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Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA celebrated his 56th birthday this weekend far from the chambers of Shaolin, at a Phish concert in Colorado. On Saturday, July 5, the jam giants played Boulder’s Folsom Field, and in the middle of their cover of the Talking Heads’ “Crosseyed and Painless,” drummer Jon Fishman …

Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron stunned fans this morning by announcing his immediate departure from the band following nearly three decades of service. “After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,” he wrote. “Much love and respect to Jeff, …

In recent years, merengue has become Latin pop’s secret weapon. The Dominican Republic’s signature gallop has crept into global smashes from Bad Bunny and Karol G, heralding a revival of the genre’s swinging Eighties and Nineties heyday (though rarely crediting its century-old campesino roots.) Admittedly, the house that merengue built …

Essence Festival organizers have taken responsibility for a concert that ran so far behind schedule that Lauryn Hill wound up taking the stage at around 2:30 in the morning. Delays completely derailed the opening day of the 31st annual event, which returned to the Superdome in New Orleans this past …

Fall Out Boy will be performing the rest of their shows for the year without founding guitarist Joe Trohman, who will be taking time off to undergo surgery for his hand. The band member announced the news on Monday in a statement shared to social media. “After years of managing …

Drake’s Iceman era is officially here. After months of dropping social media hints, the rap icon officially commenced the rollout of his next album with a July 4th live stream where he strolled through his native Toronto in an Ice truck. During the ride, he soft-launched a song fans are …

Billie Joe Armstrong celebrated the Fourth of July by criticizing the current president. During a concert at Rock Werchter in Belgium over the weekend, the Green Day frontman led the audience in a chant of “Fuck Donald Trump.” The punk band opened their set with “American Idiot,” during which Armstrong …

Blackpink debuted a new song, titled “Jump,” during the opening night of their world tour at Seoul’s Goyang Stadium. The dance-ready track is reportedly the band’s forthcoming reunion single and is expected to be released later this week. The group reunited over the weekend for their first live performance together …

Bob Vylan‘s 2024 album Humble as the Sun popped back on to the U.K. charts last week following the band’s controversial set at Glastonbury. Frontman Bobby Vylan celebrated the news on X over the weekend, noting that the music industry needs “artists that speak up.” “Ban Bob Vylan?” he wrote. …

Zayn Malik appears to confront the racism he faced while a member of One Direction in a teaser for a new song, ostensibly titled “Fuchsia Sea.” Malik shared a snippet of the song on Instagram over the weekend, promising the full track would be “coming soon.” Following the mix of …