A reminder of something you likely already knew: Taylor Swift had one of the biggest years of her career in 2023. And on Spotify, that was no exception. On Wednesday, the streaming service released its end-of-year Spotify Wrapped data, which placed Taylor Swift at the top of the list of …
Read More »Post Malone Performs Sublime and Proclaimers Covers With House Band at New Zealand Bar
Post Malone is a fairly low-maintenance performer, one almost as likely to have a red Solo cup in his hand on stage as he is to be wielding a microphone. But his shows are usually only an hour or two, and naturally, there’s a distance between himself and the thousands …
Read More »Paramore Revisit 'This Is Why' With New Album That's 'Almost a Remix'
Paramore is celebrating the first anniversary of their album This Is Why with a revisit. On Monday, the Hayley Williams-fronted group announced that Paramore will release LP Re: This Is Why, which they described as an “almost a remix album” version of the album they dropped last year, on Oct. …
Read More »John Mellencamp Asks If Weapons Are Really Our Right in New 'Hey God'
John Mellencamp has never minced words, but his new song “Hey God” is direct even by the standards of the guy whose alias is “Little Bastard.” “Weapons and guns, are they really my rights? Laws written a long time ago,” he growls in the first verse of the ominous, Southern-gothic …
Read More »Bob Dylan Sex Abuse Lawsuit Dismissed: 'The Case is Over'
The highly disputed lawsuit claiming Bob Dylan sexually abused a 12-year-old girl in New York in 1965 has been “withdrawn” by the accuser, lawyers for the singer-songwriter said Thursday. The dismissal came just days after the 69-year-old accuser, identified in the lawsuit as J.C., fired her lawyers amid key discovery …
Read More »Todd Snider Celebrates Playing Live Music Again With New LP 'Return of the Storyteller'
Todd Snider celebrates playing in front of an audience again and pays tribute to dearly departed friends on his new album Live: Return of the Storyteller, a collection of tracks recorded during the singer’s first post-pandemic shows in 2021. Ahead of the live LP’s Sept. 23 release, Snider has shared …
Read More »Tupac's Sister Asks Court for Estate Audit, Blasts Trustee's 'Hide and Control Strategy'
Shortly after Tupac Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa Shakur, alleged in a blockbuster lawsuit that trustee Tom Whalley had “embezzled millions” from her late mother’s estate, the music industry veteran slammed the claim as “offensive” and “legally baseless.” Whalley, who signed Tupac to Interscope and worked closely with the iconic rapper and …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Shrugs Off Throat Issues as Pearl Jam Return for European Tour Closer
Eddie Vedder ensured that Pearl Jam were able to play one more show in Europe after the frontman’s vocal problems — tied to the continent’s ongoing heat wave and wildfires — forced the band to cancel a handful of gigs. The band took the stage tonight, July 25, at the …
Read More »Daya Processes Her Own Loneliness and a Past Relationship on 'Love You When You're Gone'
Daya is processing the feelings of loss following the end of a relationship and learns to be on her own in the new song, “Love You When You’re Gone.” The earworm, which marks Daya’s first release this year, features a nostalgia-inducing, retro-pop feel and an Eighties beat. “I only love …
Read More »Travis Scott Plans First Major Post-Astroworld Concert
Travis Scott is slated to perform his first individual ticketed concert since last November’s deadly Astroworld tragedy.Scott will be playing at London’s 02 Arenaon August 6th. While Scott has already performed publicly since the disaster — he played a late-night set in Miami in May and played private events for …
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