This year’s pop girl takeover isn’t easing up as we head into 2025. The Barcelona music festival Primavera Sound will return next June with headlining performances from the genre’s new wave of leaders: Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter. From June 5 through 7, Parc del Fòrum will host …
Read More »Raye Loses Songwriting Books in Car Theft: 'No Second Album Any Time Soon'
Birthdays are like a personal New Year celebration, a chance to start fresh with a clean slate. This took on a more literal meaning for Raye as she brought in her 27th birthday with some bad news: her car was recently stolen, along with the books full of songs she …
Read More »Stevie Nicks: 'I Believe in the Church of Stevie'
E very second feels like an eternity when you’re hovering four inches from Stevie Nicks, noodling around with her blouse. This is Stevie Nicks, the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice — as a member of Fleetwood Mac and as a solo …
Read More »Billie Eilish Will Reignite 'Overheated' Climate Sustainability Conference in Atlanta
The Billie Eilish-co-founded climate sustainability conference Overheated is getting fired up again. The musician will appear as a speaker at the forthcoming event scheduled for Nov. 3 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. She will be joined by more than a dozen panelists assembled to engage in important conversations …
Read More »Watch Beabadoobee Reimagine Sabrina Carpenter's 'Taste' — With a Surprise Twist
It’s official: Sabrina Carpenter covers are the new Chappell Roan covers. Not long after Saturday Night Live (with help from Ariana Grande) turned “Espresso” into the ultra-viral “Bridesmaid Speech,” a.k.a. “Domingo,” British singer/songwriter Beabadoobee has jumped in the ring with a reimagined version of Carpenter’s “Taste.” In the rendition, recorded …
Read More »Golden State Warriors Tap P-Lo and Jauz for Tip-Off Anthem 'Don't Lose Your Head'
Jauz and P-Lo are linking up to pay the “perfect homage” to Bay Area rap greats Zion I with the help of the Golden State Warriors. On Thursday, the rapper and DJ premiere a reimagining of “Don’t Lose Your Head,” which will serve as a tip-off anthem for the Bay …
Read More »Watch Sabrina Carpenter 'Arrest' Millie Bobby Brown at Atlanta Tour Stop
Each night on her Short n’ Sweet Tour, Sabrina Carpenter arrests an audience member for being too hot. Last night in Atlanta that audience member was none other than Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown. During the show, as usual, Carpenter announced that she saw “this gorgeous girl” in the …
Read More »Grateful Dead Named MusiCares' 2025 Persons of the Year
The Grateful Dead have been named the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year, with the legendary jam band to be feted at a Grammy week gala in January. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and the late Jerry Garcia will all be honored at the all-star event at …
Read More »Reneé Rapp and Cynthia Erivo Believed in Themselves When No One Else Did
W ithin minutes of sitting down with each other at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, Reneé Rapp and Cynthia Erivo realize that they’re both Capricorns. They gush over how cosmic this meeting is, after years of mutual admiration from afar. “Now it all makes sense!” Erivo says. “A …
Read More »Metallica, Linkin Park Tapped to Headline Sonic Temple 2025
Metallica and Linkin Park, with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong, are set to headline the 2025 Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, taking place May 8 through 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The massive four-day event will feature over 100 bands, with Metallica — as previously announced — …
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