In 2023, Anti-Flag broke up following accusations of rape against vocalist Justin Sane (real name Justin Geever). He denied the allegations, and then more women came out with stories. That same year, Kristina Sarhadi filed a lawsuit against the singer for sexual assault. He has now been ordered to pay her $1,170,800 and an additional $750,000 in punitive damages.

The fourth annual Soundside music festival was announced in March. The Connecticut event revealed the Killers, Weezer, Vampire Weekend, and Hozier as headliners, but it was canceled yesterday due to “circumstances beyond our control.”

Lucy Dacus, who’s ordained in the US, recently put out an open call for any of her fans looking to get married at her shows. Yesterday, the singer-songwriter played Philadelphia, and the show was eventful: Dacus officiated several marriages, and she was also joined by Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan.

In 2021, Chris Nelson, owner of a Los Angeles recording studio called Sound Space, sued Phoebe Bridgers for defamation after she made a social media post accusing him of “grooming, stealing, [and] violence.” The following year, the judge tossed his case, which demanded $3.8 million from Bridgers. Now, the singer-songwriter has earned another win: The judge has ordered the producer …

A couple days ago, Laura Jane Grace responded to recent allegations from her wife and bandmate Paris Campbell. The Against Me! leader wrote that it “was reckless of me to get married so quickly and I made a lot of poor decisions where I absolutely should have known better.” Yesterday, she canceled the rest of her 2025 shows.

Yesterday was the first day of Rhode Island’s Newport Folk Festival. There was a bit of a weather issue when a flash storm hit and the crowd had to shelter in place for a little while, but the event persisted nonetheless. A highlight was Bleachers’ set, which featured appearances from Hayley Williams, Weyes Blood, Jeff Tweedy, and more.

It’s rare that a viral moment on the internet sticks around for more than a day, but the Coldplay kiss cam fiasco was so big that we’re still talking about it. In case you haven’t heard: A married CEO was caught canoodling with the also married HR head, and instead of playing it cool, they did quite the opposite. It’s …

It’s always been easy to hate Spotify. Björk once said it was probably the worst thing to happen to musicians. But since it was reported that Helsing, the other evil company that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is chairman of — which develops AI software designed to enhance military weapons and equipment — raised nearly $700 million with an investment led …

So far, sombr has had a great 2025. The New York City native — real name Shane Boose, who attended the famous LaGuardia High School — is seeming to be the new “it” pop boy. His vibe is kinda like if Shawn Mendes and Matty Healy had a younger brother that listened to Hozier and the Beach Boys. He got …

The Barcelona punk band Enemic Interior have been releasing one EP per year since 2022. Col·lecció, their new album out today on the Mendeku Diskak label, combines those releases into a career-so-far-spanning comp, bracketed by a pair of new songs, “Mai més” and “Fugir Endavant.” Taken together, these tracks present Enemic Interior as one of the most formidable punk bands …