Madonna is partying it up like it’s 1998 thanks to the remix of her hit “Frozen.” On Thursday, Madonna looked stunning in the song’s visual, where she appears alongside Fireboy DML, who added a welcome verse to the reimagined trap track. The video shows the Queen of Pop rocking a …
Read More »Hear Ukrainian Musicians on How War Is Threatening a Thriving Scene
The rising Ukrainian hip-hop act Fo Sho wanted to talk about the music scene in their country, and how Russia’s invasion has instantly put its future in doubt — but they just couldn’t, because they were in an area that was “under attack,” their manager told Rolling Stone. Other musicians, …
Read More »Roger Waters Calls Putin's Invasion of Ukraine 'The Act of a Gangster'
Roger Waters condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in an open letter to 19-year-old Ukrainian woman named Alina Mitrofanova. “I am disgusted by [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,” he wrote Wednesday. “It is a criminal mistake in my opinion, the act of a gangster. There must be an immediate …
Read More »'Superfly' Star Kaalan Walker Begins Rape Trial With 11 Alleged Victims: 'He Was Relentless'
Superfly actor and rapper Kaalan Walker was a “digital age” serial rapist who used the “little blue checkmark” on his social media accounts to hunt for aspiring models and musicians online and disarm their defenses in a series of attacks dating back to 2013, prosecutors told jurors in a Los …
Read More »Hear Finneas Cover Bon Iver's 'Flume' for Spotify Singles
Finneas has shared a cover of Bon Iver‘s “Flume,” along with a new recording of his own song “Medieval,” as part of the Spotify Singles series highlighting artists nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys. Listen here. “[I’m] honored to finally be able to get into the brand new …
Read More »2 Chainz Performs 'Bet It Back,' '10 Bracelets' Live for Vevo Ctrl
2 Chainz performed two songs for the Vevo Ctrl series, offering intimate renditions of “Bet It Back” and “10 Bracelets.” The videos, directed by Austin Prahl, see the rapper performing solo in a minimalist cube-shaped studio. Both tracks come off the rapper’s latest album, Dope Don’t Sell Itself, which arrived Feb. …
Read More »MC5 to Kick Out the New Jams on Upcoming Tour, First Album in Over 50 Years
Punk pioneers MC5 are plotting a big return in 2022, with Wayne Kramer and Co. announcing a handful of tour dates this spring and the band’s first album in over 50 years, set to arrive in October. MC5 will return to the road May 5 with a hometown show at …
Read More »Why Deftones Bassist Sergio Vega Quit: 'There Was No Opportunity for Growth'
Sergio Vega, who has played bass with Deftones since 2009, officially announced his departure from the group in an Instagram post early Wednesday morning. The statement comes after Spotify recently replaced Deftones’ picture to show a four-piece group over the weekend. “Covid was a breaking point for a lot of …
Read More »Sammy Hagar, Bob Weir, and Ronnie Dunn Break the Weirdness Meter With Surprise Jam in Nashville
Sammy Hagar, Bob Weir, and Ronnie Dunn walk into a theater… While it sounds like the setup to a music nerd’s joke or the opening of the Seventh Seal, this actually happened onstage in Nashville on Tuesday night when the Grateful Dead guitarist and the singing half of Brooks & …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Kiss Lead 2022 Louder Than Life Fest
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, and Kiss will serve as headliners at the 2022 Louder Than Life festival, returning to Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 22 to 25. Lamb of God, Tenacious D, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Evanescence, Alice in Chains, Ministry, Incubus, and Mammoth WVH are also …
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