The most intriguing song on Luck and Strange, David Gilmour‘s first solo album in nearly a decade, is a dark-mirror reflection of his own artistry: a rendition of the Montgolfier Brothers’ sardonic 1999 dream-pop song “Between Two Points,” sung by his daughter, Romany. The original song was a slow-building echo …
Read More »Stagecoach 2025 Lineup Appeals to Country Fans With…Backstreet Boys, Creed, Sammy Hagar
One of the magic touches of Stagecoach has always been its ability to book interesting artists outside of the country genre. For 2025, the California country festival is poised to deliver its most bonkers lineup yet. Creed, Backstreet Boys, and T-Pain will all play late-night sets on the Palomino stage, …
Read More »Weezer's Blue Album Tour Turns Their Hits Into Glorious Sci-Fi Camp
There was at least some hubris in Weezer’s 30th anniversary Blue Album tour announcement. Openers the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. are more than potential show-stealers, they’re established headliners in their own right. How do you follow that? You drop a giant curtain to reveal a Weezer-branded spacecraft. It seemed …
Read More »49 Winchester Are Headlining a Fall U.S. Tour But Still Can't Escape the Holler
It’s not lost on Isaac Gibson how quickly his band 49 Winchester have rocketed from near obscurity into the Americana and country music spotlight and onto stages not just across the U.S., but around the world. Leaning forward on the couch in the group’s tour bus, Gibson raises his head …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Covers Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club' at U.S. Tour Kickoff
Kacey Musgraves has brought her Saturn stateside. The country singer kicked off the U.S. leg of her Deeper Well World Tour in State College, Pennsylvania, at the Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday night. The date follows the tour debut in Europe this past spring, which Musgraves wrapped up in May. …
Read More »The First Single From Lady Gaga's New Pop Album Will Arrive Next Month
After a quick side-quest as the co-star of Joker: Folie à Deux, Lady Gaga is back in pop star mode. The musician made her return last month with “Die With a Smile,” the unsurprisingly perfect pop duet with Bruno Mars that was a reminder of how easy she makes this …
Read More »Travis Kelce's PR Firm Weighing Legal Action After 'False and Fabricated' Breakup Document Goes Viral
The public relations company representing Travis Kelce said they are considering taking legal action after a “false and fabricated” press release strategizing the impending breakup between the football star and Taylor Swift appeared on the internet. A photo of the allegedly leaked document — “Comprehensive Media Plan For Travis Kelce’s …
Read More »How Doechii Made a Mixtape That Could Be the Best Rap Album of the Year
To be clear, Doechii’s full-length debut, Alligator Bites Never Heal, is a mixtape according to her; one that she says came together just a month before its release last week. “I literally called my label and I was like, ‘I am going to drop a mixtape on August 30th. This …
Read More »Spotify Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Eminem Royalties Due to Legal Loophole
After five years, the legal battle between Spotify and Eminem‘s publishing company Eight Mile Style has concluded — and due to a legal loophole, the streaming giant has been let off the hook. In 2019, Eight Mile Style sued Spotify, accusing the service of acting “deceptively” by pretending to have …
Read More »Danny Elfman Sexual Assault Accuser Has Lawsuit Tossed in New Ruling
A Los Angeles judge has tossed the sexual assault lawsuit filed by an anonymous woman who alleges composer and musician Danny Elfman groomed and abused her between 1997 and 2002 when she was in her twenties and he was twice her age. In a judgment signed Wednesday, Los Angeles County …
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