Last year, Nell Smith was chipping away at her debut studio album set for release in 2025 via Bella Union, the label helmed by the Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde. But in October, the young musician died at the age of 17 before any of the record could be shared with …

Chappell Roan brought the music industry’s treatment of artists back into the national consciousness this week during her Grammy acceptance speech for Best New Artist, challenging music companies to do better by young, developing acts. “Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and …

Zoe Saldaña has made clear that she’s disappointed by her Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón after her offensive social media posts have caused uproar and are overshadowing the historic moment for the Oscar-nominated film. “I’m sad. Time and time again, that’s the word because that is the sentiment that …

Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Fox News, Republican lawmakers, and countless prominent right-wing commentators across social media are pushing a ridiculous lie about the Biden administration funding the media. It started on Tuesday when staff at Politico reportedly didn’t receive their paychecks on time because of technical glitch. The right began …

By their own admission, 2024 was a rough year for the Black Keys. After releasing their 12th studio album, Ohio Players, the band was looking forward to a North American arena tour following successful shows in Europe. Instead, they canceled the entire tour, reportedly due to low ticket sales, and …

Donald Trump has been waiting for years for this kind of opportunity. As the deadly fires raged and enveloped Los Angeles near the dawn of his second presidency, Trump didn’t see a moment for compassion, or charity, or leadership. Instead, he saw a chance for maximum leverage against his political …

We may not be getting a whole new Rihanna album soon, but the pop star-turned-beauty mogul will be giving us a new film and some new music when she stars as Smurfette in the new Smurfs movie, out July 18. In the trailer, Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is abducted. As …

Flogging Molly have placed their performance plans on hold indefinitely as frontman Dave King battles “a very serious health condition,” the band revealed in a recent social media statement. The statement refers to King as Flogging Molly’s “fearless leader” and asks family, friends, and fans to respect the privacy of …

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, PJ Harvey and Devo are among the artists who have contributed unreleased recordings to a new compilation for Los Angeles wildfire relief. Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Gary Numan, U.S. Girls, Cave’s side project Grinderman and a one-off supergroup led by Flea …

Kanye West has spoken up about the extremely naked dress worn by his wife, Bianca Censori, on the Grammy Awards red carpet. West and Censori debuted the NSFW dress in the midst of the awards-show arrivals, causing a fervor online and in the media. “My wife’s first red carpet opened …