did nothing wrong." Iconic soul singer Smokey Robinson, who was accused of sexually assaulting four former housekeepers for years in a … 11 hours ago George Clooney Flips Fox News Ambush Into Viral Mockery The movie star had a...

2 months ago | stereogum.com | John Norris

Eem Triplin is Gen Z. And he’s a rapper. But he’s not a “Gen Z rapper.”The distinction? That mostly what “Gen Z rapper” connotes nowadays is the post-Carti cohort: ragers whose sound and vibes have as much to do with punk, grunge, mosh pits, and buried vocals as anything more traditionally rap.

Mar 26, 2025 | billboard.com | John Norris

Billboard Women in Music 2025 Being an overnight, out-of-nowhere, breakout teenage star is all well and good, often impressive, and sometimes a story that is frustratingly fleeting. But paying your dues, honing your craft, taking your natural gifts as a singer and songwriter to new heights and finding your greatest success two decades into a career?

Jan 30, 2025 | stereogum.com | John Norris

If you’ve read a take on the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards, happening this weekend, it may have been something about what a great year it’s been “for women.” And while for me that has a whiff of knuckleheaded condescension about it – every year is a “great year for women” if you’re paying attention – it’s true that it’s been a huge belated breakthrough year for three brash women in pop.