Joanna Newsom doesn’t make many public appearances these days — and nearly two years after she debuted new songs in concert, we’re still waiting on that Divers follow-up — but she was present in her hometown of Nevada City, California on Wednesday. As her record label Drag City points out, she had a good reason to be there: The city …

In recent years, there’s been a lot of talk in the music industry about how to combat the bots that routinely buy up concert tickets on behalf of scalpers. One prominent rock band’s solution involves ticket buyers having their eyeballs scanned to prove they’re human. The post Thirty Seconds To Mars Ask Fans To Scan Their Eyeballs To Buy Concert …

The LA musician Syd is a veteran of Odd Future and the leader of the Internet, but she’s really come into her own as a solo artist, singing tough but expansive alt-soul. It’s been about four years since Syd released Broken Hearts Club, her last album. Last year, she shared the one-off singles “Die For… The post Syd Announces New …

In 2024, Austrian police arrested two men who were reportedly planning an attack on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Vienna. One of the suspects pledged allegiance to ISIS, and a police bomb squad claimed to find “chemical substances” while arresting. Swift cancelled all three shows for safety reasons after the arrests, and an impromptu Swift fan convention broke out …

Last summer, Blood Orange released Essex Honey, his first proper album in seven years. It’s awesome, and it’s on our list of the best albums of 2025. Since, then Dev Hynes and his collaborators have played a bunch of festivals, toured with collaborators Lorde and Turnstile, and covered the Smiths and Coldplay. Today, we get… The post Blood Orange – …

About two days ago, Freedom 250, the Trump-backed public-private partnership that intends to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States in lavish form, announced the lineup for the Great American State Fair, a series of concerts on the National Mall. Moments after that unveiling, the series was the subject of a whole lot of jokes because so many of …

Today, we get the first glimpse of Ariana Grande’s forthcoming eighth album petal with the lead single “Hate That I Made You Love Me.” It was co-written and produced by Ariana Grande, ILYA, and Max Martin. And, ya know what? It sounds like a hit! “Hate That I Made You Love Me” has an uncanniness… The post Ariana Grande – …

Love Island USA has revealed the first islanders heading to the villa for Season 8 of the hit Peacock series. And there are Latine cast members! Hosted by Ariana Madix and narrated by comedian Iain Stirling, Love Island USA teased the cast announcement with an Instagram post before dropping the full lineup. And the first The post Who Are the …

Well, this is all getting very confusing. Yesterday, the lineup for the Great American State Fair was announced, with acts like Milli Vanilli, Morris Day And The Time, C+C Music Factory, Young MC, Bret Michaels, Flo Rida, and more on the bill to celebrate 250 years of the USA. Shortly after, Morris Day And The Time dropped off, saying he …

Terrible news: The three members of the Japanese action comic punk band Peelander-Z have suffered critical injuries after a semi-truck rear-ended their tour van in Albuquerque last Monday (May 18). They’re currently receiving treatment in an intensive care unit for broken bones, fractured vertebrae, broken ribs, and other serious traumas. The post Peelander-Z Members Suffer Critical Injuries After Semi-Truck Rear …