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John Fogerty could have celebrated his 80th birthday with a quiet family meal at home or a private party with his closest friends. Instead, he gathered nearly 3,000 people in New York’s Beacon Theatre, took the stage alongside his longtime band — which includes his sons Shane Fogerty and Tyler …

For fans who’d been waiting for Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour to finally touch down in New York (the Colombian superstar spent the first leg crisscrossing across Latin America), a few small obstacles threatened to derail the anticipated spectacle: On the second night of her two-show run at …

Midway through Rilo Kiley’s reunion tour kickoff at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo on Monday, Blake Sennett carefully scanned the GA pit. “I was wondering what our fans would look like in 2025,” the singer-guitarist said. He motioned over to his bandmate, Jenny Lewis. “She’s right. You really …

The Katy Perry backlash has been intensifying for weeks at this point. Since becoming one of six women to travel to space with Blue Origin last month, the singer became the target of harsh criticism: People have called her out for the trip, the way she promoted her Lifetimes Tour …

At one point during Beyoncé’s 36-song, Western-themed Cowboy Carter tour opener, the words “Never ask permission for something that already belongs to you” were illuminated in red across the massive screen. In many ways, the unapologetic mantra defined Beyoncé’s approach to what some have dismissed as her “country foray.” But …

Look at him now: Nick Cave‘s transforming. He’s vibrating. He’s glowing. He’s flying. Look at him now. At Thursday night’s Bad Seeds concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Cave proved to a U.S. audience what Europe has known for decades: that he — rock’s gothic poet laureate, master of emotional intimacy, …

Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse. It was Friday night at Coachella and Lady Gaga was about to tell the story of Mayhem — and give the performance of a lifetime. Over two hours and four acts, Gaga brought …

It sounded like 2004, back on the plane with Andrew Largeman. The sun had already gone down over Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre on Saturday night for the sold-out Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert, when the curtains opened and Zach Braff stood on stage underneath a spotlight as the Prayer to …

If anyone doubted the ongoing relevance of Patti Smith’s work, that answer arrived at the next-to-last moment at “People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith,” a boldface-name-heavy tribute concert Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall. Over the course of two-and-a-half hours, a caravan of singers, musician and actors — …

Over the past four months, Bob Dylan has been closer to the forefront of popular culture than any other time in recent memory. This is largely due to Timothée Chalamet’s portrayal of Dylan in the authorized biopic A Complete Unknown, which grossed over $130 million, earned eight Academy Award nominations, …