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For the duration of her years-long legal battle with Dr. Luke, Kesha lived in two separate realities cosplaying as one. In one, she was locked in litigation with the producer, born Lukasz Gottwald, who countersued her for defamation after her lawsuit alleging sexual, physical, and emotional abuse was dismissed largely …

Since 2018, Neko Case has published a memoir, collaborated again with the New Pornographers, and continued working on songs for a hopefully Broadway-bound musical. What she hasn’t done since then is roll out a record under her own name, but that drought ends in September, when Case releases Neon Grey …

Last week, Jon Bauman paused in the middle of a Zoom call with Rolling Stone, put on his glasses and glanced up at a TV screen in his home. “You and I are right now in the middle of the vote on the Big Ugly Bill,” he said as the …

In case anyone was wondering if the headline-grabbing Irish hip-hop insurgents Kneecap were backing down in light of blowback for their pro-Palestine beliefs, the band’s new video makes that answer clear: No. Two weeks ago, the band officially released “The Recap,” a collaboration with British drum-and-bass producer Mozey that was …

Lewis Capaldi is feeling a little rusty as he eases into his first proper promotional cycle in two years. The musician appeared on Good Morning America to perform his comeback single “Survive,” which follows an extended hiatus he began in 2023 to focus on his mental and physical health. Capaldi …

Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA celebrated his 56th birthday this weekend far from the chambers of Shaolin, at a Phish concert in Colorado. On Saturday, July 5, the jam giants played Boulder’s Folsom Field, and in the middle of their cover of the Talking Heads’ “Crosseyed and Painless,” drummer Jon Fishman …

Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron stunned fans this morning by announcing his immediate departure from the band following nearly three decades of service. “After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,” he wrote. “Much love and respect to Jeff, …

In recent years, merengue has become Latin pop’s secret weapon. The Dominican Republic’s signature gallop has crept into global smashes from Bad Bunny and Karol G, heralding a revival of the genre’s swinging Eighties and Nineties heyday (though rarely crediting its century-old campesino roots.) Admittedly, the house that merengue built …

Essence Festival organizers have taken responsibility for a concert that ran so far behind schedule that Lauryn Hill wound up taking the stage at around 2:30 in the morning. Delays completely derailed the opening day of the 31st annual event, which returned to the Superdome in New Orleans this past …

Fall Out Boy will be performing the rest of their shows for the year without founding guitarist Joe Trohman, who will be taking time off to undergo surgery for his hand. The band member announced the news on Monday in a statement shared to social media. “After years of managing …