Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter behind the #1 hits “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” “Bad Blood,” and “Laughter In The Rain,” has died. “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,” his family writes in a statement to Variety. “A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, …

Punk In The Park is going dark. The multi-city punk-rock festival series has canceled all 2026 events, and according to a statement from organizers, the cancellation is due to the ongoing uproar over the owner’s donation to the Trump campaign. The post Punk In The Park Cancels All 2026 Events After Backlash Due To Owner’s Trump Donation appeared first on …

Production is officially moving forward in Atlanta for the highly anticipated Netflix sequel to the iconic series A Different World. As fans prepare for a new chapter at Hillman College,… The post Hillman College Expands: Charnele Brown and Jenifer Lewis Join ‘A Different World’ Sequel appeared first on .

The pop-punk, emo, and metalcore festival When We Were Young has spent the past decade catering to former Warped Tour kids with disposable income. They won’t be doing that this year. The post When We Were Young Festival Taking 2026 Off, Teases 2027 Return appeared first on Stereogum.

Olympian Alysa Liu, who just won two gold medals at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, has made a lot of headlines during the Olympics. And a lot of those have had to do with her improbable comeback, two years after retiring from the sport for good. Her return, complete with funky hair, piercings, and total The post Olympian Alysa Liu …

Look out! You’re directly in the path of a harsh and swaggering new one from NØ MAN. “Moan,” the DC screamo/post-hardcore band’s first new song since 2024’s Glitter And Spit LP, finds them on the warpath, breathing threats, sauntering forward with hostility and conviction. One of the Bandcamp genre tags reads “Palestine,” and “Moan” indeed… The post NØ MAN – …

Nine-time GRAMMY winner Ziggy Marley is hitting the road this summer for his 20-date North American Brightside Tour. Kicking off June 19th in Tucson, Arizona, the tour features a major… The post Ziggy Marley Announces Summer 2026 Tour and New Single “Racism Is A Killa” appeared first on .

The Boston post-punk/noise-rock band Black Beach announced their album Mail Thief a few weeks back with the release of lead single “Broken Glass.” Today they’ve returned with an impressive new track called “Secret World.” This group’s rhythm section manages to create a sense of major heft and weightless motion simultaneously; the girthy, propulsive bass is… The post Black Beach Announce …

Last week, ICE’s social media pages posted a propaganda video soundtracked by a choral version of “Let Down,” the 1997 classic that went viral and charted on the Hot 100 last year. That puts Radiohead among the many, many artists who have seen their music used by the Dept. of Homeland Security without permission. They are not happy about it. …

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.) …