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Spotify Stock Soars 8% Ahead of First-Quarter Earnings

Spotify shares jumped 8% on Friday (April 23) following an analyst’s buy rating at a $360 price target — a 26.7% premium over the $284.11 closing price. Ahead of Spotify releases first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, Jeffries analyst Andrew Uerkwitz predicted the streaming giant would become “the primary audio platform for creators” and has “substantial” long-term […]

Not So Fast: Shuttered Venue Grant Application Relaunch Moves Dates Again

The Small Business Administration has moved the reopening of its application portal for the Shuttered Venue Operator Grants program to Monday at 12 p.m. EST after a number of applicants complained about a decision to reopen the portal on Saturday. The SBA made the announcement via Twitter, writing, “We heard you and we are taking action. […]

Digital Underground’s Shock G Dies at 57

Shock G, the bombastic rapper who fronted late ’80s/early ’90s hip-hop collective Digital Underground, has died, according to an Instagram post Thursday (April 22) from his onetime groupmate Chopmaster J. He was 57. The artist’s passing was confirmed in a statement from his family. “Our son, brother and friend, Gregory Jacobs, also known as Shock […]

Shuttered Venue Grant Applications to Resume Over the Weekend

The Small Business Administration will reopen the application portal for the Shuttered Venue Operator Grants program this Saturday, the organization announced on Thursday (April 22). The portal has been down since April 8 when it failed to launch. News of the Saturday date dew criticism from struggling venue owners over the short notice given and […]

Megan Thee Stallion Announces She’s Taking a Break From Music & ‘Recharging’

Megan Thee Stallion announced a temporary musical hiatus on Thursday (April 22), letting fans know that Thee Hot Girl is taking a hot minute to unplug and recharge. The “Savage” rapper posted two sci-fi photos of herself on Instagram, where she’s wearing a chrome-plated respirator while submerged in an aquatic tank. Although the newspaper-printed bodysuit fits […]

Machine Gun Kelly Shows Off Gruesome Razor-Sharp Neck Tattoo

Machine Gun Kelly is his own bloody Valentine with his latest razor-sharp tattoo. The rapper, who turned 31 on Thursday (April 22), not only viciously sliced through a candy-filled birthday cake Wednesday night, but he also got some new ink that looks like someone sliced his neck. He showed off photos and a video of himself […]

Crab Exits ‘Masked Singer’ With Claws Held High: ‘It Was Just About Pure Fun’

[Spoiler alert: This story contains the identity of the eliminated contestants on Wednesday night’s (April 21) The Masked Singer.]  The Crab scuttled off the Masked Singer stage on Wednesday night (April 21), but not before giving the judges’ panel all the feels over an emotional wildcard ride. In a dramatic two-hour, double-elimination Super Eight episode that […]