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Spotify is shutting down its music trivia game Heardle, the company announced on Friday. The move comes less than a year after the company purchased the game. In a message to players when they go to the app, Spotify said the game will officially shut down on May 5th. “Thanks …

Mark Sheehan, who played lead guitar for the alt-pop group The Script, died Friday after a brief illness. The band announced the news on Facebook, writing, “Much loved husband, father, brother, band mate and friend Mark Sheehan passed away today in hospital after a brief illness. The family and group …

Paramore’s Hayley Williams treated a packed crowd in Dublin, Ireland, to a fitting cover of the Cranberries‘ classic “Dreams” in the middle of the band’s show Thursday night, April 13. The performance featured just Williams, her voice, an acoustic guitar, and what may as well have been the entire audience …

For three nights this summer, Halsey will take the stage at small venues alongside a complete string ensemble. The shows — scheduled for cities in Florida, Indiana, and California — will be presented in partnership with Hard Rock Live, with proceeds benefiting two LGBTQ+ organizations. Tickets are on sale now …

Metallica continued their residency on Jimmy Kimmel Live with a raucous, eight-minute rendition of their 1986 song “Master of Puppets.” The metal band, performing a four-night stint on the late-night show, gave the hard-hitting song its full due on the Kimmel stage. The live rendition of “Master of Puppets” follows …

Coachella has revealed the set times for the upcoming festival, which takes place over three days. In a tweet the festival wrote, “Take off your pants and jacket” along with the times in reference to the fact that Blink-182 has now joined the lineup for Friday night. The performance will …

Celine Dion makes her acting debut in the upcoming rom-com Love Again, and on Thursday, the singer released the title track from the film’s soundtrack, which features five new Dion songs. The lyric video for the ballad — composed of clips from the film — features Dion, as well as …

Coachella organizers are banking on a new way to reach fans who can’t make it out to the annual festival: Fortnite. The festival announced a new activation with the video game and its parent company Epic Games on Thursday with the creation of Coachella Island. The result is a virtual …

Boygenius couldn’t wait for Coachella, or their own tour, to deliver live debuts for the newly released songs on their album The Record. Instead, the trio made of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker played through most of the album during a warmup show at the Fox Theater in …

Gene Simmons had to take a break and play sitting down due to dehydration during Wednesday night’s Kiss performance in Manaus, Brazil. The band’s Paul Stanley told the crowd that Simmons was sick. A review by ACritica claimed that Simmons’ illness forced the band to stop for around five minutes, …