The inaugural NOODLE Thinkers Convention brought 4,000 attendees to Newport News for conversations on innovation, entrepreneurship, wellness, and culture. The inaugural NOODLE: The Thinkers Convention officially wrapped its first weekend… The post NOODLE Thinkers Convention Draws 4,000 Attendees in Newport News Debut appeared first on .

As distinct as he is today, BabyChiefDoIt’s first raps were a Frankensteinian masterpiece of cap. Using an instrumental from Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red, he recorded lyrics from 22Gz’s “Suburban” before playing the track for his impressed friends. While he knew the lyrics weren’t his, he got the reaction he wanted. But he found something more enriching than the art …

The Irish artist CMAT is a delightful, charismatic performer who’s been playing on bigger and bigger stages over the past few years. But with that increased visibility, she’s been exposed to a lot more comments about how she looks. On Sunday, CMAT performed at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend festival, and people apparently had a lot to say about her …

Hey, remember when Katy Perry and Chief Keef had beef with each other? No? You have no memory of such a thing ever occurring, or any frame of reference on how such a thing might occur? Well, it did. Sort of. “Beef” is probably too strong a word, but these two very different stars did… The post Katy Perry & …

Kim Petras begins with the end on her latest album. Earlier this year, the German-born, LA-based pop star parted ways with her major label, Republic Records. With Detour, self-released today, Petras steps into a new era of independent pop reinvention defined by risk, rupture, and creative off-roading. The post Kim Petras Takes A <em>Detour</em> Off The Pop Highway appeared first …

Joanna Newsom doesn’t make many public appearances these days — and nearly two years after she debuted new songs in concert, we’re still waiting on that Divers follow-up — but she was present in her hometown of Nevada City, California on Wednesday. As her record label Drag City points out, she had a good reason to be there: The city …

In recent years, there’s been a lot of talk in the music industry about how to combat the bots that routinely buy up concert tickets on behalf of scalpers. One prominent rock band’s solution involves ticket buyers having their eyeballs scanned to prove they’re human. The post Thirty Seconds To Mars Ask Fans To Scan Their Eyeballs To Buy Concert …

The LA musician Syd is a veteran of Odd Future and the leader of the Internet, but she’s really come into her own as a solo artist, singing tough but expansive alt-soul. It’s been about four years since Syd released Broken Hearts Club, her last album. Last year, she shared the one-off singles “Die For… The post Syd Announces New …

In 2024, Austrian police arrested two men who were reportedly planning an attack on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Vienna. One of the suspects pledged allegiance to ISIS, and a police bomb squad claimed to find “chemical substances” while arresting. Swift cancelled all three shows for safety reasons after the arrests, and an impromptu Swift fan convention broke out …

Last summer, Blood Orange released Essex Honey, his first proper album in seven years. It’s awesome, and it’s on our list of the best albums of 2025. Since, then Dev Hynes and his collaborators have played a bunch of festivals, toured with collaborators Lorde and Turnstile, and covered the Smiths and Coldplay. Today, we get… The post Blood Orange – …