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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, PJ Harvey and Devo are among the artists who have contributed unreleased recordings to a new compilation for Los Angeles wildfire relief. Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Gary Numan, U.S. Girls, Cave’s side project Grinderman and a one-off supergroup led by Flea …

Flogging Molly have placed their performance plans on hold indefinitely as frontman Dave King battles “a very serious health condition,” the band revealed in a recent social media statement. The statement refers to King as Flogging Molly’s “fearless leader” and asks family, friends, and fans to respect the privacy of …

Last year, Nell Smith was chipping away at her debut studio album set for release in 2025 via Bella Union, the label helmed by the Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde. But in October, the young musician died at the age of 17 before any of the record could be shared with …

With the passing last year of Dickey Betts, combined with the deaths in the last decade of Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks, tributes to the Allman Brothers Band have taken on a new poignancy. And one of the most highly regarded of those will return to New York’s Madison Square …

Kelly Clarkson has a new home in Las Vegas. She’ll be taking up her Studio Sessions residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace this summer. “We’re bringing the studio to the stage this time with ‘Studio Sessions,’” the singer and talk show host revealed in a statement. Her residency will …

The wildfire benefit concert and auction Give a Fuck L.A. brought thousands out to the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday night with the overarching goal of bringing people together. This mission made for some unexpected pairings throughout the night, including the partial reunion of Rilo Kiley with Paramore‘s Hayley Williams and …

Saweetie, Too Short, E-40, P-Lo, and more Bay Area stars are joining forces for the Golden State Warriors. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the NBA team’s entertainment division will release For the Soil, a musical project of NorCal rappers, on Feb. 12, just in time for All-Star Weekend in …

Lil Wayne dropped his special announcement today: Tha Carter VI is coming on June 6. Today he dropped an extended Cetaphil ad titled “We’re All a Lil Sensitive,” playing off his disappointment with not being selected as the Super Bowl LIX halftime performer. After speaking with Kendrick Lamar, who was …

Fresh off his five Grammy wins for “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar says fans can expect further “storytelling” at his Super Bowl LIX halftime performance in New Orleans on Sunday night. “I’ve always been very open about storytelling through all my catalog and my history of music, and I’ve always …

Mike Ratledge, the keyboardist and a co-founder of English rock band Soft Machine, has died, the band’s guitarist John Etheridge confirmed. He was 81 years old. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend passed away two hours ago after a brief illness,” Etheridge wrote on Facebook. …