Music

The past couple of years have been a very good time to be a Pavement fan. The Nineties indie rock band emerged from 12 years of hibernation in 2022 for a stellar, worldwide reunion tour that continues to this day. During their downtime, they assembled a fantastically bizarre jukebox musical …

To commemorate what would have been Steve Albini‘s 62nd birthday, some of the musicians and people who knew him best — including PJ Harvey, Mogwai, and Shellac drummer Todd Trainer — have been posting tributes to the late Shellac frontman and acclaimed recording engineer on Monday. Albini’s widow, Heather Whinna, …

Katy Perry‘s “Woman’s World” debuted at Number 63 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, the publication announced on Tuesday, a tepid opening as the pop star is readying the rollout for her upcoming sixth album 143. The song’s debut marks one of the lowest openings for a lead single in Perry’s …

A month after cancelling all concert dates due to an unspecific illness, Neil Young will be returning to the concert stage as part of Farm Aid at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Sept. 21. He’ll be joined by his fellow Farm Aid board members …

The final installment of the Weeknd‘s latest album trilogy is approaching. The musician officially cracked open the world of the third album — following 2020’s After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM — with an eerie new teaser trailer. The video, shared to his official social media accounts, is captioned: “When …

BTS‘ Jimin delivered a special performance of “Who,” the track from his second solo album, to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night. The pre-recorded video featured Jimin flanked by dancers as they swept across an abandoned building and a marque illuminated the song’s title in the background. …

There have been many one-of-a-kind historic events over the last two weeks or so, but arguably —arguably! — the most significant is the release of Katy Perry‘s “Woman’s World,” her hilariously catastrophic attempt at a comeback single. Thanks to its brain-dead lyrics (“sexy, confident/ so intelligent”), AI-like chorus, and Perry’s …

The Paris Olympics are heating up. The torch relay through France is already underway, currently passing through Yvelines into Hauts-de-Seine. After those territories have been covered, the second to last stretch of the journey before the opening ceremony will begin tomorrow, with Snoop Dogg serving as torchbearer for the Saint-Denis …

Youngboy Never Broke Again fans disrupted the rapper’s virtual court hearing Tuesday, demanding his release. The rapper, born Kentrell Gaulden, faces charges related to allegedly orchestrating a fraudulent prescription drug operation in Utah. Fans of the rapper snuck into the WebEX livestream of the hearing, shouting “Free YB man, free …

NLE Choppa won’t stop until he gets what he wants. The Memphis-born rap star sat down with Rolling Stone‘s Green Room ahead of a recent show to talk about his rapid ascent to success — and the mentality that’s allowed him to become one of the most promising rappers today. …