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The new year couldn’t come any sooner! On Tuesday, ABC announced part of the slate of performers scheduled to join Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve WithRyan Seacrestlater this month. Tinashe, Teddy Swims, Thomas Rhett, Cody Johnson, and previously announced performer Lenny Kravitz will be among the stars to grace …

In a recent interview with the BBC, Sean Lennon said he gained new insights into his parent’s private relationship while assembling materials for the new Mind Games box set. “The truth is, even when they were apart, they were always talking, so I don’t think they ever really broke up,” …

Axl Rose and the former model who sued him last year for sexual assault have reached a private settlement, Rolling Stone has learned. In a statement, Rose maintained he did not violently attack and rape plaintiff Sheila Kennedy in a Manhattan hotel room in 1989, as she alleged. “As I …

Over the past few weeks, Bob Dylan has Tweeted about everything from a Nick Cave concert in Paris to Lon Chaney’s 1927 silent film The Unknown and a supposed interaction with a Buffalo Sabres player in the elevator of a hotel in Prague. In his newest post on the social …

My Chemical Romance‘s guitarist Frank Iero paid tribute to his former bandmate Bob Bryar, who was found dead in his Tennessee home last week at the age of 44. In a post shared to Instagram on Tuesday, Iero wrote that he had “spent the past few days thinking about Bob …

Since its launch in 2016, Spotify Wrapped has become an end-of-year staple that people treat like a holiday tradition. But this year, Spotify Wrapped sucked the joy right out of the beginning of the month with a lackluster data dump that disgruntled several users online. In the past, the feature …

Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, with whom the rapper had a complicated, often contentious relationship, has died. She was 69. Dennis Dennehy, Eminem’s longtime representative, confirmed Nelson’s death to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not immediately available. Nelson gave birth to Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers), her eldest son, …

Outside of playing in Guns N’ Roses, lead guitarist Slash and bassist-vocalist Duff McKagan have long championed mental health organizations. For Giving Tuesday, they’ve teamed with Cesar Gueikian, CEO of instrument maker Gibson, for a new single, “I Can Breathe,” which will raise money for the National Alliance on Mental …

This year, J. Cole gave rap fans the opportunity to wade into nostalgia. His new podcast series, Inevitable, recollects the first chapter of his career, and he’s spent the past few weeks re-releasing his early mixtapes to DSPs. Later this month, he’ll take the stage at Madison Square Garden for …

Will Smith has been tapped to headline France’s Positiv Festival next year. The actor-rapper will perform July 31 at the Roman Theatre of Orange located in southeast France, organizers announced Tuesday. It will be his first performance in the country. Smith, who gave listeners Nineties hits like “Men in Black,” …