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There are quite a few records across Halsey‘s debut album, Badlands, that require an exhaustive exertion of energy when coming alive on stage. “Gasoline,” “Castle,” and “Control,” in particular, call for both the musician and her audience to give it their all. Halsey will perform these songs, along with some …

Sabrina Carpenter might be singing “When Did You Get Hot?” to a random ex — but Kevin Bacon? He’s dedicating it to the pigs on his farm. The actor shared a guitar-backed reimagining of the Man’s Best Friend favorite from his farm, and Carpenter absolutely loved it. “We’re big fans …

A London court tossed out the terror case against Kneecap’s Mo Chara, with a judge ruling that the charge against the Belfast rapper was not properly filed. The rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag on stage at a November 2024 Kneecap concert in London. …

Euro summer isn’t over if you don’t want it to be. Just ask Zara Larsson, whose fifth album, Midnight Sun, keeps the good vibes, long days, and late nights going. From start to finish, Larsson’s latest refuses to ever slow down, instead trafficking in high-energy dance-pop joy. Hailing from pop …

Mariah Carey got her Flowers on Wednesday: She appeared on Apple Music’s Flowers as the series’ first guest, where she was interviewed by SZA for the livestreamed event. The pair were in the studio the night before, SZA revealed during their conversation, where they listened to Carey’s new album and …

Before the start of Mötley Crüe’s Las Vegas residency earlier this month, Vince Neil revealed that the band was forced to push the beginning of the run because he had a stroke in December. Well, now, the Mötley frontman has shared that he actually suffered at least four strokes “throughout …

Hip-hop producer Metro Boomin told jurors at his civil rape case on Wednesday that he had two consensual encounters with his accuser in 2016, always wore a condom, and couldn’t wait for his trial to start so he could testify and give his side. “Were you wrongly accused?” his lawyer, …

In a sign that the Gen X nostalgia market remains viable, especially for indie rock, the Replacements’ revered 1984 album Let It Be is returning — again. An expanded version of the album was rolled out many years ago, but on Nov. 21, it will be blown out into an …

Under new rules Spotify announced today, an AI “band” like the now-infamous Velvet Sundown will still be allowed on the service, but would be encouraged to label itself properly from the start. Overall, Spotify has zero intention of eliminating AI-generated music from its service, execs said Tuesday, in a press …

Jurors handed hip-hop producer Metro Boomin a decisive win at his civil sexual-assault trial in Los Angeles on Thursday. After only about an hour of deliberation, the panel of five men and three women unanimously found that plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre had failed to prove her claims that the influential musician, …