Michelada Fest is canceling its 2025 edition. On Tuesday, the Chicago-based festival, scheduled for mid-July, announced it will not go forward with its event due to visa issues affecting Mexican corrido artists under the Trump administration. “Due to the uncertainty surrounding artist visas and the rapidly changing political climate, we’re …
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Pierce the Veil turn up the heat on their latest single “Kiss Me Now,” an urgent ode to seizing the moment. The record arrives alongside a visualizer featuring two ice sculptures in the shape of two lovers locked in each other’s embrace. As the song progresses, with quickening guitar licks …
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Four women have accused Smokey Robinson of sexually harassing and repeatedly raping them while they worked as housekeepers for the Motown icon and his wife at various times going back to 2007. In a new lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles, the women allege the soul singer and producer would …
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Turn-of-the-millennium indie favorites Grandaddy have announced their first North American tour in 20 years. The fall trek will find the group not only supporting their 2024 album, Blu Wav, but celebrating the 25th anniversary of their classic 2000 album, The Sophtware Slump. The tour kicks off Sept. 11 at the …
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Jake and Elwood are back! On Tuesday, the family of The Blues Brothers‘Dan Aykroydand the lateJudy Belushi-Pisano‘s estateannounced they are releasing a graphic novel inspired by the group, called The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, on Oct. 7. Stella Aykroyd, Luke Pisano, and James Werner co-wrote the book, …
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Katy Perry is once again going viral for her 2025 Met Gala look, despite not actually showing up to the 2025 Met Gala. The pop star recently kicked off the North American leg of her Lifetimes Tour, which kept her from actually attending the annual fashion extravaganza. But with the …
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Midway through Rilo Kiley’s reunion tour kickoff at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo on Monday, Blake Sennett carefully scanned the GA pit. “I was wondering what our fans would look like in 2025,” the singer-guitarist said. He motioned over to his bandmate, Jenny Lewis. “She’s right. You really …
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Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, and Luke Combs are among the headliners for the 2025 Austin City Limits Music Festival. The aforementioned trio will share top billing with Hozier, the Strokes, John Summit, and Doechii, all of whom are set to play both weekends of ACL Fest. The annual event will …
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Julia Michaels has always had a way of making her songwriting feel like she knows what you’re going through — expect more of that on her new EP. On Tuesday, the musician announced Second Self, her new six-track EP out May 23, with Rolling Stone. “These songs are raw, unfiltered, …
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New York is home to a thriving underground of edgy, experimental noise bands right now, and Brutus VIII, the conceptual project led by musician Jackson Katz, is one of the best. He’s made some unforgettable appearances in the city opening for buzzy acts like Model/Actriz and Godcaster; his live act, …
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