Louis Tomlinson‘s self-curated Away From Home Festival is heading stateside. Launched in 2021, the event finds a new location to call home each year. This time around, New York is the lucky place. Tomlinson will headline the event scheduled for Oct. 4 and 5 atBrewery on Ommegang in Cooperstown, New …
Read More »Doja Cat, Florence + the Machine, BigXThaPlug, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Doja Cat raps over Eighties synth-pop in the first preview of her forthcoming LP, Florence + the Machine returns with a bold Banshee yell, and BigXThaPlug adds …
Read More »Prince Estate Calls Apollonia's Name Rights Lawsuit 'Frivolous'
The Prince estate has rebuffed a recent lawsuit filed by singer, songwriter, and Prince music Apollonia over the rights to her name, saying, “As is our duty, we will continue to protect and preserve Prince’s assets and legacy.” In a lawsuit filed earlier this week, Patricia Apollonia Kotero said the …
Read More »Hotline TNT Becomes the Latest Band to Remove Music From Spotify
Shoegaze-influenced band Hotline TNT has become the latest in a series of musicians to pull their music from Spotify. In a statement posted to the group’s Instagram, founder Will Anderson wrote: “We are leaving the Spotify streaming service. The company that bills itself as the steward of all recorded music …
Read More »Offset Skewers His Opps and Searches for Solace
On “Back in the Mode,” a smooth banger on his stellar new album Kiari, Offset admits, ”Lost a bitch last year and got another one,” making it clear that he feels like getting more than a few things off his chest. Having suffered a public divorce from Cardi B last …
Read More »Sombr's Debut Album Has Everything Pop Has Been Missing
Sombr has New York City under his spell. The 20-year-old had jusr stepped onto a stage assembled on Canal Street to the sound of piercing screams. His debut album I Barely Know Her was scheduled for release in a few hours, but the musician wanted the first introduction of these …
Read More »Lil Nas X Hospitalized for Possible Overdose After Roaming L.A. Streets and Charging at Police
Lil Nas was hospitalized for a possible overdose after charging at officers in Studio City in the early hours of Thursday morning. The rapper was handcuffed before being transported to a local hospital. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Rolling Stone that a naked man was found walking down …
Read More »FKA Twigs to Replace Doechii at All Points East Festival
Earlier this week, Doechii unexpectedly pulled out of appearances at three major festivals for unknown reasons — but at least we now know who will be filling in for her at one of them. FKA Twigs has stepped in to take over the headlining spot of Saturday’s All Points East …
Read More »Kaitlin Butts Does Spaghetti Western Theater in 'You Ain't Gotta Die (to Be Dead to Me)' Video
Kaitlin Butts is shooting off fingers and poisoning suitors — including real-life husband Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry — in the gloriously campy video for “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead to Me),” the track off her album Roadrunner! that blew up on TikTok. The music video, directed by …
Read More »Laufey Sets Modern Problems to Classic Melodies
The emergence of Laufey, the Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter who has become one Gen Z’s chief flag-waver for throwback pop, is largely attributable to her abundant talent. She has a sculptural alto that easily curves into her heart-on-sleeve lyrics, a knack for marrying 21st-century problems with fishhook melodies that recall standards from …
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