When We Were Young festival has a stacked lineup, with Panic! At the Disco and Blink-182 at the top of the list, and the lineup has drawn a second date, adding Oct. 19 to make it a back-to-back two day fest with the same bands playing each night. The bands …
Read More »Robert John, Crooner Behind Number One Hit 'Sad Eyes,' Dead at 79
Robert John, an itinerant singer-songwriter who was working in construction before scoring a Number One hit with 1979’s “Sad Eyes,” died Monday. He was 79. Michael Pedrick, John’s son, confirmed his father’s death to Rolling Stone. There was no immediate cause of death, but Pedrick said his father was still …
Read More »Kevin Kaarl Wants Fans in Their Feelings During His 'Ultra Sodade' World Tour
Kevin Kaarl is ready for his biggest tour yet. On Tuesday, the Mexican indie-folk star announced that he’ll bring his newest album Ultra Sodade on a world tour later this year. “Truly the whole experience will be different because they won’t just listen to my music, but feel it,” Kaarl …
Read More »Mariah Carey Announces U.K. Concert at Royal Sandringham Estate
Mariah Carey will perform an outdoor concert at Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, on Aug. 15. The concert, presented by Heritage Live Festivals, will also feature sets by Nile Rodgers & Chic and Eternal. “We’re absolutely thrilled to bring one of the greatest pop artists of all-time to the …
Read More »Tate McRae Calls Britney Spears Comparisons 'Flattering' and 'Scary'
Tate McRae’s high-octane choreography and sultry pop vocals have led some people to compare the rising pop star to Britney Spears. In an interview with The Independent published on Sunday, McRae described the comparison as both “flattering” and “scary.” “It’s such a crazy statement because no one can compare to …
Read More »Neil Young Announces 2025 Love Earth World Tour
Neil Young and his new band, the Chrome Hearts, are hitting the road this summer for an extensive world tour in support of their upcoming LP, Talkin’ to the Trees. The tour kicks off June 18 in Rättvik, Sweden, and wraps up Sept. 15 in Los Angeles. A 48-hour presale …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Can Depose Tory Lanez in Prison, Judge Rules
Megan Thee Stallion won permission to question Tory Lanez under oath for the first time since he assaulted her with a semi-automatic firearm on a residential street in Los Angeles nearly five years ago. A federal judge signed off on the order Monday after the Grammy-winning rapper, born Megan Pete, …
Read More »Sam Fender Has the Working-Class Rock-Star Blues
To quote the Smiths, fame fame fatale fame, it can play hideous tricks on the brain. That’s what’s happening in the album-opening title track from People Watching, the third LP by U.K. pop-rock star Sam Fender. “I people watch on the way back home/Envious of the glimmer of hope/Gives me …
Read More »TikTok Users Can't Find the Beat to Hilary Duff's 'Come Clean'
Let the rain fall down, people on TikTok are coming clean: they lack rhythm, at least when it comes to Hilary Duff‘s “Come Clean.” The 2003 single, which was released on Duff’s album Metamorphosis, has been making the rounds on TikTok in a new trend where users try to clap …
Read More »Roberta Flack, Grammy-Winning Soul Singer, Dead at 88
Roberta Flack, the veteran Grammy-winning soul and R&B vocalist who recorded massive hits with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” died Monday at age 88. Elaine Schock, Flack’s representative, confirmed the singer’s death from cardiac arrest. “Roberta broke boundaries and records. …
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