“Be My Baby” is as universal as a pop song can be. It’s the song that made Ronnie Spector a timeless rock & roll legend, a teenage girl from Spanish Harlem who packed a lifetime of raw power into three minutes. Ever she belted out “Be My Baby” in 1963, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Chromatica Ball, Lady Gaga‘s most recent stadium tour, fought against numerous obstacles before it was able to fully bloom in 2022. The run was postponed twice — …
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All but one of the wrongful death lawsuits tied to the deadly Astroworld Festival crowd rush have been settled, lawyers confirmed in a court hearing in Houston on Wednesday. As the Associated Press reported, Live Nation attorney Neal Manne said in court Wednesday that nine of the 10 suits, including …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Live music fans who’ve been patiently waiting to see their favorite artists on tour, from Janet Jackson to Peso Pluma, are in for a surprise this week. Just …
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South by Southwest (SXSW) is heading to London, England. After nearly four decades in Austin, Texas the multidisciplinary festival will launch across the pond in June 2025. The European fest plans to takeover dozens of dozens of venues, galleries, clubs, and other spaces in Shoreditch in the East End. Similar …
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In six short years, Big Black pushed underground rock to become edgier, more stomach-churning, and more pyrotechnic. On the handful of EPs and two full-lengths, Atomizer and Songs About Fucking, they released, Steve Albini, who died Tuesday, wrote about everything from child abuse to murderous gangsters and always with a …
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Meghan Trainor has dropped an intergalactic video for her recent single “To the Moon.” The clip, directed by Philip Lopez, features appearances from Niecy Nash, Chris Olsen, Daryl Sabara, Brookie & Jessie, and Trainor’s son Riley. “To the Moon” comes off Trainor’s forthcoming LP, Timeless, out June 7 via Epic …
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Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance shared tributes to Steve Albini, remembering the musician/producer/engineer as a “unique and outstanding individual,” who helped the burgeoning indie rock band sound “bigger than we were in real life.” Albini, who died Tuesday night from a heart attack at the age of 61, produced …
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Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival will return this summer following an incident last year when the event was cut short during The 1975‘s headlining set. Frontman Matty Healy harshly criticized the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ stance onstage at the three-day Kuala Lumpur festival, resulting in a cancelation of the following two days. “I …
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A federal judge dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit filed against CEO Neil Portnow in 2023 over a week after the Jane Doe accuser who filed the suit requested the dismissal. The accuser’s allegations against Portnow first surfaced in January 2020 as part of his successor Deborah Dugan’sdiscrimination complaintwith the Equal …
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