BTS’ Jin began his mandatory military service in the South Korean army last month, but before he departed for basic training, he filmed a video message for Army — the ones that make up the super-dedicated and supportive BTS fanbase that is. “Hello everyone, this is Jin of BTS. I …
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Leaving the past behind her is the skill Gracie Abrams is hoping to master on Good Riddance, her forthcoming debut album set for release on Feb. 24. The highly-anticipated record will be preceded by a single, out Friday, Jan. 13, that asks a question essential to the process of moving …
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Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has withdrawn his lawsuit against his ex-bandmates over the trademarks to 20 of the group’s biggest songs. In Sept. 2022, Perry, who permanently exited the band in 1998, filed legal papers to prevent Freedom JN LLC — a company headed by Journey’s Neal Schon and …
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A year ago on Jan. 7, the Weeknd dropped his fifth studio album, Dawn FM. And to mark the occasion, the singer released a sultry new video for LP track, “Is There Someone Else?” In the Cliqua-directed clip (the duo also helmed visuals for Dawn FM’s “Take My Breath,” “Sacrifice,” …
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The Black Keys, the Black Crowes and Gwen Stefani have been enlisted to headline the 2023 BeachLife Festival, hitting Redondo Beach, California on May 5 to 7. John Fogerty (performing the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival), Pixies, Tegan & Sara, Modest Mouse, Noah Cyrus, Mavis Staples, Kurt Vile and the …
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Multiple people were shot outside a Miami Gardens, Florida restaurant where a French Montana event was taking place Thursday night, Jan. 5. The restaurant, the Licking — which is part of a restaurant group owned by DJ Khaled — confirmed that the incident took place while the music video was …
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Pop is always a little more interesting when Skrillex is around. The hardcore artist-turned-megaproducer/DJ helped popularize dubstep in the mainstream while also ushering an EDM-forward era of both pop music and rap. But in the last several years, he quietly stepped back from being one of our most prolific stars, …
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In Between Days, the Massachusetts music festival, will welcome Modest Mouse as headliners this August. The performance announcement comes after drummer and founding member Jeremiah Green died on Dec. 31 following a battle with cancer. “Modest Mouse’s management has indicated to us that the band is committed to performing at …
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Triller, the short-video social media app, is facing another lawsuit from a major music publisher claiming it fails to pay licensing fees outlined in its contracts. Universal Music Publishing sued Triller in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday, alleging Triller “repeatedly failed to deliver on its promises” to meet …
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Fans of Celine Dion gathered outside the offices of Rolling Stone on Friday afternoon to protest the superstar vocalist’s exclusion from our recent list of The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. The small but vociferous cadre of Dion devotees sang and shouted and held signs that read “How Can …
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