George W. Bush has kept his feelings about Donald Trump’s policies almost completely to himself over the past decade, offering little more than a hushed “that was some weird shit” at the 2017 inauguration. But the Associated Press got their hands on footage from a recent private videoconference call where …
Read More »Green Day Fan Invited On Stage to Play 'Good Riddance,' Plays 'Wonderwall' Instead
If you’ve picked up a guitar for the first time in the last, say, three decades, odds are you’ve tried to learn Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).” It’s a veritable alternative nation classic, as well as a guitar 101 standard. And so it’s no surprise that Green …
Read More »Katy Perry Closes Australia Concert With Tears Amid Orlando Bloom Split
Less than two weeks before Katy Perry kicked off the Lifetimes Tour, the singer was relentlessly criticized for taking an 11-minute trip into suborbital space, where she attempted to reveal the tour setlist. Still, she powered through the criticism while completing the first North American leg of the tour. In …
Read More »Scooter Braun to Step Down as CEO of HYBE America for New Role
Scooter Braun is stepping back from his role as CEO of HYBE America after four years at the head of the U.S. arm of the South Korean entertainment giant. Braun will stick around in an executive advisory capacity, serving as director of the board and senior advisor to HYBE Chairman …
Read More »Sean Combs Jury Zeroes in on 'Freak-Offs' as Deliberations Continue
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage The jury in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering case has zeroed in on Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s testimony surrounding two key “freak-off” dates that prosecutors claim are clear-cut examples that Combs sex trafficked the R&B singer. On Tuesday, during the second day …
Read More »State Department Revokes Bob Vylan's Visa Over Glastonbury Performance
Over the weekend, British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan performed at Glastonbury, where they urged the crowd to chant “free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces],” which caused controversy amid Glastonbury organizers. Now the U.S. Department of State is taking action against the band, revoking their U.S. …
Read More »Deerhoof Are 'Quitting Spotify' Over CEO Investing in 'AI Battle Tech' Company
Deerhoof announced they are leaving Spotify after its CEO, Daniel Ek, invested nearly $700 million in defense company Helsing, which makes military drones and AI defense software. “We don’t want our music killing people,” the band said in a statement, explaining why they’re planning on taking all of their music …
Read More »Glastonbury 2025's Biggest Moments: Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, Kneecap
This past weekend, the music-loving hordes returned to Worthy Farm, and once again the Glastonbury Festival did not disappoint. The four-day event featured a plethora of great performances, politically charged controversies, and a couple of wild surprises. Here’s our run down of the eight biggest moments of Glastonbury 2025. Lewis …
Read More »Lorde Teases 'Virgin' B-Sides, Says One of Her Favorite Songs Was Cut at the 'Last Minute'
Lorde has revealed several behind-the-scenes facts about her latest album, Virgin, including that one of her favorite songs didn’t make the final track list. In a post on social media Monday, Lorde wrote that she cut a song from the album at the “last minute because I thought it diluted …
Read More »Hear Foo Fighters Return to Roots With 30th Anniversary Minor Threat Cover
Just after the 30th anniversary of the band’s 1995 self-titled debut album, Foo Fighters have unveiled a fierce cover of Minor Threat‘s hardcore classic “I Don’t Wanna Hear It” — with vocals recorded this year over an instrumental track that dates to ’95. The release appears to be part of …
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