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T he doors of the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles felt like a vortex last Friday: Fans walked in wearing Hawaiian shirts, leis, and tropical flower clip-ins, ready to be transported into the Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii world of Remy Bond. A burlesque dancer opened the show, and for …

Charli XCX has responded to the online critiques of her performance at Glastonbury on Saturday night. Following her set, which was broadcast live on BBC’s iPlayerin the U.K., many viewers took to social media to criticize her use of autotune and to call her “the worst performer.” In a series …

In a short and sweet 12 months, Sabrina Carpenter‘s charitable fund has surpassed $1 million in donations, establishing the Sabrina Carpenter Fund as the nonprofit PLUS1’s fastest-growing artist initiative to date. Carpenter’s fund supports three causes close to her heart: mental health advocacy, LGBTQ+ rights, and animal welfare, according to …

Olivia Rodrigo tapped Robert Smith for a surprise appearance during her set at Glastonbury on Sunday night. The pair joined forces for a rousing duet of the Cure‘s 1992 hit “Friday I’m in Love” and their 1987 tune “Just Like Heaven.” Rodrigo introduced Smith by saying, “He’s perhaps the best …

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and it’s truly giving “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” vibes. This month’s column is going to lean into the good — a few Afropop moments of innovation, excitement, and inspiration that have made waves this year. This is …

English punk duo Bob Vylan stirred up controversy over the weekend for chanting “Death, death to the IDF” during their performance at Glastonbury. Following the set, singer Bobby Vylan, who uses a stage name, defended his onstage remarks in a lengthy Instagram post captioned, “I said what I said.” Vylan …

Gavin Adcock appears to be living up to the name of his upcoming album, Own Worst Enemy, due out in August, when it comes to how he views Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter. The rising country star recently ripped on Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter, which has been outranking other country artists, and …

Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage After seven weeks of testimony, Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering charges is now in the hands of the jury. On Monday morning, Judge Arun Subramanian gave the jurors, comprised of eight men and four women, what are known as “charging instructions,” …

The Outlaw Music Festival tour’s June 29th stop in Ridgedale, Missouri, was cut short on Sunday after extreme weather brought heavy rains and winds to the Thunder Ridge Nature Arena. Now, the fallout from the sudden storm has caused the tour to cancel a July 1 date in El Reno, …

If you assembled a focus group of today’s country artists and asked them to list their biggest influences, a few names would probably rise to the top: Johnny Cash and Hank Williams; Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. More contemporary icons like Shania Twain and George Strait would come up, and …