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Slash doesn’t think Las Vegas’ Sphere is ready for a Guns N’ Roses takeover. Speaking with Trunk Nation on SiriusXM, the guitarist said the high-tech venue, while visually striking, doesn’t align with the band’s traditional live setup. “I haven’t been [to the Sphere] yet, but just everything that I’ve seen,... Read More »
Lizzo is once again facing a legal challenge over her music, this time, for a track that hasn’t even been released. A Georgia-based entity known as the GRC Trust has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the singer, claiming that a snippet of her unreleased song “I’m Goin’ in Till... Read More »
Pop singer Chappell Roan has taken a bold step beyond the stage, unveiling a new philanthropic initiative designed to support trans youth and broader LGBTQ+ communities. In an Instagram announcement on Thursday, October 23, she introduced the Midwest Princess Project, which has already raised more than $400,000 through Roan’s recent... Read More »
Miley Cyrus is turning one of the most devastating chapters of her life into art. The pop star has written and recorded an original song for Avatar: Fire and Ash, drawing on her personal experience of loss and rebirth following the 2018 Woolsey Fire that destroyed her Malibu home. When... Read More »
U2’s Bono and the Edge accepted the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize on Tuesday night at Cain’s Ballroom, using the moment to speak about the moral weight of history, the purpose of protest music, and the need to resist political polarization. “We have to consciously work against history, lest it repeat... Read More »
For years, Yungblud has carried a curious piece of family folklore: a childhood belief that British rock legend Rod Stewart was his grandfather. The eccentric tale, passed down from his grandmother, became something of a personal mythos for the musician. Now, in a full-circle twist, the story has finally reached... Read More »
Bon Jovi is officially returning to the road. The band announced their Forever Tour, their first full series of concerts since 2022, following frontman Jon Bon Jovi’s recovery from vocal cord surgery. The comeback marks a turning point for the New Jersey rock group, whose hiatus and uncertainty about performing... Read More »
Rina Sawayama has spoken out following Sabrina Carpenter’s recent Saturday Night Live performance, calling for greater cultural sensitivity from creative teams who incorporate Japanese elements into Western pop culture visuals. In a post shared to her Instagram Stories, the Japanese-British singer commented on the staging for Carpenter’s live rendition of... Read More »
Emerging pop artist Sombr has responded to online criticism following a viral TikTok posted by a concertgoer who described his recent Washington, D.C., performance as “cringe.” The controversy began after a 25-year-old attendee shared a nearly nine-minute video recounting her experience at Sombr’s Oct. 13 show at The Anthem. In... Read More »
Live Nation is pushing back against the Federal Trade Commission’s accusation that it profited from ticket scalping, while simultaneously pledging new reforms aimed at tightening oversight of Ticketmaster’s resale operations. In a letter sent Oct. 17 to Senators Marsha Blackburn (R–Tenn.) and Ben Ray Luján (D–N.M.), Live Nation Executive Vice... Read More »
Rosalía turned Madrid’s Gran Vía into her own cathedral of light on Monday night (Oct. 20) to announce LUX, her fourth studio album and first since 2022’s Motomami. The Spanish artist revealed the project in a theatrical live event that combined performance art, religious imagery, and real-time fan interaction, a... Read More »
A Los Angeles judge has shut down influencer Sabrina Peterson’s latest attempt to bring back her defamation lawsuit against T.I. and Tiny Harris, marking another setback in a long and messy legal fight that began four years ago. Judge Michael Shultz ruled Friday that Peterson’s motion to reinstate her 2021... Read More »
Slipknot is taking their digital identity back: the Grammy-winning metal band has filed a federal lawsuit against the anonymous owner of the domain Slipknot.com, accusing the operator of cybersquatting and profiting from counterfeit merchandise sold under the band’s name. The case, filed this week in a Virginia federal court, marks... Read More »
Sam Rivers, the founding bassist of Limp Bizkit whose low-end groove helped define the sound of late-1990s rap-rock, has died at the age of 48. The band confirmed his death Saturday in a statement shared to social media. A cause of death has not yet been made public. “Today we... Read More »
A brief moment in Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has resulted in a major windfall for marine conservation. A vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium T-shirt worn by Swift in the film has led fans to contribute more than $2 million to the aquarium and its sea otter research and... Read More »