South Korean label ADOR and K-pop group NewJeans have been embroiled in a heated legal saga for over a year, and it took an unexpected turn last month when the label terminated and sued Danielle, one-fifth of the crew. The member addressed NewJeans fans (aka Bunnies) for the
The animated video arrives head of the rapper's upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb , dropping Jan. 16
In late 2023, L.A. Reid was sued for sexual assault and harassment by Drew Dixon, a former executive at Arista Records, where Reid served as president from 2000 to 2004. Today, the music industry mogul settled the lawsuit last-minute to avert the jury trial. The post L.A. Reid
The complaint alleged Lizzo violated the copyright of another song when she shared part of an unreleased song
You never know where success might strike or when recognition might come. For Cat Power, it's time to celebrate. The post Cat Power Celebrates First Gold Record appeared first on Stereogum .
Five years ago there was plenty of hype behind non-fungible tokens, those crypto-purchased, blockchain-stored digital works of art. But you don’t hear much about NFTs these days, much to the dismay of people who bought some from Steve Aoki. Aoki, who started out booking punk
The Latin superstar honored Victor Jara’s “El Derecho de Vivir en Paz” while performing at Chile’s Estadio Nacional
Caribou’s Dan Snaith will release a new album in a few weeks called Butterfly, under his more dance-oriented moniker Daphni. We’ve heard quite a bit of the new record so far via singles like “Waiting So Long,” “Sad Piano House,” “Eleven,” and “Josephine,” but the whole album is
“Thank you Bob for pulling me into your orbit,” the bassist wrote in a heartfelt tribute
Tickets for her 10-date residency go on sale this week
I can never, ever remember whether Peter Katz’s New York indie rock project is called Peaer or Paear, but the upcoming album Doppelgänger is good enough that I’m now mostly certain that it’s Peaer. Look at that! I don’t have to copy-paste or anything. My brain no longer becomes
Kirk West has denied Nancy Jones’ claims of theft, filing his own lawsuit against the widow for defamation as he seeks half of their crypto fortune
It’s difficult to imagine John Mayer and Dead & Company carrying on, but that doesn’t mean the surviving members won’t continue to wave that flag as long as they can
Party-starting digital-splatter artiste Jane Remover continues to release an absolute torrent of new music. After an extremely busy 2025 that included Revengeseekerz, one of our favorite albums of the year, Jane Remover kicked off 2026 by dropping the track “Headbanger” on New
The musician died “after a long battle with his mental health,” the band’s label, Rough Trade, has confirmed
The Bad Plus are calling it quits. The post The Bad Plus Announce Farewell Tour appeared first on Stereogum .
Drew Dixon alleged sexual assault and harassment in 2023, with Reid denying the allegations. The settlement terms were not made public
Longtime Bowie bandmate Mike Garson leads members of the Smashing Pumpkins and Red Hot Chili Peppers, along with Andra Day and Judith Hill, in an emotional remembrance
Last year, prolific Philly underground shoegazers Nyxy Nyx released Cult Classics, Vol. 1, the first record that they ever recorded in a proper studio. It was one of Stereogum’s favorite shoegaze albums of 2025. Since then, they’ve gone back to quietly releasing lo-fi music.
It looks like A$AP Rocky’s long-awaited album Don’t Be Dumb is actually going to drop this Friday. It was supposed to come out back in August of 2024, when Rocky released the surprise Jessica Pratt collab “Highjack,” but now it’s been so long that “Highjack” isn’t even on the
Cootie Catcher, one of the Best New Artists Of 2025, are starting 2026 off strong with a new album called Something We All Got that’s coming out in February. The Toronto indie pop band announced the record with lead single “Straight Drop,” and today they’re back with another
San Francisco’s Bosse-de-Nage have been leading lights in the sweeping, emotional, experimental sound known as blackgaze since their self-titled debut came out in 2010. Two years after that, they did a split EP with a little band called Deafheaven. Bosse-de-Nage have been out
At least on paper, Chris Stapleton's 2015 version of the oldie "Tennessee Whiskey" is now the most popular country song of all time. According to a press release from Stapleton's label MCA, "Tennessee Whiskey" is now the first country song ever to achieve a double diamond
The singer-songwriter’s tour will start in April, in support of Puth’s upcoming fourth studio album
Country and Red Dirt artists like Drayton Farley and Sunny Sweeney are having breakout moments thanks to the savvy ear of Taylor Sheridan’s music supervisor
Morgan Nagler is everywhere this week. Just the other day, the LA singer-songwriter and Whispertown/Supermoon member performed at Jenny Lewis’ wedding to her dog. Today, she’s announcing her star-studded solo debut album I’ve Got Nothing To Lose, And I’m Losing It, which
The Smiths' final album, 1987's Strangeways, Here We Come , came out after the band had broken up. It includes "Paint A Vulgar Picture," the band's disgusted song about the music industry. In his acid-tongued lyrics, Morrissey described the "sickening greed" of record execs,
Zach Bryan might make twangy country-rock with song titles like “Rivers And Creeks” and “DeAnn’s Denim,” but by all quantifiable metrics, he’s basically a full-blown pop star who can sell out the biggest venues in America. It’s safe to assume he also had a pop-star budget while
The singer also performed the breakout single “Back to Friends” from his debut album I Barely Know Her
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, founding guitarist of the experimental London post-punk band Black Midi, has died. Rough Trade, the band's label, announced his passing on Instagram this morning, writing that his death comes "after a long battle with his mental health" and adding,
I was recently reading an interview with Jason Williamson, the angry barker guy from Sleaford Mods, about some of his favorite musicians. First on the list was Aldous Harding, which I found fascinating given the stylistic gulf between them, though it doesn’t surprise me at all
The Strangeways, Here We Come deep cut “Paint a Vulgar Picture” was last performed live in 1997, and is one of many Smiths songs in Morrissey’s current live set
You can always count on Snoop Dogg to be a hundred percent himself, no matter what room he’s in. That was definitely the case at the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday night (January 11) when Tha Doggfather’s well-documented weed habit provided a hilarious onstage moment during the
“I’m assuming this record is just like all the other ones and there’s gonna be a billion people saying it’s over produced and shitty,” the country singer-songwriter said of recording stripped-back version
One of hip-hop’s most famous (yet fateful) artifacts could be yours for nearly $2 million. The BMW that 2Pac was riding in when he was fatally shot in 1996 is up for sale via Celebrity Cars Las Vegas, marking the first time it has been publicly listed or displayed since the
Last fall, the Faith No More keyboardist and Imperial Teen frontman Roddy Bottum published his memoir The Royal We . In his book, Bottum writes about growing up queer in LA and San Francisco, forming Faith No More, and surviving heroin addiction. In the book, Bottum also writes
The singer and songwriter is nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album for Love on Digital at the 2026 Grammy Awards
According to legend, back in 1968, Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh fired Bob Weir and Pigpen from their positions in the Grateful Dead. Or maybe it was that Garcia and Lesh tried to fire Weir and Pig… or they asked the band's manager, Rock Scully, to fire those guys… anyway, long
The post The Alternative Number Ones: Dishwalla’s “Counting Blue Cars” appeared first on Stereogum .
The singers chat with us about their first mini-album as DxS, their cover of Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga’s “Die With a Smile,” and more
“I’ll meet you in the music,” the guitarist wrote on social media to his Dead & Company bandmate
“We were family and true to the music through it all,” Grateful Dead's longtime drummer shared on social media
“I was rejected and disappointed that my voice wasn’t good enough,” singer EJAE said about her start as a K-pop trainee. “Now, I’m here as a singer and a songwriter”
The 2026 Golden Globes are under way, and we have our music-related winners: actor/musicians Joe Keery (Djo) and Charli XCX presented Best Original Song to "Golden" from Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters , while Ludwig Göransson's work on Sinners won Best Original Score. The post
