Al B. Sure!, the R&B artist whose son with late model Kim Porter was adopted by Sean “Diddy” Combs, is prepping a new memoir, Do You Believe Me Now? The book is set to be published Sept. 9 via Simon & Schuster. According to a press release, the book will …
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André 3000 stepped out onto this year’s Met Gala carpet with a grand piano strapped to his back and paired the look with a surprise album titled, 7 piano sketches. The 16-minute collection is his first body of work since his 2023 flute-based album New Blue Sun, which Rolling Stone …
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A$AP Rocky has lots to celebrate. He was a co-chair of the Met Gala in Manhattan Monday night, where he and Rihanna announced they’re expecting their third child together. He’s also starring in the new Spike Lee movie Highest 2 Lowest opposite Denzel Washington. And in a courtroom in downtown …
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Let’s raise a birthday toast to Bob Seger, who turns 80 today. He might be the only great American rock star who likes everybody in his songs. He’s not judging anyone in “Fire Down Below.” He hopes his crooked friend in “Still The Same” keeps getting away with it. He’s …
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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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Benson Boone is bringing American Heart on the road. The musician has announced his 30-date tour in support of the album, out June 20, making stops across North America this fall. The American Heart tour will kick off on Aug. 22 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Boone will also make stops …
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Soundgarden are seen as a quintessential Nineties band, but they actually formed in 1984, and started releasing music three years later. That means they’ve been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2012. Fans started giving up hope after they appeared on two ballots prior …
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Morrissey will resume his North American tour tonight, May 5, after postponing a pair of shows due to health issues. A note shared on the musician’s Instagram yesterday said that the former Smiths frontman had “contracted a severe sinusitis attack and was treated at Coronado Hospital in San Diego.” The …
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