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Joe Coscarelli

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Uganda New York Times entertainment
11 Oct 2019
OAKLAND, Calif. — Like many of today’s post-Y2K teenagers, Maia, a preternaturally composed and thoughtful young woman from the San Francisco Bay Area, can rattle off her old screen names and social media accounts as easily as her birth date.
A Teenager, Her Ukulele and a Bedroom Pop Empire-in-the-Making
Uganda New York Times entertainment
9 Oct 2019
Before the rising emo-rapper Lil Peep was pronounced dead from an overdose on a tour bus in Tucson, Arizona, almost two years ago, he was “stressed, overwhelmed, burnt out, exhausted and physically unwell,” according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Lil Peep's Mother Sues Managers Over His Death
Uganda New York Times entertainment
4 Oct 2019
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this year, just as the North Carolina rapper DaBaby was hurtling into the hip-hop stratosphere with his hit single “Suge,” he was resting for a rare minute at home in Charlotte when he was awakened by a stream of calls and messages.
Can This Rapper Settle Into Stardom?
Uganda New York Times entertainment
24 Jul 2019
Meek Mill, the platinum-selling Philadelphia rapper, was granted a new trial and a new judge by a Pennsylvania appeals court Wednesday, after fighting a 2008 drug and gun conviction that his lawyers have argued should be overturned.
Uganda New York Times entertainment
20 Jul 2019
Taymor McIntyre, a Texas teenager best known as rapper Tay-K (or Tay-K 47), was found guilty of murder Friday for his role in a 2016 armed robbery that left one man dead and, in a controversial series of events, helped to kick-start Tay-K’s brief, viral rise in hip-hop.
Tay-K, Rapper Who Went Viral With 'The Race,' Is Found Guilty of Murder
Uganda New York Times entertainment
2 Jul 2019
(The Charts): Lil Nas X may be the current king of streaming thanks to his unstoppable single “Old Town Road,” but old-fashioned live rock ’n’ roll and vinyl sales combined to keep him from a No. 1 album.
Vinyl sales help the Raconteurs beat Lil Nas X to No. 1
Uganda New York Times entertainment
14 Jun 2019
The fact that “Uptown Funk,” one of the most successful and recognizable pop smashes of this century — with 3.5 billion views on YouTube, 14 weeks at No. 1 and a Grammy for record of the year — actually appeared under Ronson’s name on his 2015 album, “Uptown Special,” is but a trivia footnote. And he’s fine with that.
It's About a Blue Funk This Time
Uganda New York Times entertainment
22 Apr 2019
“The Beautiful Ones,” a memoir that Prince started not long before his death in 2016, will be released in October as a “newly envisioned” book featuring rare photographs and handwritten lyrics, publisher Random House announced Monday.
Uganda New York Times entertainment
12 Apr 2019
For 15 weeks since fall, the top spot on the Billboard singles chart was occupied by one of two Ariana Grande mega-smashes — “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings” — that drip with the mettle and coquettish swagger of a pop diva, while borrowing from hip-hop beats and cadences.
Tayla Parx Helped Ariana Grande Evolve, and Now It's Her Turn