Next month, the long-running Philly DIY band Nyxy Nyx will release Cult Classics Vol. 1, their first proper studio record. Midwife’s Madeline Johnston and a Sunny Day In Glasgow’s Josh Meakim contribute to the record, and we’ve already posted lead single “in haze.” Today, Nyxy Nyx — wow, I really hate typing that band name — follow that single with …

UK rock legend Paul Weller, the veteran solo artist who previously led the Jam and the Style Council, is taking legal action against the accounting firm of Harris And Trotter. As Sky News reports, that firm worked with Weller for three decades. According to a legal letter, the firm told Weller in March that their accountants and tax advisers would …

Carly Rae Jepsen’s pop instant classic E•MO•TION turned 10 this summer. We at Stereogum celebrated this milestone for our queen by publishing a great retrospective by Grace Robins-Somerville to mark the album’s initial release in Japan. With the original US release date looming Thursday, Jepsen threw her own party Tuesday night at West Hollywood’s famed Troubadour, performing the album straight …

Superstar DJ Calvin Harris has collaborated with a great many pop stars over the years, but a couple of tracks that he recorded with big names apparently won’t see the light of day. Last year, Harris posted a since-deleted Instagram teaser of “Ocean,” a track with vocals from Miley Cyrus. As People points out, Harris is now denying that he …

In May, Mo Chara, a member of the Belfast rap group Kneecap, was charged under the UK’s Terrorism Act, accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag at a 2024 Kneecap show in London. The charge came after Kneecap were faced with what the group (accurately, in my opinion) described as a “coordinated smear campaign” for voicing their support for the Palestinian …

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, and it’s for members only. Thank you to everyone who’s helping to keep Stereogum afloat.

james K’s new album Friend is shaping up to be a celestial listen. The New York-based experimental-pop artist has offered four portals into its hypnotic world: “Blinkmoth (July Mix),” “Hypersoft Lovejinx Junkdream,” “Play,” and “Doom Bikini,” and today she’s back with one more called “Idea.2.”

It was quite jarring when Beyoncé played a Death Grips interlude at the Cowboy Carter tour opener in April, and now fans of the experimental band are freaking out about Jenna Ortega finally addressing her much-discussed appreciation of the band after years of being spotted in Death Grips merch.

The Grammys have never been the biggest fan of Morgan Wallen. It wasn’t until this year that The Recording Academy offered him his first nominations, and he won neither. Now, the controversial country star is reportedly not even submitting his new album I’m The Problem for consideration, per Hits Daily Double.

The música mexicana world is in mourning. On Aug. 19, it was reported that Enigma Norteño’s founder and vocalist, Ernesto Barajas, was shot and killed. He was said to be 38.  Though there are no official reports on the cause of death, there have been explicit photos and videos circulating online that allegedly show Barajas’ The post Enigma Norteño’s Founder …