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Miranda Lambert may have had the surprise guest of CMA Fest 2023 on Friday night as she brought out pop-punk hero Avril Lavigne during her performance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Lambert introduced the moment by saying she was about to “make more badass happen right now” and calling Lavigne her …

While technically a CMA Fest event, the Cadillac Three delivered a gritty and often improvised alternative to the highly produced TV taping going on across the river at Nissan Stadium on Friday night. During their concise, stout headlining set at Ascend Amphitheater —dubbed “The Cadillac Three & Friends” — the …

Ted Kaczynski, the domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber who killed three people and injured dozens in a series of mail bombings that spanned decades and long baffled authorities, has died at the age of 81. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Kaczynski’s death Saturday, adding he was found dead …

BTS are celebrating 10 years together with a festival, a new single, and plenty of hope for the future. Ahead of their special anniversary event scheduled for June 17 in Seoul, the supergroup has shared “Take Two,” a record that serves as an ode to their fans. It also features …

Happy 20th anniversary to Hail to the Thief, Radiohead’s most misunderstood album. If you doubt the last part of that sentence, consider the fact that Thom Yorke once described this supremely anxious, stubbornly combative music as being ideal “for shagging.” Our five brainy lads released it in the summer of …

Jessie Murph teams with Maren Morris to sing about broken hearts and a lover leaving them for the Lone Star State on the new single, “Texas.” “You got all the good shit, and I got consequences,” Murph sings, her voice cracking, over plaintive piano chords. “I’m cold, I’m lost, I’m …

Jimmie Allen is facing another sexual assault lawsuit, this one filed by a woman who claims the country singer assaulted her in a Las Vegas hotel room and filmed them having sex without her knowledge or consent. In light of the second round of allegations, Rolling Stone can confirm that …

Ahead of the second episode of HBO’s The Idol, two new songs from the show have been released. The divisive new show from Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson tells a twisted tale about a pop star, played by Lily-Rose Depp. First up are “World Class Sinner/I’m …

Jemarcus Johnson, a man accused of helping one of the gunmen who allegedly killed Young Dolph (real name Adolph Thorton, Jr.), pleaded guilty on Friday to three counts of accessory after the fact that aided in the attempted coverup of Dolph’s death. While Johnson “had no involvement” in the shooting …

Shawn Mendes is back, returning amidst a whirlwind of wildfires and a reported break-up, with a new song, “What the Hell Are We Dying For?” Mendes teased the song Thursday before its midnight release with the extremely pointed cover art — a photo of the New York City skyline barely …