Morgan Wallen selling merch referencing Saturday Night Live controversy

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The singer selling out gigs – without releasing songs

Kerr Mercer Kerr Mercer has had lots of support from Stargazing singer Myles Smith He is writing songs with Lewis Capaldi and swapping sweets with Teddy Swims, but anyone wanting to listen to rising pop star Kerr Mercer’s music has a problem – because he hasn’t released a song yet. The Lanarkshire singer’s piano-led songs … Read more

Shopify shutters Kanye West’s Yeezy: Website selling swastika shirt ‘violated our terms’

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has gone dark in another corner of the internet amid his latest round of vitriolic, intentionally vile and antisemitic outbursts. This time, not by choice. E-commerce platform Shopify pulled the plug on the rapper’s efforts to sell hate-symbol merchandise, shutting down his Yeezy clothing website. Earlier this week, the … Read more