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Earlier this year, Spinal Tap finally found a Stonehenge prop they’re happy with —the actual prehistoric monument, in Wiltshire, England. The semi-fictional meta rock titans secretly played what they’re billing as their last concert ever there earlier this year, with guests Eric Clapton, Josh Groban, and Shania Twain, and a …

Dave Ball, the production half of groundbreaking Eighties synth duo Soft Cell, best remembered for their 1981 New Wave classic cover of “Tainted Love,” died on Wednesday of natural causes. He was 66. “He will always be loved by the Soft Cell fans who love his music and his music …

Last year, Joan Baez published her first-ever collection of poetry, When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance, expressing her thoughts on personal and family life and some of her music peers. But a few months ago, different types of verse began flowing out of her. “I saw two …

Generative artificial intelligence is seeping deeper into our cultural fabric by the day. In just two years, AI videos of Will Smith eating spaghetti have evolved from poorly developed nightmare fuel to genuinely deceptive clips. And in the music industry, “AI artists” are garnering multimillion-dollar deals, charting, and being co-signed …

“Why can’t you love me, like a woman can?” Lzzy Hale sings in Halestorm’s forthcoming single, “Like a Woman Can,” a highlight of the Nashville-based rock band’s new album, Everest. Hale, who came out as bisexual in 2022, has never been shy about her sexuality. She’s written and sung about …

B.A.P.S (short for ““Black American Princesses”) was a 1997 comedy starring Halle Berry and the late Natalie Desselle as two working-class women from Georgia who luck their way into the world of the Beverly Hills elite. Dismissed by critics at the time as “tacky” and “abysmally awful,” and accused of …

Wilco fans, mark your calendars: The band’s biannual Solid Sound Festival is returning to North Adams, Massachusetts, on June 26-28, 2026 — and they’ve just announced a very special show to kick off the weekend. On the festival’s opening night, Wilco will be joined by U.K. folk singer Billy Bragg …

The Foo Fighters quietly returned to active duty in September with a series of under-the-radar club shows across the U.S., where they unveiled new drummer Ilan Rubin. It was followed by a string of much larger gigs in Asia earlier this month. But it was all a warmup for a …

When news hit that Bad Bunny would headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, his fans rejoiced. The choice made sense given that the Puerto Rican superstar is among the most streamed artists on the planet, and the performance is also set to make history: Because Bad Bunny doesn’t sing …

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is less than three weeks away, and there’s still much we don’t know about the event: Is there a chance that OutKast will show up and perform for the first time in 11 years? Is there even a minuscule possibility that …