The National‘s Matt Berninger and his brother Tom frolic in a park and depress tween children by skulking around a playground in the video for their new song, “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend,” which also features Phoebe Bridgers. Sensibly, Bridgers plays a concerned mom or babysitter in the clip, …
Read More »Brad Paisley Travels to Ukraine, Performs 'Same Here' in Kyiv
Brad Paisley joined a delegation of U.S. senators on a trip to Ukraine, where he performed in Kyiv’s Saint Michael’s Square and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The trip came just a month after Paisley marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a new song, “Same Here,” …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter Says She Canceled Portland Show After 'Credible Security Threat'
Sabrina Carpenter fans in Portland were asked to go home before she hit the stage at the Keller Auditorium Monday due to a “credible security threat,” the promoter and police confirm to Rolling Stone. AEG Presents, the show’s promoter, tells Rolling Stone that Carpenter’s scheduled show at Keller Auditorium was …
Read More »Nick Carter Rape Accuser Files Lawsuit Against Backstreet Boys Singer
A woman suedNick Carterforsexual assault and battery Tuesday evening,accusing the Backstreet Boys singer ofraping her as an 18-year-old in 2003. In the suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, Melissa Schuman accuses Carter of using “his role, status, and power as a well-known singer to gain access to, groom, manipulate, exploit, and …
Read More »Madonna, Daddy Yankee, Mariah Carey Classics Added to Library of Congress' Recording Registry
Madonna’s Like a Virgin, Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina,” and Mariah Carey’s unbeatable holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” are among the recordings selected for preservation in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry this year. The 2023 class of recordings includes a mix of pop hits, classic gems, …
Read More »Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir Announce Eighth Annual Benefit Show With Don Was, Nancy Wilson
The eighth annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit concert hosted by Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir will make its return to the Fillmore in San Francisco for the first time in three years on May 13. Hagar and Weir lead the performance lineup for the third time, with additional appearances from Michael Anthony, …
Read More »Paul Simon Plumbs His Dreams for New 'Seven Psalms' Composition
Paul Simon will release a new composition, Seven Psalms, this spring. The seven-movement work, which finds him playing acoustic instruments and drawing lyrical inspiration from King David’s Psalms, came to him one night in a dream in 2019, and it formulated over several more nights between the hours of 3:30 …
Read More »Doja Cat Lost Her Twitter Verification and Does Not Care
Twitter’s conspicuously slow but steady removal of verification badges from legacy accounts not interested in forking over $8 for Twitter Blue has finally come for Doja Cat — not that she’s bothered about it. The change apparently happened late Monday night. After a fan replied to one of her tweets, …
Read More »Angel Olsen Says Her Single 'Forever Means' Is a 'Nod' to George Harrison
Angel Olsen is celebrating the release of her new EP Forever Means this week by dropping a new single and announcing a tour. On Tuesday, the musician shared her EP’s title track, “Forever Means,” and announced she’ll be heading on the road in the fall. Olsen wrote the song in …
Read More »Sting Plots 2023 'My Songs' North American Tour
Sting has announced the 10-date My Songs tour, which kicks off in North America this fall. Something of a greatest hits show, the performances will feature the musician’s biggest records as a solo artist and his work with the Police. The tour will begin on Sept. 5 in Toronto and …
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