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Nikki Sixx said health issues were the reason Mötley Crüe did not partake in Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show in Birmingham, England, earlier this month. The band’s presence wouldn’t have been out of the question, as the Back to the Beginning show featured a bevy of rock legends, including Metallica, Slayer, …

Parvati Shallow, reality TV’s ‘Black Widow,’ has officially gone Black Flag. In collaboration with Shred Maestro and fellow Survivor alum Ben Katzman, Shallow has released “Nice Girls Don’t Win,” a two-minute blast of bratty, bubblegum napalm that doubles as the unofficial theme song to her debut memoir of the same …

Matt Cameron sent shockwaves through the rock world last week when he announced his departure from Pearl Jam after 27 years. “I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,” he wrote. “I am forever grateful to the crew, staff and fans the world …

In the aftermath of Bob Vylan‘s controversial Glastonbury performance, the BBC denounced the duo. “We deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behaviour appeared on the BBC,” the broadcaster said in a formal apology earlier this month, referring to their “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF” chants. …

Bad Bunny is back with a surprise new single, “Alambre Púa,” marking his first new music since the release of his latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. The track’s official release comes after Bad Bunny debuted it live over the weekend, highlighting “Alambre Púa” as the show-opener at his residency …

Travis Scott is celebrating his Cactus Jack compilation album Jackboys 2 with a new visual. Just a day after dropping the 17-track LP that included songs by Sheck Wes and Don Toliver, Scott released the cinematic video for his highly teased single “Dumbo.” The Gabriel Moses-directed visual splices clips of …

Britney Spears sent her fans into a frenzy when she wrote that she had adopted a “beautiful baby girl” on Instagram. However, Rolling Stone can confirm that she didn’t actually add a new baby to the family and was simply joking around on her Instagram. Captioning a video of herself …

Clipse have dropped a mesmerizing and unsettling new video for “Chains & Whips,” the standout track with Kendrick Lamar from the hip-hop duo’s long-awaited new album, Let God Sort Em Out. Directed by Gabriel Moses, the visual is largely filled with somewhat ordinary scenes that are rendered with strange, stretched-out …

The FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain commenced today at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and the halftime included a surprise performance by Coldplay, along with sets from the previously announced international lineup of Doja Cat (representing North America), Tems (representing Africa), and J Balvin (representing …

Kid Cudi had lots of good news to share Friday as he announced both that a new album is on the way and he recently married his longtime girlfriend. The rapper also shared the video for his new song “Grave,” the second single off the just-announced Free, out August 22. …