Chicago indie label Touch and Go Records has announced a social media campaign to celebrate the legacy of Steve Albini on what would have been the late producer’s birthday on Monday, July 22. “Though we tragically lost Steve Albini on May 7, 2024, his indelible influence on music remains. Let’s …
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Who could have predicted this collaboration? In a video posted to Swedish House Mafia‘s socials, Will Ferrell announced he’ll be performing with the EDM trio in Chicago this fall. The concert, which is a benefit for the charity Cancer for College, will take place at the Wintrust Arena on Oct. …
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Tensions have been running high in hip-hop over the last few months since Kendrick Lamar unofficially declared 2024 the Year of the Hater. This hunger for confrontation has spilled over the edge so much that rappers are now finding themselves at odds not with another rapper but with that artist’s …
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An appellate panel in Los Angeles says Katherine Jackson should remember the time she first objected to the $600 million sale of her son’s catalog to Sony more than a year ago. Because she failed to argue then that the asset sale allegedly violated the terms of Michael Jackson’s will, …
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The Weeknd will perform a one-night-only show in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 7. The announcement marks the artist’s return to the concert stage since the conclusion of his global After Hours Til Dawn tour last fall. The Live Nation-produced show, which will take place at Brazil’s Estádio MorumBIS stadium, …
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A little over a week before Ice Spice drops her new album Y2K!, the rapper has revealed the LP’s track list and guest features. The 10-song album was first projected on a series of high-profile billboards — including Times Square in Ice Spice’s native New York — before she posted …
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Your favorite artist’s favorite artist says she’s “pumped the brakes” on drawing more media attention to herself. In a Wednesday podcast episode of The Comment Section with Drew Afualo, Chappell Roan opened up about the consequences of her meteoric rise to pop stardom. The 26-year-old singer said people have begun …
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Post Malone took the stage at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works on Tuesday night for an intimate performance dubbed “A Night in Nashville.” Presented by Bud Light, the evening showcased several songs off Malone’s forthcoming LP, F-1 Trillion, and he was joined by Blake Shelton, Hardy, Joe Nichols, and Sierra Ferrell. …
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We’ve all wondered what it’d be like — to be an animal of some sort, just living life by instinct, your purpose woven into your DNA. That’s the conceit behind Drug Church‘s new single, “Demolition Man” off the punk band’s fifth studio album PRUDE. “Demolition Man” crashes in, quite fittingly, …
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Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has teamed with Reverb to sell instruments from his personal collection, including some integral items from the heavy metal band’s history. Among the instruments for sale at the Official Jason Newsted Reverb Shop, opening on July 24, are basses used on the band’s tour in …
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