For her Future of Music cover story last week, Megan Moroney welcomed Rolling Stone into a writer’s retreat where she played six songs she had written for her third album. On Sunday, the country star debuted one of them, “Beautiful Things,” during a writers’ round hosted by Ed Sheeran at …
Read More »Charli XCX Party Girl Festival: Gesaffelstein, Magdalena Bay, 070 Shake Join Lineup
Charli XCX is bringing the ultimate party to London’s Victoria Park on June 14. The musician will take the stage as part of LIDO Festival, but she’s rebranding the day-long event into her very own Party Girl Festival. Her special guests for the show include Gesaffelstein, Magdalena Bay, 070 Shake, …
Read More »Flogging Molly's Dave King Suffered Brain Hemorrhage, Spent Two Weeks in Coma
Flogging Molly frontman Dave King suffered a brain hemorrhage and spent two weeks in a coma earlier this year, according to a new statement from his wife and bandmate, Bridget Regan. In a post shared on Flogging Molly’s social media pages, Regan offered new details about her husband’s recent health …
Read More »Justin Bieber Feels Like He's 'Drowning' In Pent Up Hate 'From All of the Hurt' He Has Experienced
Justin Bieber has published another semi-cryptic Instagram Story revealing candid reflections on external perceptions and expectations. Last week, he wrote about feeling like a fraud, admitting he often feels “unequipped and unqualified” after years of people telling him he’s deserving of all that he has. This week, Bieber is ruminating …
Read More »'Closing Time': Semisonic Respond to Their Song Being Used as Anti-Immigrant Propaganda
On Monday morning, the White House shared 17 seconds of propaganda in which Border Patrol agents appear to arrest an undocumented immigrant. The video is soundtracked by Semisonic’s “Closing Time,” the 1998 song written by future pop hitmaker Dan Wilson. On X, the official White House account shared Wilson’s lyrics …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Hidden in Pieces Tour
After teasing their first trek in over a year last week, Yeah Yeah Yeahs have officially announced their Hidden in Pieces tour, a batch of theater shows celebrating the band’s 25th anniversary. ”Hi, we’ve missed you, they don’t miss you like we miss you,” the band said in a statement. …
Read More »J. Cole Unveils Final Dreamville Lineup, Headlined by Lil Wayne, Erykah Badu, More
J. Cole has unveiled the lineup for his 2025 Dreamville Festival. On Monday, the rapper unveiled that he’ll headline the annual North Carolina fest alongside Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, J. Cole, Erykah Badu, and Tems. The two-day festival is scheduled for April 5 and 6 at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park. …
Read More »Lucy Dacus Wants to 'Protect' Her Relationship With Julien Baker From Parasocial Speculation
Lucy Dacus doesn’t want her relationship with Julien Baker to feel like a house of cards. In a recent interview with the New Yorker, the musician expressed feeling a sense of protection around their romantic partnership, primarily in the face of parasocial fandom that holds the potential to drag a …
Read More »Yandel Will Perform His Reggaeton Hits With a Symphony Orchestra on Five-Stop Tour
Who said reggaeton couldn’t be played with an orchestra? On Monday, Yandel announced that he’ll be hitting the road to support his Sinfónico en Vivo album, and he’ll be playing his reggaeton hits but accompanied by a live, symphony orchestra. Yandel will kick off his run of shows with a …
Read More »Kanye West Drops Diddy Song With Daughter North After Dispute With Kim Kardashian Over Release
Kanye West dropped a new song via X on Saturday that he said is by Sean “Diddy” Combs, which features West and Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West. Kanye shared “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine” after a reported dispute about it being released between him and his former wife Kardashian. …
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