More than a decade after the Melvins‘ Kurt Cobain–decorated 1972 Dodge van was listed on eBay, the “Melvan” is headed back to auction. The Kiss illustration that Cobain left on the vehicle, as well as other parts of the van, will be part of Julien’s Auctions’ Music Icons auction, which …
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Metallica played their first concert at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium on Wednesday, where the crowd’s rapturous reaction to “Enter Sandman” — which has doubled as the Hokies football team’s intro music for the past half century — triggered the Richter scale. The Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory measured the sold-out crowd’s …
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The Weeknd and Playboi Carti hand the opening verse of their collaboration “Timeless” over to Doechii on a new remix of the record. The rapper kicks off the latest version of the Hurry Up Tomorrow single with rockstar stamina and a glimpse into how she spends her 24 hours in …
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The K’s and Cassia lead the lineup for Rolling Stone’s “Future of Music U.K.” showcase, taking place at the inaugural South by Southwest London festival next month. The two-day event is scheduled for June 4 and 5 at Hoxton Hall in the Shoreditch neighborhood of London. The K’s — the …
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Shirley Manson says it plainly in the chorus to Garbage‘s new single: “Get out of my face, don’t mess with me, we’re exhausted.” She’s totally over hearing your patriarchal complaints about your problems on “Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty,” the second single off the band’s upcoming Let All …
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Pearl Jam brought out surprise guest Peter Frampton during their concert Thursday in Nashville, with the two Rock Hall-inducted artists linking up for a rendition of the band’s “Black.” “This gentleman was someone we looked up to before the Ramones. Some of our first guitar heroes, [like] Jimmy Page and …
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Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage The jury selection in Sean Combs‘ sex trafficking and racketeering trial has been delayed until Monday, after prosecutors from the Southern District of New York and Combs’ high-powered criminal defense team spent the majority of this week quizzing potential jurors on their backgrounds …
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Ayra Starr and Wizkid have shared a new video for their sensual single “Gimme Dat” from April. In the dream-sequence short, Starr tantalizes a music lover while wearing a red dress that gives that emoji and rolls around on a life-sized vinyl. “Diallo, Diallo/If I give you my love, oh/Make …
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Drake’s own label is roasting the rapper yet again, saying his second stab at the defamation lawsuit he filed over Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us” is so unfounded, it’s “astonishing.” In its new motion to dismiss Drake’s recently filed amended complaint, Universal Music Group (UMG) ridicules the rapper’s argument …
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Smokey Robinson‘s attorney responded to allegations that the the singer sexually harassed and raped four former housekeepers, calling them “vile” and indicating that they will be seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit against the Motown icon. In a statement to Rolling Stone sent Wednesday, attorney Christopher Frost said that as …
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