Halsey came to Chappell Roan‘s defense after The Hollywood Reporter published a scathing takedown of her Grammy Awards acceptance speech. On Sunday night, Chappell Roan called out the music industry’s treatment of young artists when she took the podium for her Best New Artist win. In her speech, she demanded …
Read More »Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Contribute Unreleased Tracks to LA Wildfire Benefit Compilation
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, PJ Harvey and Devo are among the artists who have contributed unreleased recordings to a new compilation for Los Angeles wildfire relief. Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Gary Numan, U.S. Girls, Cave’s side project Grinderman and a one-off supergroup led by Flea …
Read More »Clairo Taps Ayo Edebiri and 'Weird Al' Yankovic for 'Terrapin' Video
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has tapped into his inner sad girl, cosplaying Clairo in the indie darling’s new music video “Terrapin,” directed by Ayo Edebiri. In the goofy Eighties-inspired video, a suited Yankovic emerges from a prop film set house to animatedly lip sync, as background dancers twirl around him. Clairo, …
Read More »Flogging Molly Scraps 2025 Shows While Dave King Battles 'Serious Health Condition'
Flogging Molly have placed their performance plans on hold indefinitely as frontman Dave King battles “a very serious health condition,” the band revealed in a recent social media statement. The statement refers to King as Flogging Molly’s “fearless leader” and asks family, friends, and fans to respect the privacy of …
Read More »Paul Cauthen Cancels Tour to Seek Care for 'Mental and Physical Health'
Paul Cauthen, the Texas country singer known for songs like “Country As Fuck,” “Cocaine Country Dancing,” and “Fuck You Money,” and an outsized personality to match, has canceled his current tour to “take care of his mental and physical health.” A statement attributed to “Team Paul Cauthen” posted on Cauthen’s …
Read More »The Black Keys Are Finally Ready to Talk About It All
By their own admission, 2024 was a rough year for the Black Keys. After releasing their 12th studio album, Ohio Players, the band was looking forward to a North American arena tour following successful shows in Europe. Instead, they canceled the entire tour, reportedly due to low ticket sales, and …
Read More »Astropical — Supergroup Featuring Bomba Estereo, Rawayana Members — Announces Debut Album
An accidental supergroup emerged last week when the band Astropical released its debut single, the lush, Afrobeats-based “Me Pasa (Piscis.)” The voices harmonizing together here are easy to recognize: Li Saumet, vocalist with Colombia’s veteran tropical outfit Bomba Estéreo (and also featured on Bad Bunny’s 2022 classic “Ojitos Lindos”), joins …
Read More »A Look at Taylor Swift's Viral Super Bowl Moments
For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, will be playing in the Super Bowl. This means that Swift will be a VIP guest at the game again, supporting Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles, the team Kelce’s brother …
Read More »Billie Eilish Replaced a 15-Year-Old L.A. Fire Survivor's Merch Because Meghan Markle Asked
The L.A. fires destroyed at least 16,000 structures, and with them, one teen’s most prized possession — a Billie Eilish T-shirt she had gotten at the superstar’s concert shortly before. However, thanks to Meghan Markle’s quick thinking (and a text to Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and his wife, model Behati …
Read More »Blackpink Tease 2025 World Tour
Following the launch of independent projects by Blackpink‘s Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo, and Jennie, the K-pop group is getting back together for a world tour, according to a teaser released Wednesday. Although the K-pop supergroup has yet to announce the specific tour dates and routing, their upcoming shows mark the group’s …
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