Music

Aerosmith has canceled the remainder of their 2022 Las Vegas residency due to an unspecified illness impacting frontman Steven Tyler. After canceling two Deuces Are Wild shows earlier this week, the remaining two Vegas concerts — scheduled for Dec. 8 and Dec. 11 — were called off by the band …

When Electronic Arts asked A$AP Rocky to be part of its latest racing game, Need for Speed Unbound, the answer came quickly. “I grew up on Need for Speed, so I just felt like it was only right, you know?” the rapper says. “That was one of those things that …

After finally embarking on their pandemic-postponed trek earlier this year, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe will bring their co-headlining tour back to North American stadiums next summer. The two rock giants will be joined by Alice Cooper on the “The World Tour,” which — after a pair of Atlantic City …

Gorillaz are back with another new song, “Skinny Ape,” and they plan to debut the song live next week with a pair of augmented reality performances in London and New York City. “Skinny Ape” will appear on Gorillaz’s upcoming album, Cracker Island. The new single begins with a serene bit …

Taylor Swift came close to finalizing a sponsorship deal worth over $100 million with FTX, the massive crypto exchange that just imploded into bankruptcy, The Financial Times reports. FTX’s embattled founder Sam Bankman-Fried — recently seen insisting he “did not ever try to commit fraud on anyone” during a live …

There is something uneasy in the full moon — some eeriness, some mystery. A monthly reminder of our infinitesimal nature, the full moon inspired the poems of Hesiod, ancient Ojibwe lunar calendars, and still today, compels amateur astrologists to charge their Amazon-bought healing crystals beneath the new-age moonlight. Now it’s …

Alex G is a man of few words — at least outside of his songwriting. The musician made his NPR Tiny Desk concert debut with a four-song set backed by a four-piece band and was content to let the music speak for itself. “I don’t have a lot to say,” …

Peter Frampton has sold his publishing catalog to BMG, the company confirms to Rolling Stone, marking the latest artist to sell their music rights in exchange for a major payout. The deal includes all of Frampton’s publishing rights (the rights tied to songs’ lyrics and musical compositions). the company says, …

The Flaming Lips will return to the road early next year with a short run of West Coast dates. The “An Evening With” tour will reportedly find the Flaming Lips playing two-hour sets filled with material from throughout their extensive catalog. The run will kick off with a pair of …

In the aftermath of his Hitler-praising rants and canceled partnerships, Kanye West’s financial situation might be as chaotic as his current line of thinking as the disgraced rapper’s Yeezy apparel company owes over $600,000 in unpaid tax debt to the state of California. NBC News reports that Yeezy Apparel — …