After performing at the FIFA Club World Cup half-time show final and droppingMixteip earlier this summer, J Balvin took the stage at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awardson Sunday. The Colombian star performed his new single, “Zun Zun,” with Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavárez, before being joined by DJ Snake …
Read More »Allen Blickle, Original Baroness Drummer, Dead at 42
Allen Blickle, the original drummer for the Grammy-nominated sludge metal band Baroness, has died at the age of 42. “It breaks my heart to have to share the news that my dear friend, creative partner and former bandmate Allen Blickle passed away a few days ago,” Baroness frontman John Baizley …
Read More »Sombr Finds His Inner Heartthrob During VMAs Main Stage Debut
Sombr is only looking ahead with his debut performance on the MTV Video Music Awards main stage. The 20-year-old musician added more fuel to the fire of his breakout year with a medley featuring the hit single “Back to Friends” and the standout record “12 to 12.” Sombr’s set started …
Read More »VMAs Burning Questions: From Gaga's High-Speed Exit to Sabrina Carpenter's Trans Rights Sign
What does the morning after the VMAs feel like? A splitting headache for Van Toffler, producer of the 2025 show, which aired on CBS for the first time, in addition to MTV and Paramount+. The veteran television producer and former head of MTV has had a front-row seat to dozens …
Read More »Ariana Grande Thanks 'My Therapists and Gay People' During VMAs Video of the Year Speech
Ariana Grande took home the trophy for Video of the Year for Brighter Days Ahead at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. She accepted the honor alongside filmmaker Christian Breslauer, who co-directed 26-minute short film with her. Minutes after winning the Best Pop award, Grande quipped that the …
Read More »Watch Michael Scott Honor Supertramp's Rick Davies With 'Goodbye Toby'
The Supertramp fan community was dealt a devastating blow over the weekend when news hit that co-founder Rick Davies has died after a long battle with multiple myeloma. “As co-writer, along with partner Roger Hodgson, he was the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark …
Read More »MTV VMAs 2025: See the Complete Winners List
Believe it or not, the 2025VMAshave officially arrived. Tonight, the biggest names in music gathered for theMTV Video Music Awardsto see who would take home the night’s top prizes. Lady Gaga led all nominees this year with an impressive 12 nods, thanks largely to her collaboration with Bruno Mars, “Die …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Convenes Original and Current E Street Band Members for Rare Performance
“The full E Street Band right here!” Bruce Springsteen announced to the lucky crowd packed into Monmouth University’s Pollack Theatre on Saturday afternoon. Springsteen had just performed “Thunder Road” with seven musicians, six of them representing a just-for-this-occasion combination of original and current E Street Band members — Steven Van …
Read More »At Historic Nirvana Exhibit Closing in Seattle, Fans Bid Farewell to 'Priceless' Artifacts
It’s a perfectly dreary Saturday in Seattle as the morning rain has subsided and cooled off an unseasonably warm September. Earlier in the day, the doors of the Museum of Pop Culture, or MoPop as it’s colloquially called, opens its doors for what they know will be its busiest day …
Read More »See Dua Lipa Duet With Chaka Khan, Cover Earth, Wind & Fire Classic at Chicago Shows
Dua Lipa continued her tradition of performing geographic-minded covers during the singer’s visit to Chicago this weekend, bringing out Windy City native Chaka Khan on Friday before performing an Earth, Wind & Fire classic on Saturday. At her first Radical Optimism show at the United Center on Friday, Lipa welcomed …
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