Ava Max is sharing the first visual offering of her upcoming third album. On Tuesday, the pop star released the video for her emotional single, “Lost Your Faith,” as she confirmed new music is on the way. “My first video of the year and my first off the new album,” …
Read More »Laila! Has a Vision for the R&B of Tomorrow
Laila! has flourished more in the year leading up to her 19th birthday than some artists do in decades. The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer first broke through on TikTok with spacey viral ditties “Like That” and “Not My Problem,” showing her intrinsic ear for R&B’s current wave and its off-center …
Read More »Limp Bizkit's $200 Million Lawsuit Heading to Trial After UMG's Motion to Dismiss Denied
Limp Bizkit’s $200 million lawsuit against Universal Music will head to trial after a federal judge denied the label’s motion to dismiss the case. Fred Durst and company sued UMG — the world’s largest record company — in October 2024 in one of the most notable lawsuits of the year …
Read More »'The Bear' Actor Matty Matheson Debuts Hardcore Band Pig Pen
Chef and actor Matty Matheson, known for playing Neil on The Bear, announced he has launched a new band. “A few old friends got together a couple years ago and wrote and recorded 10 songs over 2 days,” Matheson wrote on Instagram along with a clip of a song. “We …
Read More »TUL8TE Asks You to See the Sound, Not the Person
Egyptian artist TUL8TE doesn’t want you to know anything personal about him. He is here to make you listen — not to his story, but to his music. We spoke over a camera-less Zoom call in December, around 4 p.m. Jordan time, while he was mid-tour. Any question that veered …
Read More »Shamir Says Goodbye With a Little Help From Their Friends on Final Album, 'Ten'
Philadelphia singer-songwriter Shamir has dropped a new song, “Neverwannago,” from their final solo album, Ten, which will arrive this spring via Kill Rock Stars. For their swan song, Shamir (who uses he/she/they pronouns) decided to honor the many friends who’ve helped, supported, and shaped their musical journey. The album comprises …
Read More »Brian May Says New Queen Material 'Could Happen'
Could Queen be on the verge of recording their first new single in 30 years? Guitarist Brian May confirmed there is a real possibility of the rock band releasing new material. “I think it could happen,” May said in a new interview with MOJO. “Both Roger [Taylor] and I are …
Read More »Fcukers Are Having More Fun Than Anyone Right Now
When Fcukers booked their debut concert at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn in March 2023, they had understandably low expectations for the evening. The electronic act had uploaded their first two songs literally hours before they took the stage, and they’d already logged many frustrating years in separate indie-rock bands …
Read More »Hozier and Blink-182 Will Headline Sea.Hear.Now 2025
The music festival Sea.Hear.Now will return to Asbury Park, New Jersey, in September, with two days of performances headlined by Blink-182 and Hozier. Lenny Kravitz, LCD Soundsystem, Alabama Shakes, Sublime, ZZ Top,Public Enemy, Remi Wolf, and more will also perform at the beachside festival. Blink-182 will helm night one on …
Read More »Can Stephen Wilson Jr. Save the World?
Stephen Wilson Jr. was racing home to Indiana to see his dying father when his sister called to tell him he was running out of time. Partway there from Nashville, he pulled over to have one more conversation with the man he was named after. “I said goodbye to my …
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