In one slide of Jessie J‘s recent 16-part photo dump on Instagram, the singer watched back a clip from her performance at Capital’s Summertime Ball. On stage at Wembley Stadium in London, she told the audience, “This show is my last show before I go and beat breast cancer.” Revisiting …
Read More »Morrissey Struggles to Complete Europe Tour, Citing 'No Financial Support' From Music Industry
Fans who purchased tickets to see Morrissey in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, June 23, were ultimately left without plans for the night when the musician cancelled on the eve of the concert. On his official website, Morrissey claimed he’s been struggling to secure support from the music industry in order …
Read More »Paramore and HalfNoise's Zac Farro Announces Solo Album 'Operator'
Zac Farro has scattered himself across three musical entities. There’s HalfNoise, the psych-rock band he formed in 2010, and most obviously, there’s Paramore, the genre-spanning band he slipped away from that same year and returned to seven years later. The drummer found a balance between the two projects. For a …
Read More »Mac DeMarco Goes 'Home' to His 'Guitar' on New Album
Mac DeMarco is heading home again as he announces his new album Guitar. It’s unclear whether the singer-songwriter aims to return to his native Canada or honor his current home of Los Angeles, where DeMarco recorded the entirety of the album. Guitar marks DeMarco’s seventh LP and is out Aug. …
Read More »Brandy and Monica Announce 'The Boy Is Mine' Co-Headlining Tour: 'Full-Circle Moment'
Brandy and Monica shatter the glass perimeter of a maximum security sound asylum in the trailer for their forthcoming co-headlining tour. The Boy Is Mine Tour will find the two R&B musicians on the road for 24 shows with support from Kelly Rowland, Muni Long, and Jamal Roberts. “This really …
Read More »Doechii and Tyler, the Creator Song 'Get Right' Debuts at Louis Vuitton Fashion Show
A new Doechii and Tyler, the Creator song is on the way. On Tuesday, during Louis Vuitton’s fashion show, a new track by the rap pair, titled “Get Right,” played publicly for the very first time — and it might be a Song of the Summer contender. The upbeat new …
Read More »Ronnie McDowell Discharged After Being Hospitalized for Slurring Words Onstage
Ronnie McDowell is headed home. The 75-year-old country musician was hospitalized in Pennsylvania over the weekend after he was seen slurring his words onstage during a show at the Summer Solstice Music Festival in Oley. Now, his son says he’s been discharged. McDowell’s tour manager told Nashville local outlet WKRN …
Read More »Mick Ralphs, Guitarist in Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dead at 81
Mick Ralphs, whose guitar and songwriting powered two classic British bands, Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died. A spokesperson for Ralphs’ family confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. Ralphs was 81. In 2016, Ralphs suffered a stroke after a series of Bad Company shows in the U.K. and …
Read More »Cardi B Finally Announces New Album 'Am I the Drama?,' Shares Release Date and Cover Art
Cardi B has announced her long-awaited sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, by revealing its cover art and release date across social media. The follow-up to her Grammy-winning, four-times platinum debut 2018 album Invasion of Privacy has been hotly anticipated in the years since, often stoked by Cardi teasing a …
Read More »Beyoncé Welcomes Jay-Z to the 'Cowboy Carter' Tour With Paris Guest Appearance
Beyoncé‘s ambitious Cowboy Carter tour has been a family affair from the beginning. Throughout the tour, which began in April, her daughter Blue Ivy has joined her legion of dancers in a more official capacity, while Rumi has appeared for an especially tender moment during “Protector.” During the third and …
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