Journey’s Jonathan Cain is set to depart the band after one more tour. Cain’s longtime bandmate — and frequent foe — Neal Schon effectively broke the news on social media last night (Oct. 9), though his initial post left some confusion about the exact details of Cain’s departure. Originally, Schon …
Read More »Sombr Performs 'I'm Not the Only One' With Sam Smith: 'All I Wanted to Do Is Be Like You'
Sombr fulfilled a childhood dream during his sold-out hometown show at New York’s Pier 17 on Thursday, Oct. 9. The 20-year-old musician welcomed special guest Sam Smith to the stage to perform the In the Lonely Hour single “I’m Not the Only One.” The duet brought Sombr together with an …
Read More »Clairo, Lucy Dacus, Nao, More Join No Music for Genocide Boycott
On Oct. 10, the No Music for Genocide collective announced that Clairo, Lucy Dacus, Nao, and more have joined their ranks. Last month, the decentralized organization kicked off a boycott movement protesting what a United Nations commission and other organizations have deemed Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in their …
Read More »Perry Farrell Returns to Music on Carl Cox's New Song 'Joya'
Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell has returned to music for the first time since his now-former band’s infamous blow-up, with Farrell collaborating on a new song with techno musician Carl Cox. In September 2024, Jane’s Addiction came to an abrupt and explosive end during a Boston concert when Farrell punched …
Read More »Lady Gaga Sets Appearance in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'
Lady Gaga is a little too chic to keep any lumpy cerulean sweaters in her closet, but she’ll have her pick of designer garments when she appears in The Devil Wears Prada 2. According to Variety, Mother Monster will appear in the forthcoming sequel to the fashion film, which is …
Read More »Robbie Williams Pushed His Album to Avoid Taylor Swift Competition: 'I'm F-king Being Selfish'
Robbie Williams admitted that he delayed the release of his new album Britpop to avoid competition with Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl as he chases a monumental U.K. music charts record. Britpop was originally slated to arrive today, Oct. 10, but in September (about one month after Swift …
Read More »Neil Young Says to 'Forget' Amazon: 'Soon My Music Will Not Be There'
Neil Young has announced that he plans to remove his music from Amazon, the latest move in the rocker’s ongoing battle against Big Tech. “The time is here. Forget Amazon,” Young wrote on his Archives’ Times-Contrarian this week. “Soon my music will not be there.” Young didn’t specify whether he …
Read More »John Lodge, the Moody Blues Bassist and Singer, Dead at 82
John Lodge, longtime bassist and singer in the Moody Blues and writer of the band’s hits “Ride My See-Saw” and “Isn’t Life Strange,” has died at the age of 82. Lodge’s death was announced today by his family in a statement posted on the Moody Blues’ social media accounts. While …
Read More »Hayley Williams and David Byrne 'Open the Door' With 'the Twits' Collaboration
Hayley Williams and David Byrne learn to take the good with the bad on their new collaboration, “Open the Door.” The record will appear on the official soundtrack to The Twits, the forthcoming animated film featuring characters adapted from Roald Dahl’s book of the same name, heading to Netflix on …
Read More »Hayley Williams Takes 'Fallon' to Church With Chilling 'True Believer' Performance
Earlier this month, Jimmy Fallon affirmed that The Tonight Show has “never really been that political,” in an effort to distance his show from the conversation about late-night’s recent rupture. While he might keep his monologues clean, his musical guests bear no similar obligation. Hayley Williams took the Tonight Show …
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