Olivia Rodrigo is set to headline Glastonbury this Sunday, but first the Guts singer staged a sold-out show Friday at Hyde Park, London’s British Summer Time, where she brought out surprise guest Ed Sheeran to perform “The A Team.” “I want to introduce one of my favorite Brits and one …
Read More »Neil Young's Glastonbury Set Will Livestream on the BBC After All
Neil Young‘s flip-flopping with Glastonbury continued Saturday as the BBC announced the rocker’s headlining set tonight at the festival will in fact be live-streamed. Earlier this week, the British broadcaster released its Glastonbury schedule, and Young’s set was noticeably absent; a spokesperson for the BBC confirmed that “atthe artist’srequest, we …
Read More »The Vegabonds Are Chopping Down the Door for Alabama Country Music
“I feel like this is the moment in that movie, The Shining, you know?” Daniel Allen deadpans. “It’s the door scene. We’ve been chopping at this door for so long, and we finally broke through. ‘Hey! It’s us from Alabama!’” Allen is the lead singer and co-founder of the Vegabonds, …
Read More »Kneecap Hit Out at Keir Starmer, Rod Stewart at Much-Discussed Glastonbury 2025 Set
After much discussion and controversy,KneecapplayedGlastonbury 2025this afternoon, hitting out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Rod Stewart during a packed-out set. Politicians including Starmer had called for the band to be removed from the festival’s line-up, withprime minister saying it would not be “appropriate”to have them on the line-up. …
Read More »Paul Simon Cancels Two Shows Due to 'Chronic and Intense Back Pain'
Paul Simon has canceled two shows, tonight and tomorrow, June 28-29, at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music. He announced the news via social media, just hours before Saturday’s concert. “Regretfully, Paul Simon must cancel two shows tonight June 28 and tomorrow night June 29 – at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music,” reads …
Read More »LL Cool J Takes a Trip Through NYC Rap History in New 'Hip-Hop Was Born Here' Trailer
LL Cool J digs into how New York City shaped the creation and evolution of rap in the new trailer for the upcoming docuseries, Hip-Hop Was Born Here. The five-part series will offer a kind of historical and musical tour of the five boroughs as LL Cool J visits the …
Read More »Teen Charged in Plot to Attack Taylor Swift Vienna Concert
A teenager in Germany has been charged with helping to plot an attack on Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour concert in Vienna. The suspect, identified as Mohammad A, was accused of interpreting bomb-building instructions and translating an Islamic State terrorist group oath of allegiance for the main suspect of the attack …
Read More »Lorde, Reneé Rapp, BigXThaPlug, Shaboozey, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Lorde returns with the intimate, banger-filled Virgin, Reneé Rapp shares another sexy, rock-tinged single, and BigXThaPlug links up with Shaboozey for a country-rap ode to their Southern …
Read More »Sean Combs' Son Releases New Song 'Diddy Free' With Help From Kanye West
Asclosing arguments continuein the Sean Combs trial, the defendant’s son, Christian Combs, has released a new song called “Diddy Free” assisted by Kanye West. On Friday, Christian — under the moniker King Combs — released the seven-song Never Stop EP on streaming services, with West serving as producer on the …
Read More »Carter Faith Will Bring Fans into Her 'Little World' on Debut Album 'Cherry Valley'
Carter Faith is a bright light for the future of country— and she has her debut album out soon to prove it. On Friday, as she released her single “Sex, Drugs, & Country Music,” Faith announced that she’ll drop her LP, Cherry Valley, on Oct. 3. “Cherry Valley means everything …
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