PinkPantheress made her TV debut last night, appearing on The Tonight Show to perform a dance-ready medley of three of her songs. With the help of a DJ and a group of backup dancers, the British musician showcased a lively mash-up of “Illegal,” “Girl Like Me,” and “Tonight.” All three …
Read More »Foo Fighters Bring on New Drummer to Replace Josh Freese
After parting with Josh Freese in May, the Foo Fightershave enlisted Nine Inch Nails touring member Ilan Rubin as their next drummer. In an unexpected twist, Freese will join Nine Inch Nails on their Peel It Back run, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Rubin has been traveling with Nine Inch Nails …
Read More »Josh Freese Readies Return After Making 'Hardest Decision' to Leave Nine Inch Nails
Josh Freese stopped performing with Nine Inch Nails in 2008, marking the end of a three-year stint in the touring band for the group led by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. He spent the next few years touring with Weezer, Paramore, Sublime with Rome, and more. Earlier this year, he …
Read More »Dusty Slay Declares What Is and Isn't Country Music
From Jeff Foxworthy and his “You might be a redneck” shtick all the way back to Ray Stevens and his parody songs, rural comedians — dare we call them, “blue collar comics” —have a long association with country music. But few are as in tune with the genre as Dusty …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Has 'Really Special' Plans for 'Hannah Montana' 20th Anniversary
Miley Cyrus is still a few months away from the milestone 20th anniversary of “Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret,” the first episode of Hannah Montana. In the episode, which premiered on March 24, 2006, Miley Stewart’s best friend Lilly scores tickets to see the biggest pop star …
Read More »Junior H Will Bring His $ad Boyz Live & Broken Tour to Arenas Across the U.S.
A closing show at the Hollywood Bowl sounds like a fitting way to conclude Junior H‘s biggest tour yet. Today, the Mexican star announced the dates for his upcoming $ad Boyz Live & Broken Tour, which builds on the success of his main-stage Coachella set. The música mexicana star will …
Read More »Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect Files Appeal to Dismiss Charges
The man charged with the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss the murder charges against him. He filed the appeal on Tuesday after a lower court judge upheld the charges in January. Duane “Keffe D” Davis is charged with first-degree murder for …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bring the Quiet Intimacy of 'Hidden In Pieces' to New York
So much of the appeal of early Yeah Yeah Yeahs is the thrash of the music. Song after song, the art-punk band found a way to convert a maelstrom of pent-up energy into no-fucks-given liberation that soundtracked a generation of teen rebellions in the aughts. The freedom to let go …
Read More »Carrie Underwood Revealed Her Ozzy Osbourne Fandom With This Stunning Cover
Ozzy Osbourne was laid to rest on Wednesday during a funeral in his native Birmingham, England, giving fans one last chance to bid farewell to the heavy-metal pioneer. Osbourne died last week at the age of 76, sparking tributes from throughout the music world: Green Day played a snippet of …
Read More »Rebecca Schiffman's 'Before the Future' is a Low-Key Gem About Careening Through Adulthood
Rebecca Schiffman is an indie-pop songwriter who’s been on the scene for a couple decades already, making noise in New York in the early 2000s. But she gets deep into grown-up problems with her fantastic fourth album Before the Future. It’s a sly, candid sleeper of an album, where Schiffman …
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