Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova legend who became a Grammy-winning international star with his band Brasil ’66, has died at the age of 83. The musician’s family confirmed he died September 5 in a statement they shared withRolling Stone on Friday, adding that Mendes “passed away peacefully” in Los …

There’s no such thing as free money. But on TikTok, the apparent solution to that adage seems to be ignoring it entirely — often committing fraud in the process. Over the weekend, the phrase “Chase bank hack” went viral on the video-sharing app after users became convinced that the ATM …

The pandemic encouraged much of the world to pursue new (and likely temporary) hobbies — kitchen chemists experimented with sourdough starters, homeowners convinced themselves to be home renovators, and binge-watchers got really into Tiger King. For a then 14-year-old Laila Smith, it was GarageBand. Experimenting with Apple’s free music production …

PlayStation’s Concord launched on Aug. 23; as of today, it’s dead. Conceived eight years ago by former Bungie developers (Destiny, Halo) by then working at Firewalk Studios, Concord and its team were brought into Sony PlayStation’s first-party portfolio in April 2023. The goal was to help bolster the live-service strategy …

George Strait and Chris Stapleton have been playing stadiums together for the past few summers. They finally come together in the studio on “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” a boisterous trad-country duet on Strait’s new album Cowboys and Dreamers, out now. The pairing is a match made in honky-tonk heaven, …

It’s almost impossible to discuss the impact of the musical soundtrack of the 1960s counterculture movement — detailed in the first article of this series — without acknowledging the role of recreational psychedelics. This connection ultimately led to the federal restrictions on psychedelic research that have remained in place since …

A$AP Rocky continues the lead-up to his much-anticipated new album Don’t Be Dumb with the LP’s latest single, “Ruby Rosary,” featuring J. Cole. The two rappers trade verses over a downtempo, piano-laden beat crafted by the Alchemist: A$AP Rocky has been teasingDon’t Be Dumb for the past few months, including …

If you thought the Gallagher brothers putting aside their differences to reunite Oasis after 15 years might signal that Liam and Noel had turned over a new leaf, were embracing life and goodwill, and approaching the world with a new kind of grace — oi, come off it bruv. At …

Bob Dylan and the Band brought their reunion tour to arenas all across North America in January 1974 before touching down in New York City at the tail end of the month for three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. Demand for tickets was feverish, and a handwritten spreadsheet at …

F rom where E. Jean Carroll was standing in a U.S. District courtroom in Lower Manhattan, the tea leaves were not auspiciously arranged. The jury had reached a verdict far too quickly. They’d deliberated for less than three hours — barely enough time for Carroll and her legal team to …