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Dua Lipa continued to cover regional classics as her Radical Optimism Tour rolls through the U.K. as the singer tackled Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” at her Dublin show Friday. “Tonight, I am honored to perform a song by a late Irish legend,” Lipa said before launching into the …

Neil Young‘s flip-flopping with Glastonbury continued Saturday as the BBC announced the rocker’s headlining set tonight at the festival will in fact be live-streamed. Earlier this week, the British broadcaster released its Glastonbury schedule, and Young’s set was noticeably absent; a spokesperson for the BBC confirmed that “atthe artist’srequest, we …

After much discussion and controversy,KneecapplayedGlastonbury 2025this afternoon, hitting out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Rod Stewart during a packed-out set. Politicians including Starmer had called for the band to be removed from the festival’s line-up, withprime minister saying it would not be “appropriate”to have them on the line-up. …

Paul Simon has canceled two shows, tonight and tomorrow, June 28-29, at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music. He announced the news via social media, just hours before Saturday’s concert. “Regretfully, Paul Simon must cancel two shows tonight June 28 and tomorrow night June 29 – at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music,” reads …

Walter Scott Jr., who led R&B group the Whispers as a vocalist with his twin “Scotty,” died Thursday. He was 81. “We all are incredibly heartbroken,” wrote Desirae Benson, who worked as a publicist for the Whispers, on Facebook. “His voice, presence, and contributions helped shape a musical legacy that …

The artist behind Rolling Stone‘s most recognizable logo has died. Jim Parkinson died on Thursday, June 26, at age 83 after facing a “long struggle” with Alzheimer’s Disease, his friend Stephen Coles confirmed on Typographica. Parkinson was born on Oct. 23, 1941, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay …

Olivia Rodrigo is set to headline Glastonbury this Sunday, but first the Guts singer staged a sold-out show Friday at Hyde Park, London’s British Summer Time, where she brought out surprise guest Ed Sheeran to perform “The A Team.” “I want to introduce one of my favorite Brits and one …

Lorde‘s long-awaited fourth album is here. Virgin is available to stream on all platforms now. The Grammy winner’s Virgin is the singer-songwriter’s first album in four years, following up the indie-folk LP Solar Power. She wrote and produced every song with Jim-E Stack, and the album features additional production and …

Lewis Capaldi has made a triumphant return to music, two years after an emotional moment at Glastonbury led to the singer taking a break from his career. “Survive” is Capaldi’s first new song in nearly two years and was co-written with RØMANS, who also co-wrote his megahit “Someone You Loved.” …

Why you mad? Reneé Rapp‘s love interest is choosing chaos and anger over cuddles on Rapp’s new single “Mad,” which was released Friday. On the rocky track, Rapp sings to a partner who’s clearly pissed, even though they could be doing something way more fun. “All of the time you …