A feature-length concert film documenting Depeche Mode’s recent shows in Mexico City will arrive later this year, the band announced Thursday. Depeche Mode: M captures the band onstage during their Memento Mori Tour in Mexico City, where they played in front of an estimated 200,000 fans in September 2023. The …
Read More »'Eight Hours Under Rubble': Details Emerge in Dominican Republic Nightclub Tragedy
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, some attendees at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, started to feel uneasy. A few noticed sprinkles of dust falling into their drinks, while others wondered whether the rumbling they heard over the sound of merengue musician Rubby Pérez‘s band was an …
Read More »See SZA and Elmo Agree 'Gratitude's the Right Attitude' on 'Sesame Street'
Today’s news item is brought to you by the letters S, Z, and A. Sesame Street welcomed SZA on Thursday to sing a song about gratitude. In the clip, SZA is minding her own business, writing down things she’s thankful for on pieces of paper, when Muppets Elmo, Abby, and …
Read More »The Marías Extend 'Submarine' Tour With 2025 North American Dates
The Marías are taking another trip around North America with Submarine, their latest studio album that sent them out on the road for four months last year. In July, the band will kick off an extended edition of the Submarine tour with support from Julie and Momma. The new set …
Read More »Soulja Boy Must Pay $4.25 Million for Assault, Sexual Battery of Former Assistant, Jury Finds
A California jury found Grammy-nominated rapper Soulja Boy liable for claims he assaulted, sexually battered and harassed a Jane Doe plaintiff while she worked as his personal assistant, lived with him and entered into a sometimes-consensual intimate relationship with him in 2019 and 2020. After two days of deliberations, the …
Read More »Weezer's Scott Shriner to Perform at Coachella Amid Wife's Attempted Murder Arrest
Weezer bassist Scott Shriner is still set to perform with the band at Coachella despite an incident earlier this week where his wife was shot by police and arrested on attempted murder charges, a source close to the band tells Rolling Stone. According to the news release from the Los …
Read More »Jon Bon Jovi's JBJ Soul Kitchen Faces Criticism From New Jersey Mayor
A pop-up outpost of Jon Bon Jovi‘s JBJ Soul Kitchen at a public library has created an uproar in Toms River, New Jersey, in the past week. The township’s mayor, Daniel Rodrick, has painted the restaurant as a “day shelter and soup kitchen,” claiming it is attracting a homeless population …
Read More »St. Lunatics Member Drops Lawsuit Against Nelly Over 'Country Grammar' Credits
St. Lunatics member Ali Jones has dropped the lawsuit the group filed against their former collaborator Nelly in which they claim they never received proper credit or royalties from his 2000 album Country Grammar. Ali was the only remaining St. Lunatics member attached to the case after Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, …
Read More »Watch Ed Sheeran Perform 'Azizam,' 'Pink Pony Club' in NYC Subway
Jimmy Fallon enlisted Ed Sheeran for the latest session of “Subway Busking” on The Tonight Show. The late-night host and the British musician snuck into the 50th Street subway station disguised in emo-looking wigs, sunglasses, and all-black outfits, and announced themselves as Frat Poison when they started playing. Sheeran kicked …
Read More »Patti Smith Says New Memoir 'Bread of Angels' Is a 'Bright and Dark Dance of Life'
Patti Smith‘s forthcoming memoir Bread of Angels took a decade to write, and captures “the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime,” according to the singer-songwriter. In a statement, Smith said that with her new book she hopes “that people will find something they need.” According to a summary of the …
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