North Carolina singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman has announced his next album, Manning Fireworks (out Sept. 6 via Anti-), with a new song, “She’s Leaving You.” The track finds Lenderman flexing his characteristically clever and candid songwriting skills, delivering a sardonic assessment of a cheating husband’s grim midlife crisis that still maintains …
Read More »Taylor Swift Is 'Still Cracking Up' and 'Swooning' Over Travis Kelce's Eras Tour Debut
Taylor Swift is still not over the epic moment Travis Kelce joined her onstage during her Eras Tour stop at Wembley Stadium. On Monday, the pop star celebrated her first round of shows in London with a sweet post dedicated to those who joined her onstage during her weekend set …
Read More »After a Near-Fatal Crash, Xavi Is Seizing This Moment
I n 2022, right after he signed to Interscope, Mexican American singer Xavi was feeling on top of the world. He was 17 years old and his songs were getting some buzz, so to celebrate, he bought a Dodge SRT with his label advance. He’d been speeding down a small …
Read More »Tom Petty Doc Producers Accused of Stealing Filmmaker's Footage in New Lawsuit
Warner Music Group‘s production branch is being sued by filmmaker Martyn Atkins over the company’s alleged use of footage in a 2021 Tom Petty documentary without permission. Last week, Atkins filed a lawsuit in L.A. accusing the company of “brazen exploitation” of copyrighted recordings in the Somewhere You Feel Free …
Read More »Taylor Swift Indirectly Reminds Dave Grohl That Her Eras Tour Band Does Play Live for Over Three Hours
On Saturday night, Foo Fighters performed at London Stadium for the second night in a row as part of their Everything or Nothing at All Tour. About 20 miles away, on the other side of the city, Taylor Swift took the stage at Wembley Stadium for the second of three …
Read More »AI's Most Ambitious Music Generators Accused of 'Massive' Infringement In New Lawsuit
The major record labels have filed lawsuits against the prominent AI music generation companies Suno and Udio on Monday, accusing the companies of training their AI tech on the unlicensed works of some of the world’s biggest artists. The suits — filed in Massachusetts and New York — were filed …
Read More »Lauv Plots Special 'One Night In' Mini-Tour
Pop singer-songwriter Lauv has announced a special “One Night In” mini-tour for this fall that will include a handful of dates on the East and West coasts. The short-run kicks off Sept. 21 in Boston at the Leader Bank Pavilion before continuing Sept. 23 at Radio City Music Hall in …
Read More »Camila Cabello Previews New Album 'C, XOXO' With Live Song Debuts at Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio received a special sneak preview of Camila Cabello‘s new album C, XOXO during her set on Sunday. The singer performed her unreleased City Girls collaboration “Dade Country Dreaming,” her new single “Chanel No. 5,” and five other songs from the record, which arrives on Friday. Cabello opened …
Read More »Rolling Stone Has a New Album Rating System. It's the Old Rolling Stone Album Rating System
Like every publication that has ever existed, Rolling Stone has thrown its share of editorial curveballs that didn’t quite make it over the plate — from sending out free roach clips to readers in 1968 to putting the very hairy band Blind Melon on the cover, completely naked, in 1993. …
Read More »Omar Apollo Is the Sweet, Moody Pop Polymath We Need
At the midpoint of his second studio album, God Said No, Omar Apollo’s vocals tumble out in Spanish for the first and only time on the record. “Cantando en otro lenguaje pa que no me entiendes,” the Mexican American musician sings over featherlight harmonies and lulling violins on “Empty.” On …
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