Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk have announced the arrival of their baby boy, Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk. He was born on Sept. 17. Cobain shared three black-and-white photos via Instagram on Saturday: the first snapshot features a swaddled Ronin. In the second photograph, Ronin is seen grasping his mother’s …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Jelly Roll Perform 'Liar' and Unreleased Song 'Winning Streak'
Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll debuted on Saturday Night Live with performances of “Liar” and “Winning Streak,” both from his forthcoming 10th studio album, Beautifully Broken, which is set for release Oct. 11. The Tennessee native is coming off nominations for the CMA Awards’ Entertainer of the Year and …
Read More »Inside the $621 Million Legal Battle for the 'Soul of the Internet'
I n the old chapel of a former Christian Science church in San Francisco, late-afternoon sun pours orange through the windows, and several giant servers are hard at work. The tall, black towers fill two large alcoves, and their cooling fans emit a serene, industrial hum as blue lights blink. …
Read More »See Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran Play Surprise Set Together at Global Citizen
The 2024 Global Citizen Festival took place Saturday in New York’s Central Park, and in addition to performances by Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Doja Cat, and Blackpink’s Lisa, the concert featured a surprise acoustic set by Ed Sheeran and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. The duo played four songs together, switching between …
Read More »Bright Eyes Cancel Remainder of 2024 Tour Dates Due to Conor Oberst's Vocal Issues
Bright Eyes have canceled the remainder of their 2024 tour dates due to singer Conor Oberst’s vocal issues. Earlier this month, the band — on the road in support of their latest album Five Dice, All Threes — nixed a trio of dates after “warm up shows we played earlier …
Read More »G.o.d Were K-Pop Pioneers — and They're Still Going Strong. To Them, It's 'Destiny'
Back in June, KCON LA — the world’s largest annual Korean pop culture festival — announced that the first-generation K-pop group g.o.d would be performing at its event in July. When KCON USA’s official Instagram account posted the group’s name without any periods, some commenters cracked religious jokes. “Is he …
Read More »J.D. Souther on How He Helped Write All Those Eagles Songs: The Lost Interview
At New York’s City Winery two years ago, both sides of the late J.D. Souther were on display. In a tidy dressing room backstage, Souther, looking like a dapper Old West ranch owner in his tailored suit and white hair and whiskers, was regaling a few visitors with stories. Among …
Read More »Louder Than Life Cancels Friday's Shows Due to Remnants of Hurricane Helene
Louder Than Life was forced to cancel the Friday lineup of the weekend-long Louisville, Kentucky festival due to weather conditions spurred on by Hurricane Helene. While the festival managed to stage its opening day on Thursday, wind gusts reaching 55 miles per hour and heavy showers from Helene entered the …
Read More »The Best Things We Saw at Life Is Beautiful 2024: Day 1
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The 11th annual Life Is Beautiful Festival kicked off on Friday, but the downtown Las Vegas staple looked a little different this year. In previous iterations, the festival has taken over 18 city blocks of downtown Las Vegas — located …
Read More »Watch David Gilmour Play a Stunning 'Comfortably Numb' at World Tour Kickoff
David Gilmour kicked off his Luck and Strange world tour Friday night at Circo Massimo in Rome, Italy. The set featured six songs from the new album, multiple guest appearances by Gilmour’s daughter Romany, three tunes from 2015’s Rattle That Lock, and 12 Pink Floyd classics. Prior to the tour, …
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