Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcomed their third child, Rocki Irish Mayers. In an Instagram post Wednesday, Sept. 24, the pop star confirmed that she gave birth earlier this month, on Sept. 13. Rihanna shared a photo of herself with the baby girl, as well as a picture of what …
Read More »Afrobeats Producer Sarz Unveils Wizkid, Shallipopi, Teni, More on Star-Studded Album Track List
Sarz, the producer behind the Afrobeats hit “Monalisa” with Lojay (and eventually Chris Brown) has exclusively shared the track list for his forthcoming album Protect Sarz at All Costs – and it is packed. The album, due for release on Sep. 26, will reunite Sarz with Asake and Wizkid alongside …
Read More »Fred Armisen Explains His Wacky Sound-Effects Album
Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ranging from Halloween-themed shrieks and moans intended for use in haunted houses to functional recordings of …
Read More »Call 5 Seconds of Summer a Boy Band All You Want, But Don't Call This a Comeback
This past weekend, cryptic posters popped up around the world reading “Your Favorite Boy Band Is Coming Back,” along with a URL: YourFavoriteBoyBand.com. It wasn’t immediately clear who the red and yellow flyers belonged to, but the site was soon updated to include a quiz to help confused visitors figure …
Read More »Cate Le Bon Hits an Avant-Pop Peak
Since she began making records in the early 2010s, Welsh-born, California-based Cate Le Bon has staked out her own unique avant-pop space, especially on excellent recent albums like 2019’s Reward and 2022’s Pompeii. Her warmly stentorian singing and dreamy lyrics can have a de-centering effect, so her music often gets …
Read More »Neil Young, Lana Del Rey, Beck to Headline 'Harvest Moon' Charity Concert
Neil Young is returning to the grounds of the Painted Turtle summer camp in Lake Hughes, California, on Oct. 25 for the third Harvest Moon benefit show. He’ll be joined by Lana Del Rey, Beck, and the marimba ensemble Masanga. Ticket sales begin Sept. 24 via the event’s official website. …
Read More »Cardi B Wants New Yorkers to Ride Safely and in Style With MTA Subway PSA Recordings
Born and raised in the Bronx, Cardi B knows her way around New York. Now, she wants to catch the rest of the city up to speed, too. The rapper teamed up with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to record a series of public service announcements that will broadcast across train …
Read More »Wet Leg Twist Their Way Through Nashville on Latest Gather No Moss Tour Stop
“I don’t want your love, I just wanna fight!” Wet Leg singer Rhian Teasdale shouted at the crowd during “Catch These Fists,” the band’s opening number Tuesday night at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works. But even if Teasdale meant her rebuffs, the fans at the sold-out third installment of Rolling Stone’s …
Read More »Woman Who Tried to Sell Elvis' Graceland Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison
The Missouri woman behind a wild scheme to sell Elvis Presley’s famous Graceland estate-turned-museum will spend four years and nine months in federal prison, The Associated Press reports. Lisa Jeanine Findley, who pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges tied to the scheme earlier this year, was sentenced in a Memphis …
Read More »Mariah Carey Is 'Here for It All' (Just Not Any Theatrics) on New Album
Does Mariah Carey even want to perform anymore? That was the question on the minds of concerned fans and casual onlookers alike this year after a series of middling public appearances and shows that saw the normally-engaged singer looking uncharacteristically downcast and detached. On her long-awaited 16th studio album, Here …
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