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Green Day is preparing to debut their latest project, not on a stage but on the big screen. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will premiere New Years Rev, a road trip comedy directed by Lee Kirk, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sept. 12. The... Read More »
The Library of Congress has acquired a new collection of manuscripts connected to the music of The Wizard of Oz, including the only known lyric sketch for “Over the Rainbow.” The material adds to the institution’s existing Harold Arlen archive and provides fresh insight into the creation of one of... Read More »
Irish rap trio Kneecap have canceled their upcoming U.S. tour after one of their members, Mo Chara, was ordered to appear in a London court in late September on terrorism-related charges. The group, known for mixing political satire with hard-hitting rap in both Irish and English, had been scheduled to... Read More »
Michael “Tunes” Antunes, longtime saxophonist for John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band and a central figure in the group’s rise from East Coast bar rooms to platinum-selling success, died on Aug. 19, nine days after his 85th birthday. The band confirmed his passing through a statement and video tribute... Read More »
After a long hiatus, marked by solo ventures and military service, BTS is back in the studio preparing their long-awaited return. In a heartfelt message shared with fans on Weverse Friday, group leader RM confirmed that he and his six bandmates are “working diligently” on a new album that is... Read More »
The man accused of killing longtime American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, musician Thomas Deluca, has been transferred to Los Angeles County’s mental health court after a brief and unusual appearance before a judge on Wednesday. Raymond Boodarian, 22, is charged with murder in the fatal shooting... Read More »
A 23-year-old man has been arrested following a violent assault that occurred during a Rüfüs Du Sol concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena last weekend. Police identified the suspect as Julio Cesar Lopez Zavala. He was taken into custody on Thursday, Aug. 21, after investigators reviewed video footage of... Read More »
The estate of Prince has rejected a new lawsuit filed by singer and actress Patricia Apollonia Kotero, better known simply as Apollonia, over the rights to use her stage name. In a sharp rebuttal issued on Instagram, representatives of the estate dismissed the suit as “frivolous” and insisted that they... Read More »
MTV has announced that Mariah Carey will be honored with the prestigious Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. The ceremony, airing live on September 7 from UBS Arena in New York, will feature Carey performing a career-spanning medley of hits, marking a long-awaited recognition for one... Read More »
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Nas X, born Montero Lamar Hill, was arrested Thursday morning in Los Angeles on suspicion of battery of a police officer, according to inmate records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The 26-year-old artist is currently being held in the Valley Jail section in Van Nuys... Read More »
Shoegaze-influenced indie band Hotline TNT has become the latest act to pull its catalogue from Spotify, aligning with a growing movement of musicians who are questioning the ethics of the world’s largest streaming platform. Frontman Will Anderson announced the decision in a statement shared on the band’s Instagram page earlier... Read More »
Brent Hinds, co-founder and longtime guitarist of the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, died Wednesday night in Atlanta following a motorcycle accident. He was 51. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Hinds’ death to Rolling Stone, citing multiple blunt force injuries. According to Atlanta police, the crash occurred around... Read More »
Atlanta rapper Young Thug has scored a legal victory in his long-running YSL case, winning the right to reclaim cash, cars, and jewelry that were seized from him more than two years ago. On Monday, his attorney confirmed that a Fulton County judge granted the return of roughly $145,000 in... Read More »
With his trial date approaching, music executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid is now without legal counsel in the civil sexual assault case brought by former Arista Records executive Drew Dixon. During a status conference on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas confirmed that Reid is currently proceeding “pro se,” the... Read More »
Ava Max is confronting one of the longest-running narratives of her career in her own music. This week, a leaked snippet from the title track of her upcoming album Don’t Click Play surfaced online, and in it, the pop singer directly addresses years of criticism that she imitates Lady Gaga.... Read More »