Miley Cyrus revealed some new thematic and sequencing details about her next album, Endless Summer Vacation, in a teaser clip from the interview she recorded for her upcoming Disney+ special. In the video, Cyrus explains that she divided the album into two parts — or acts — “a.m.” and “p.m.” …
Read More »Selena Gomez Returns to Social Media, Says Her Heart Has Been 'Heavy' Amid Hailey Bieber Drama
The ongoing saga of internet-fueled drama between Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez is now entering its second full week of lingering in the news cycle. At the end of last month, Gomez announced she would be taking a break from social media after a brief and indirect back-and-forth between herself …
Read More »Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Artimus Pyle Pays Tribute to Gary Rossington: 'Fly High, Our Free Bird Brother'
When Artimus Pyle, the drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd for the bulk of the Seventies, heard the news yesterday about the death of his former bandmate, guitarist Gary Rossington, he immediately pulled up the last text messages between the two. “I’ve already gone back, looked at them, and read the entire …
Read More »SST Records Producer Glen 'Spot' Lockett Dead at 72
Glen “Spot” Lockett, who served as the in-house producer and engineer for legendary punk label SST Records, died on Saturday at age 72. The news was confirmed by former label co-owner Joe Carducci. According to Carducci’s Facebook post, Lockett died at Morningside Healthcare in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He had been been …
Read More »Watch Phoebe Bridgers, Cardi B Join SZA for Madison Square Garden Performance
SZA was all about delivering surprises at her show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, where she brought out unannounced guest Phoebe Bridgers to perform “Ghost in the Machine” together for the first time live. Cardi B was also a surprise guest, and the crowd reaction was fierce. “Ghost in …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Drops New Divorce-Inspired Lyrics in Smashing SNL Debut
Kelsea Ballerini made her Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, performing during an episode that featured NFL star Travis Kelce (yes, they noticed how similar their names sound) as host. Ballerini’s two songs included “Blindsided” and “Penthouse,” selections from her recent surprise EP Rolling Up the Welcome Mat. For her …
Read More »Watch Lil Uzi Vert Get Slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
Lil Uzi Vert appeared Saturday at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and, keeping with the tradition of the event, was the willing recipient of a deluge of green slime. The rapper — wearing an old Arizona Cardinals jersey for some reason and not one of his beloved Philadelphia Eagles (maybe …
Read More »Ivy's 'Apartment Life' Is A Nineties Indie-Pop Gem That Still Sounds Perfect Today
Ivy crafted one of the Nineties’ great lost indie-pop gems with their 1997 cult classic Apartment Life. It’s one of the decade’s sharpest portraits of modern urban romance: exquisitely moody adult love songs, all purred by Paris-born chanteuse Dominique Durand in her groovy French accent. And now is a great …
Read More »Justin Bieber Makes Surprise Appearance at Don Toliver's Rolling Loud Gig
Don Toliver lined up special guests Justin Bieber, James Blake and Kali Uchis for the trap singer’s Saturday night set at Rolling Loud California. Performing just two weeks after the release of his latest LP Love Sick, Toliver enlisted the three guest singers to bring their collaborative album tracks to …
Read More »Watch Smashing Pumpkins Cover Joy Division's 'No Love Lost' With Peter Hook
The Smashing Pumpkins headlined Saturday night at their own The World Is a Vampire fest in Mexico City, a festival that also featured Peter Hook and the Light on the lineup. Both of those bands share the same bassist — Jack Bates, Hook’s son — so it was only natural …
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