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At the height of Jonas Brothers mania in 2009, South Park took aim at the pop trio in the episode The Ring where they’re viciously beaten and threatened by a psychotic Mickey Mouse after refusing to wear their purity rings. “You have to wear the purity rings because that’s how …

Linkin Park performed as part of the kick-off show at the UEFA Champions League final in Munich on Saturday night. The rock band showcased four songs — “The Emptiness Machine,” “In The End,” “Numb” and “Heavy Is The Crown” — for the crowd at Munich Football Arenaahead of the match …

Leon Michels is building a roster of team players for his newly announced El Michels Affair album, 24 Hr Sports. Out Sept. 5 via Big Crown Records, the record kicks off with the lead single “Anticipate,” a grooving and bluesy record featuring Clairo. “I’m simply holdin’ out for love/I don’t …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage The third week of Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering criminal trial brought three crucial witnesses for the prosecution to the stand: former staffers who all claim they not only witnessed Combs attack Casandra “Cassie” Ventura but that they were subjected to a …

“You see a really quick rise, and a lot of people don’t see that you came from nothing to a hundred real quick,” Hudson Westbrook says. He’s speaking from experience. A little more than a year ago, Westbrook was just another student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, working cattle …

Following reports of Sean Combs’ preverdict maneuvering to land a pardon from Donald Trump — and the president’s own admission that he “would certainly look at the facts” if Combs is found guilty — 50 Cent has pledged to prevent any presidential pardons. In a series of Instagram posts this …

Radiohead‘s hiatus definitely hasn’t kept Thom Yorkeout of the studio —he’s released three great albums with the Smile, and earlier this month, he dropped the excellent Tall Tales, a long-in-the-works collaboration with veteran electronic producer Mark Pritchard. In the new episode ofRolling Stone Music Now, Pritchard breaks down the long …

These past few weeks have been a very trying time for Who fans. The difficulties started in April when word slipped out they’d fired longtime drummer Zak Starkey, calmed down a bit when Pete Townshend reversed the decision, and then went into overdrive when they announced they were calling it …

Grupo Firme will no longer be performing at 2025’s La Onda Fest this weekend in Napa due to ongoing visa issues. The Mexican band announced the news in a statement shared to Instagram Stories on Friday evening. “Grupo Firme and Música VIP’s visas are currently in an administrative process at …

Ruby Ibarra, a Filipino-American rapper from the Bay Area known for her potent storytelling, made her debut on NPR’s Tiny Desk this week. Chosen among 7,500 entries from independent artists across the country, Ibarra secured the top spot for the series’ annual contest with her entry track, “Bakunawa,” which released …