Here’s a funny one. This year, the MTV Video Music Awards have dropped the show’s Best Rock category for the first time in the show’s 37-year history. But today, the folks at MTV have announced that the network’s highest lifetime achievement honor, the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, will be bestowed upon Nirvana. Finally, some institutional recognition for Nirvana! The …

Things used to be so simple. The band Muse did not invent the word “muse,” but they got to be the main “Muse” on the social media landscape. On both Facebook and Instagram, Muse were simply @Muse. But then yesterday Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced the launch of its new personal AI agent, which is also called …

Julien Baker is one of this era’s defining songwriters, but she hasn’t released a solo album in a long time. Little Oblivions, Baker’s third solo LP, came out back in early 2021. Since then, Baker blew up as a member of boygenius. Last year, she and Torres got together to release the collaborative country experiment Send A Prayer My Way …

They’re back! Finally! The great Philadelphia hardcore expressionists Soul Glo made a huge leap with the release of their breakout album Diaspora Problems, one of the best of 2022. That was almost five years ago. Since then, Soul Glo have played tons of sick shows. They released the one-off single “If I Speak (Shut The Fuck Up).” They started the …

Carly Rae Jepsen writes a lot of songs. Next week, she’ll release her massive new double album Day And Night. We’ve already posted the singles “On Wires,” “After All,” “Don’t Leave Me On The Dance Floor,” and “Motivation,” and that’s really just scratching the surface. I have heard the whole thing, and I can tell you that it’s awesome. Jepsen …

Next month, the Avalanches will release their long-awaited new album No Bad Memories, which has 25 tracks and a lot of collaborators listed. Last week, for instance, we learned that Mike Patton appears on three tracks from the LP, one of which also features Haley Joel Osment. It the rare LP to feature guest spots from Carly Simon, Rivers Cuomo, …

On this date in 2000, M.O.P.’s Billy Danze and Fame joined forces with Terror Squad’s First Lady Remy Ma, The Conglomerate general Busta Rhymes nad crew member to polish off… The post Today In Hip Hop History: M.O.P. Dropped Their Timeless “Ante Up(Robbin Hoodz Theory)Remix” 26 Years Ago appeared first on .

Benjamin Burnley, frontman of the Pennsylvania active rock staples Breaking Benjamin, would really, really, like you to download his Fallout 4 mod. It would mean a lot to him. On Saturday night, Breaking Benjamin played a headlining gig at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. During the show, drummer Brian Medeiros broke a snare, and a drum …

It’s a beautiful day here in Stereogum world: The War On Drugs released a new single. Around these parts, that’s cause for celebration, especially when they pile on the sonic splendor like this. The post The War On Drugs – “Who’s That” appeared first on Stereogum.

Last year, Deafheaven released their album Lonely People With Power. It was heavy, and it was also great. In the many years since they first came to internet prominence, Deafheaven have had a complicated relationship with the extreme metal underground that birthed then, and they seem to be fully embracing intensity right now. In fact, they apparently have a new …