Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, PJ Harvey and Devo are among the artists who have contributed unreleased recordings to a new compilation for Los Angeles wildfire relief. Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Gary Numan, U.S. Girls, Cave’s side project Grinderman and a one-off supergroup led by Flea …
Read More »Phish, Sturgill Simpson, Jack White to Perform at Bourbon & Beyond 2025
Bourbon & Beyond, the Louisville, Kentucky, festival that combines live music with whiskey culture, has announced a bonkers 2025 lineup. Phish, Sturgill Simpson, Noah Kahan, and the Lumineers are all in headlining slots, with names like Jack White, Benson Boone, Megan Moroney, Alabama Shakes, Khruangbin, Joe Bonamassa, Goo Goo Dolls, …
Read More »Soca King Machel Montano Announces Album 'One Degree Hotter'
Machel Montano is ready to make us dance with new music. On Wednesday, the Trinidadian soca musician announced his album One Degree Hotter, out later this month, as he released the high-energy music video for “Her Mudda.” The upcoming LP is titled One Degree Hotter in reference to his numerous …
Read More »Elton John and Brandi Carlile Preview Album 'Who Believes in Angels?' With Title Track
Musical heroes and real-life besties Elton John and Brandi Carlile are taking their friendship to the studio. On Wednesday, John and Carlile announced that they’ll release Who Believes in Angels?, a collaborative album, on April 4, via Interscope Records. The duo also dropped the album’s title track. “This record was …
Read More »A Look at Taylor Swift's Viral Super Bowl Moments
For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, will be playing in the Super Bowl. This means that Swift will be a VIP guest at the game again, supporting Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles, the team Kelce’s brother …
Read More »Billie Eilish Replaced a 15-Year-Old L.A. Fire Survivor's Merch Because Meghan Markle Asked
The L.A. fires destroyed at least 16,000 structures, and with them, one teen’s most prized possession — a Billie Eilish T-shirt she had gotten at the superstar’s concert shortly before. However, thanks to Meghan Markle’s quick thinking (and a text to Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and his wife, model Behati …
Read More »Blackpink Tease 2025 World Tour
Following the launch of independent projects by Blackpink‘s Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo, and Jennie, the K-pop group is getting back together for a world tour, according to a teaser released Wednesday. Although the K-pop supergroup has yet to announce the specific tour dates and routing, their upcoming shows mark the group’s …
Read More »Guided By Voices Preview New Album With Latest Single 'I Will Be a Monk'
Two days before Guided By Voices release their new album Universe Room, the prolific indie-rock stalwarts have shared one last preview from the LP, “I Will Be a Monk.” The 90-second salvo is prototypical GBV, with frontman Robert Pollard and company concisely dispensing lo-fi riffs over the track, one of …
Read More »Pop Smoke Murder Defendant Takes Plea Deal With 29 Years in Prison
The only adult charged with the 2020 murder of rising rapper Pop Smoke accepted a plea deal from prosecutors Wednesday, capping a nearly five-year prosecution of predominantly juvenile defendants in the deadly home-invasion robbery that shocked the hip-hop industry. Corey Walker, accused of leading three juveniles to the rented Airbnb …
Read More »Gracie Abrams on Taylor Swift's Pop Stardom: No Man Has 'Come Close'
Gracie Abrams, who opened for Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour during the North American leg, touted her pop star bestie in a cover issue for Cosmopolitan. Abrams called Swift a “brilliant businessperson” and “genius writer,” in the interview released Wednesday, adding no one has reached her level of pop stardom. “She’s …
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