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Dead and Company continued their Grateful Dead 60th anniversary celebration Saturday at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, this time bringing out Sturgill Simpson for a rendition of “Morning Dew.” Simpson, who — after established himself as a torchbearer of the Dead’s jam aesthetic during his recent tours — served as …

When 5 Seconds of Summer were invited to join the nostalgia-heavy When We Were Young Festival in 2023, their immediate response was an eager yes. They likely would have ended up on the Las Vegas Festival Grounds even if they weren’t performing. The bill was an exhaustive list of nearly …

What was meant to be Rod Stewart’s in-concert tribute to Ozzy Osbourne has instead been met with criticism and ridicule after video of the tribute — featuring AI images of Osbourne and other gone-too-soon artists — emerged on social media. During Stewart’s last handful of concerts since Osbourne’s July 22 …

Tory Lanez has been ordered to cover Megan Thee Stallion’s legal fees after he was combative and feigned ignorance of basic facts during a videotaped deposition last April linked to the “Savage” singer’s defamation and cyberstalking lawsuit against YouTube blogger Milagro Gramz. A federal judge issued the sanctions ruling Friday, …

Donald Trump weighed in again on rumors of a possible presidential pardon for Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul convicted last month on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, calling him “half-innocent” but agreeing with a host who asked if it was “more likely a no.” Combs was found …

Lollapalooza Day Two wrapped in Chicago’s Grant Park on Thursday with stellar performances from Olivia Rodrigo, who made her Lollapalooza Chicago debut at the top of the lineup; and Korn, who last performed the festival when it was still a touring entity back in 1997. Bleachers, T-Pain, and Djo were …

Dead and Company paid tribute to the late Phil Lesh on the opening night of their Dead 60 anniversary concerts in San Francisco by bringing out Lesh’s son Grahame for “Box of Rain.” The Bob Weir and John Mayer-fronted band have sparingly performed the Lesh-sung American Beauty classic, one of …

The Killers and Lucy Dacus were both on the lineup Friday at Montreal’s Osheaga Festival, leading to a surprise team-up between the two artists. During Brandon Flowers and company’s headlining set at the Parc Jean-Drapeau, the Boygenius singer joined the band onstage for a rendition of the Sam’s Town single …

The Outlaw Music Festival began nine years back as a single event in Scranton, Pennsylvania, featuring Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Chris Robinson, and Lee Ann Womack. It’s slowly morphed into a traveling fest that brings Nelson and a rotating cast of top-grade support acts to amphitheaters across America …

Zach Top struggles to balance a relationship with a life on the road in his new ballad “South of Sanity.” The latest track released off his forthcoming album Ain’t in It for My Health, out Aug. 29, is a slice of slick and satisfying Eighties balladry, with pristine production from …