In the wake of the deadly July 4 flooding in central Texas, a growing list of artists from the Texas music scene, as well as across country music, have pledged donations, launched campaigns, or arranged benefit concerts. On Wednesday evening, Robert Earl Keen announced on social media that he will …
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Taeil, the singer who previously performed in the K-pop group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127, has been found guilty of rape in Seoul, South Korea. The 31-year-old has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for sexually assaulting an intoxicated tourist in June 2024 with two …
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Tomorrow x Together will bring their 2025 world tour to the U.S. The K-pop boy band have announced tour dates for seven U.S. cities. Tomorrow x Together shared the highly anticipated news on global superfan platform Weverse. The band will kick things off in San Jose on September 9, and …
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Doechii isn’t confining her creative purpose to just the recording studio or a tour stage. She exhibited as much at the 2025 Grammy Awards, where she shared encouraging words with Black women while accepting the award for Best Rap Album. She spoke out again at the 2025 BET Awards, when …
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A Jason Molina tribute album is on its way. On Thursday, Run for Cover Records announced I Will Swim to You: a Tribute to Jason Molina, a collection of renditions honoring the late leader of alternative bands Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. The label also dropped a cover of …
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Kendrick Lamar‘s monumental career and his cultural impact will soon be a topic of discussion and study at Temple University. A course titled, “Kendrick Lamar and the Morale of M.A.A.D City,” will be available to all students during the Fall 2025 semester, with Timothy Welbeck, a professor for the Department …
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Kanye West is facing new allegations of sexual assault in an amended lawsuit filed by his former assistant. In June 2024, Lauren Pisciotta — who worked as West’s assistant from 2021 to 2023 — sued the rapper, claiming sexual harassment, breach of contract, and wrongful termination. Soon after the lawsuit …
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A lawsuit that claimed the 2021 dance hit “Don’t Be Shy” from Karol G and Tiësto infringed on the copyright of a little-known song by Cuban-American songwriter Rene Lorente was tossed out of court Wednesday in a scathing ruling that blasted Lorente’s “proposed expert” as unqualified and unreliable. In the …
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G Flip is taking us back to the Eighties. On Thursday, the Australian star announced that they will release their third album, Dream Ride, on Sept. 5 inspired by the sound of the era — and channeling an alter ego they’re nicknaming “Butch Springsteen.” “When diving in and writing this …
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After teasing a trek earlier this week, Paul McCartney has revealed that his Got Back Tour will return to North America this fall, the Beatles legend’s first tour stateside in four years. The Got Back 2025 run — a nod to the 2022 tour of the same name, as well …
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