Taylor Swift Helps U.S. Vinyl Sales Surpass $1 Billion for First Time Since 1983
According to the RIAA's year-end report, vinyl sales, in units, increased from 43.4 million in 2024 to 46.8 million in 2025
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Curried Lobster and Philly Cheesesteaks: Talking to Bruce Springsteen’s Personal Chef
Andre Fowles on bringing Jamaican cuisine to a broader audience, cooking for the Obamas, and gauging Springsteen’s level of Scotch bonnet tolerance
Ex-Kiss Guitarist Offers New Album for $2 Million or Songs Like ‘Heavy Metal Poontang’ for $200,000
"The buyer can choose to release the entire album in any format they desire ... vinyl, CD, or any other configuration, in whole or in part, at their discretion," Vinnie Vincent says
Iron Lung, Tørsö, & Apartment 213 Drop Off CY Fest Amid Boycott Call
Last year, promoter Ignacio Rodriguera, who goes by the name Nacho Corrupted, announced plans for the rescheduled version of CY Fest, a Los Angeles punk festival that was originally supposed to take place in 2025. The 2026 CY Fest, scheduled to come to the Belasco later this
Death Cab For Cutie Announce New Album I Built You A Tower: Hear “Riptides”
Back in January, Death Cab For Cutie announced that after two decades and six albums with Atlantic, the band was leaving the majors and signing with the esteemed mega-indie ANTI- Records. Now when know when ANTI- will be releasing a new Death Cab album. I Built You A Tower is
Metallica’s James Hetfield Gets Thumbs Up From Now-Fiancée in Underwater Proposal
"She said yes!" the frontman announced in an Instagram post
Just Like Heaven Reveals 2026 Lineup Topped By The Strokes & LCD Soundsystem
The indie-rock nostalgia festival Just Like Heaven will make its annual return to Pasadena this summer, bringing your favorite indie bands from the 2000s to the present to Brookside At The Rose Bowl on Saturday, Aug. 22. The post Just Like Heaven Reveals 2026 Lineup Topped By
Did Bruno Mars Throw Shade at Taylor Swift? An Investigation and Descent Into Madness
Mars insists it’s “only love over here,” but crumbs scattered across the stan internet raise questions over an alleged like on a post calling Swift “talentless”
Melissa Auf der Maur Compares Joining Hole to ‘Living Life on the Edge of Chaos’
In an excerpt from her upcoming book Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A 90s Rock Memoir , the bassist recalls joining Hole during their darkest period
Gladie – “I Want That For You”
In just a few days, the fired-up Philly pop-punkers Gladie will release No Need To Be Lonely, the new album that they recorded with Jeff Rosenstock on productions. We’ve already posted the band’s three advance singles — “Car Alarm, ” “Future Spring,” and “Brace Yourself” — and
BTS to Deliver First U.S. Performance in Nearly 4 Years at Fan Event for New Album
The full band of superstars is hitting the stage at an exclusive Spotify event in New York
Anna Calvi – “Is This All There Is?” (Feat. Matt Berninger)
Later this week, the UK powerhouse Anna Calvi will release Is This All There Is?, a new EP of duets. We’ve already heard her cover Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “I See A Darkness” with Perfume Genius, and we’ve posted her Iggy Pop collab “God’s Lonely Man.” There’s a song with Laurie
Andrew McMahon: Playing ‘Piano Man’ in Front of Billy Joel Was ‘Most Terrifying Thing’
Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin frontman announced intimate performance with Colorado Symphony this fall
James Hetfield Got Engaged Underwater
Engaged-ah! The post James Hetfield Got Engaged Underwater appeared first on Stereogum .
St. Vincent Joins Alanis Morissette & Norah Jones At SXSW
Hey, it's SXSW time! They're still doing that! Sometimes, they even still get famous people to show up and sing songs together! It's cute! For instance: St. Vincent was down in Austin this past weekend, and she did a couple of performances with a couple of other big-deal
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Songwriter Finishes Speech for Oscars Win Backstage After Abrupt Cut Off
"Golden" is the first K-pop song to be awarded Best Original Song at the Academy Awards, but co-writer Yuhan was barely able to utter a thank you before being played off stage after EJAE spoke
Sturgill Simpson Is Hunting Down Whoever’s Been Selling His New Johnny Blue Skies Album On Bandcamp
Sturgill Simpson released Mutiny After Midnight , his second album under his Johnny Blue Skies alter-ego, just a couple of weeks ago . When he first announced the record, Simpson said it would only be available on physical editions; he did upload it to YouTube upon release, but
Bansky Identified “Beyond Dispute” By New Reuters Investigation
For many years, there's been widespread speculation that the famously anonymous British street artist Banksy is really Robert Del Naja, otherwise known as Massive Attack co-founder 3D, and/or a man named Robin Gunningham. Banksy and Massive Attack have crossed paths many times
Lily Seabird – “Demon In Me”
You should go see Lily Seabird in concert. Last week the Burlington folk-rock singer-songwriter kicked off her tour at Rumba Cafe in Columbus, where I live. The show was a fandom-intensifying experience. I’ve heard and enjoyed Seabird’s music up until now, but I did not expect
Watch Geese Debut Extremely Sick New Song “Apollo” In Berlin
Not too terribly long ago, Geese released Getting Killed , which was our favorite album of 2025 . Thus far in 2026, Geese have hit a ton of career benchmarks. They performed on SNL . They won the BRIT Award for International Group Of The Year. Guitarist Emily Green made her
The Number Ones: Silk Sonic’s “Leave The Door Open”
The post The Number Ones: Silk Sonic’s “Leave The Door Open” appeared first on Stereogum .
Diane Warren Breaks Record For Most Oscar Nominations Without A Win
"Golden" won Best Original Song at tonight's 98th Academy Awards. The Kpop Demon Hunters megahit sung by fictional group Huntr/x had already triumphed in the category at this year's Grammys, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice Awards, and the Netflix movie also won Best Animated
Oscars 2026: Kpop Demon Hunters Wins Best Song, Sinners Wins Best Score
The 2026 Academy Awards are currently underway, and our music winners have been revealed. For Best Original Score, the Oscar went to Ludwig Göransson's Sinners , beating out Jerskin Fendrix's Bugonia , Alexandre Desplat's Frankenstein , Max Richter's Hamnet , and Jonny
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers Make Their Oscars Debut With ‘Golden’ Performance
The Netflix smash took home two awards: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Golden”
Watch The Sinners & KPop Demon Hunters Performances At The 2026 Oscars
With a whopping 16 nominations this year, including for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, Ryan Coogler's Sinners is the most nominated film in Academy Awards history. Tonight as part of the 2026 Oscars, Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed Sinners soundtrack
Shaboozey, Misty Copeland Join Miles Caton, Raphael Saadiq in Rousing ‘I Lied to You’ Oscars Performance
Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Shaboozey, Eric Gales, and more joined in to perform the pivotal Sinners track
Harry Styles Dances His Way to the Top of the Billboard 200
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. marks the pop megastar's fourth solo Number One album
How Derek Trucks Ended Up Playing Jerry Garcia’s $12 Million ‘Tiger’ Guitar
Trucks and Family Guitars’ Bobby Tseitlin talk for the first time about the legendary instrument, which they celebrated over a bottle of 20-year-old whiskey