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After receiving a diagnosis of both ADHD and autism as an adult, Grimes has come to view the widespread pop psychology shared across social media as increasingly sinister. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the musician suggested that accounts sharing generalizations about symptoms that could signify certain mental …

Goose, the popular Connecticut indie jam band, have parted ways with percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Jeff Arevalo, with both sides sharing statements that appear to hint at unspecified, behind-the-scenes tensions. In their statement, Goose said they’d decided to split with Arevalo after being “made aware of behavior in Jeff’s personal life that does …

Think of the most iconic bands associated with the exploding U.S. indie-rock scene of the 1980s, and who comes to mind first? R.E.M., Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, and the Pixies, perhaps? Salem 66 were peers to all four of those groups. They shared a label with Sonic Youth, a recording …

Playboi Carti’s Music debuts at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the publication reports. It’s the Atlanta artist’s second Number One album, further cementing his commercial stature ahead of his upcoming stadium tour. The project debuted with 298,000 album equivalent album units in the U.S., according to Luminate. …

Metallica‘s members are all in their 60s, and their music is way more physically demanding than anything their classic-rock forebears have had to tackle onstage — but lead guitarist Kirk Hammett tells our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast that he doesn’t see retirement on the horizon. “As long as we …

Earlier this year, Ethel Cain returned with Perverts, a nine-track record marking her first LP since 2022’s Preacher’s Daughter. As though she’s making up for lost time, the singer-songwriter whose real name is Hayden Silas Anhedönia has already scheduled the release of another album. Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You …

Lizzo is set to play rock & roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a new film in development by Amazon MGM Studios, per Deadline. A brilliant guitarist and singer, Tharpe was a major influence to scores of rockers, including Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan. “A …

For four decades and counting, Carl Cox has commanded the decks at Ibiza residencies, headlined music festivals, and curated classics at underground raves. The veteran British DJ has developed a pre-show regime over the years: He eats nutrient-rich salads or fish-based dishes, drinks more water than alcohol, and occasionally clears …

T.I. and Tiny’s defamation accuser avoided jail time at her criminal contempt hearing Monday but saw her lawsuit against the married musicians tossed out of court due to what a judge called her inexcusable failure to push the case along. Sabrina Peterson appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom and testified …

When Beyoncé teased her country-tinged album Cowboy Carter last February, the first sound anyone heard was Rhiannon Giddens’ banjo. Giddens, who lent her distinctive instrument to the single “Texas Hold ‘Em,” has spent much of her career educating and informing audiences around the world about the deep Black roots of …