Ask Noel Gallagher how the material from his excellent new album, Council Skies, is going over live so far on his U.S. tour with Garbage, and you’ll get an answer only he would dare to give: “Terrible,” he says, blaming crowds who haven’t absorbed the album yet (like all of …
Read More »Joni Mitchell Returns With Epic All-Star Celebration at the Gorge
If Joni Mitchell‘s Joni Jam at the Gorge Amphitheater Saturday were to become a scene in the upcoming Cameron Crowe biopic on the iconic troubadour, Mitchell just taking the stage to a standing ovation eight years after she nearly died of an aneurysm would have been a glorious Hollywood ending. …
Read More »Britney Spears Responds to 'Not True' Drug Claims: 'It Breaks My Heart'
Britney Spears has responded to the “not true” tabloid rumors that allege that her family is concerned that the singer has drug issues. British tabloid The Sun ran a story this weekend claiming that Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline said that Britney is “on meth.” “I’ve been praying someone would make …
Read More »'Enough Excuses': Troye Sivan Teases First Album in 5 Years With Single Announcement
Five years after Bloom, Troye Sivan enters a new musical era. On Friday, the singer, and Idol actor, shared a teaser clip of his upcoming single “Rush” as he revealed that he’ll be releasing a new album soon. The video spliced clips of Sivan from his YouTube days greeting the …
Read More »Chuck Burgi Logged Years With Meat Loaf and Rainbow Before Landing His 'Dream Job' With Billy Joel
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Indiana Man Arrested for Stalking Taylor Swift, Intimidating Her Eras Tour Dancers
An Indiana man was arrested and charged earlier this month with stalking and harassing Taylor Swift during a series of incidents that occurred between March and May 2023, including traveling to the singer’s Nashville home. LaPorte Superior Court records confirm that 36-year-old Mitchell Taebel was arrested June 2 on charges …
Read More »Avril Lavigne Surprises CMA Fest to Sing 'Sk8er Boi' with Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert may have had the surprise guest of CMA Fest 2023 on Friday night as she brought out pop-punk hero Avril Lavigne during her performance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Lambert introduced the moment by saying she was about to “make more badass happen right now” and calling Lavigne her …
Read More »Watch Little Big Town, Elvie Shane Join the Cadillac Three for 'Hillbilly' at CMA Fest
While technically a CMA Fest event, the Cadillac Three delivered a gritty and often improvised alternative to the highly produced TV taping going on across the river at Nissan Stadium on Friday night. During their concise, stout headlining set at Ascend Amphitheater —dubbed “The Cadillac Three & Friends” — the …
Read More »Ted Kaczynski, Domestic Terrorist Dubbed the Unabomber, Dead at 81
Ted Kaczynski, the domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber who killed three people and injured dozens in a series of mail bombings that spanned decades and long baffled authorities, has died at the age of 81. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Kaczynski’s death Saturday, adding he was found dead …
Read More »BTS Prep for Anniversary Festival and Future Together With New Single 'Take Two'
BTS are celebrating 10 years together with a festival, a new single, and plenty of hope for the future. Ahead of their special anniversary event scheduled for June 17 in Seoul, the supergroup has shared “Take Two,” a record that serves as an ode to their fans. It also features …
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