Rising band Been Stellar have announced their debut album, Scream From New York, NY, out via new label Dirty Hit on June 14th. The NYC-based band have celebrated their album announcement with the brutal new single “Passing Judgement,” a steely post-punk track that comes with a frenetic video with footage …
Read More »Alex Van Halen Tells All About Life With Eddie in New Book: 'I Was With Him From Day One'
Eddie and Alex Van Halen had the closest musical relationship imaginable, playing together for nearly six decades —even in Van Halen’s most fallow periods, when the band was between singers, the brothers would rehearse at Eddie’s 5150 Studios to rehearse just about every day. Alex, Van Halen’s drummer, has been …
Read More »Twenty One Pilots Conclude Decade-Long Narrative With New Album 'Clancy'
Twenty One Pilots will wrap up a nearly decade-long narrative with their upcoming LP Clancy, which concludes the duo’s multi-album arc that started with 2015’s Blurryface. Ahead of Clancy’s May 17 release, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun have shared the video for the album’s first single and opening salvo, “Overcompensate.” …
Read More »Shane Smith and the Saints Survived Fires, the IRS, and Actual Snakebites to Become Red Dirt Heroes
By any measure, Shane Smith and the Saints are in the midst of the sort of career-altering breakthrough that launches Texas bar bands into amphitheaters, music halls, and the top lines of festival posters. Start with the tour. This spring, the Saints will play the Grand Ole Opry, headline Red …
Read More »Lizzo Claims 'Nobody Asked' Her to Be in Jennifer Lopez's Film
Lizzo maybe would have made an appearance in Jennifer Lopez‘s new musical film — alongside Jane Fonda, Keke Palmer and Post Malone — if only she had actually seen the request. Lizzo took to TikTok after the release of Lopez’s new documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told, where the …
Read More »Charli XCX Is a Menace at the Paris Airport in 'Von Dutch' Video
Charli XCX and her bratty eye rolls can never be tamed. On Thursday, the British pop star released the video for “Von Dutch,” the single she’s been teasing for weeks ahead of her long-anticipated dance music album, Brat, out this summer. The Torso-directed video opens with the singer strutting through …
Read More »'I'm Laughing Along': Taylor Swift Fan From Viral 'Exile' Video Thinks It's Funny Too
When Brisbane local Madison Blackband got ready for bed on Sunday night, she was buzzing from the day’s events, which involved sitting outside of Sydney’s Accor Stadium with two close friends listening to Taylor Swift perform her third night of sold-out shows in Australia. Right before going to sleep, Blackband …
Read More »Shakira 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' Recruits Cardi B, Grupo Frontera, Tiësto on Album Tracklist
Shakira will return with her first album in seven years, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, on March 22 — and she’s bringing company. The musician has shared the complete tracklist for the record, which features appearances from Cardi B, Grupo Frontera, Tiësto, and more. Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran will …
Read More »'Are We a Brand?': Don Henley Ends Eagles Lyrics Trial Testimony With Jabs and Jokes
“I’m losing my voice,” Don Henley said in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday. No surprise: The 76-year-old leader of the Eagles was wrapping up his third day of testimony in a case involving allegedly stolen pads containing developmental lyrics for Eagles songs. After being handed a lozenge by one …
Read More »The Diddy Allegations Aren't Entertainment. They're Disturbing
On Feb. 27, producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed a $30 million civil suit against Sean “Diddy” Combs alleging the hip-hop mogul of sexual misconduct and a host of other illegal activities. It’s the fifth lawsuit against Diddy since his ex Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura filed a suit last November accusing …
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