It’s year-end list season. This week, Stereogum is one of many, many music publications unveiling its lists of 2024’s best albums and songs. Streaming services and social-media platforms are getting in on the year-end action, too. Today, as anyone with a social media account already knows, Spotify sent out its long-awaited Spotify Wrapped data. (For whatever reason, my daughter was …

Gibson made headlines last week by hitting Donald Trump with a cease-and-desist, but the esteemed guitar company is back in the news today for other reasons. A year ago, Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian launched a new project called the Gibson Band, featuring rock stars Tony Iommi and Serj Tankian. Now Gueikian is back with another famous-people collab, this time for …

If you’ve never seen AC/DC live, you should absolutely see AC/DC live. The ancient Australian hard-rock institution is still out, even though all of its classic-era members are either dead or extremely old. Nevertheless, their live show remains an absolute blast, and you really need to be in the building at least once when the “Hell’s Bells” intro rings out. …

Barely six weeks after the lineup reveal, Sick New World 2025 has been cancelled. Today, the organizers behind the metal-heavy music festival have announced that they won’t be proceeding in Las Vegas in April, due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The statement reads in full:

Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, has announced significant adjustments to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, drawing attention amid criticism from conservative activists. The retail giant revealed it will not renew its racial equity center, an initiative launched in response to the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and will no longer participate in the Human Rights Campaign’s annual …

MickeyPierre Louis @itchyeyephotos According to Billboard Boxscore, Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus Tour shattered records and redefined the live music experience, grossing an impressive $209.3 million across 76 dates. Drawing 1.7 million fans worldwide, the tour now holds the title for the highest-grossing tour by a solo rapper. Scott’s global trek broke attendance records in the U.S. and Europe, but his most successful …

Lana Del Rey has been teasing a country album called Lasso since February, but she recently suggested it might be more of an Americana feel, and it might not be called Lasso. Today we learn that, indeed, the project has a new title. It’s also got a release date. According to a post on Del Rey’s Instagram account, The Right …

Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine made an impressive streaming debut, racking up 19.4 million global views within six days of its Nov. 12 release on Disney+, according to Disney. This milestone marks the film as the most-watched live-action title across Disney+ and Hulu since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuted in early 2023. Variety notes Disney defines a “view” as total …

Global superstar and cultural trailblazer Travis Scott will once again descend upon the desert for weekends 1&2 of Coachella, headlining the main stage on Saturday night where he will debut an entirely new era of music to the world. Scott, whose CIRCUS MAXIMUS TOUR has officially sold more tickets globally than any rap tour in history, has also announced a one-of-a-kind Cactus Jack desert takeover, set to occur on Friday, Saturday, and …

It’s a busy week for Sammy Hagar, who just had $1 million worth of tequila heisted while he and Guy Fieri were crossing the border from Mexico. Now, the Red Rocker is announcing a Vegas residency for next year.