The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala recirculated a sharp criticism of Linkin Park’s new vocalist, Emily Armstrong, over her ties to the Church of Scientology and alleged support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson. “Do your fans know about your friend Danny Masterson? Your rapist friend,” Bixler-Zavala wrote in a comment posted …
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With a new album, Wild God, out now, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will tour North America next year. Although Cave has toured with his red-right-hand-man Warren Ellis and made solo appearances, the full band has not visited the U.S. since 2018. The dates, which includes appearances at arenas …
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Van Morrison and Robin Swann, the former Northern Ireland Minister of Health, have settled their defamation battle. The dispute stemmed from disagreements over Covid-19 safety precautions, including an opinion piece Swann published in Rolling Stone critical of Morrison’s opinions on the coronavirus and lockdown measures. As the BBC reports, the …
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Travis Scott‘s team is disputing the recent placement of his mixtape Days Before Rodeo behind Sabrina Carpenter‘s Short ‘n Sweet on the Billboard 200, calling Billboard and Luminate’s sale measurement “unreliable and incomplete.” They allege that nearly 1,300 units sold ahead of the cutoff were not counted toward the first …
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Paula Abdul announced that her Straight Up! to Canada Tour has been cancelled. The 21-city tour was slated to launch Sept. 25 in Victoria, British Columbia, with Taylor Dayne and Tiffany scheduled as opening acts. “It’s with an incredibly heavy heart that I need to share with you an update …
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Green Day temporarily halted their concert at Detroit’s Comerica Park on Wednesday night due to a “potential safety issue.” During their rendition of “Longview,”the rock band ran off the stage without warning. Billboard confirmed that an “unauthorized drone” had been spotted hovering within sight of the stage by security, who …
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will take fans behind-the-scenes of their recent tour in the upcoming documentary Road Diary, arriving on Hulu and Disney+ this fall. “Our new film Road Diary will take you on a journey through behind-the-scenes and rehearsals, to shows that we performed all around …
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Pearl Jam wrapped up their two-night stand at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night with an explosive show that featured six songs from their new LP Dark Matter, half of their 1991 debut Ten, guest appearances by Glen Hansard and producer Andrew Watt, covers of John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth,” the …
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Kacey Musgraves has brought her Saturn stateside. The country singer kicked off the U.S. leg of her Deeper Well World Tour in State College, Pennsylvania, at the Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday night. The date follows the tour debut in Europe this past spring, which Musgraves wrapped up in May. …
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After a quick side-quest as the co-star of Joker: Folie à Deux, Lady Gaga is back in pop star mode. The musician made her return last month with “Die With a Smile,” the unsurprisingly perfect pop duet with Bruno Mars that was a reminder of how easy she makes this …
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