It’s very well-known by now that musicians do not like having things thrown at them while they’re performing onstage — not phones , not skittles , not bottles . Here’s a grey area, though: Money? It certainly trumps the aforementioned objects, but Wiz Khalifa was not into it
The decision to cancel came after Shakira postponed her arena tour for a stadium run next year, sources tell Rolling Stone
Kendrick Lamar’s “ Not Like Us ” was undeniably one of the biggest songs of the year. It was obvious Lamar won the rap feud when the Drake diss track debuted at #1 , Stereogum readers declared it the Song Of The Summer , and it sparked lots of conversation . Now, Drake is suing
A company with Les Paul-style six strings is claiming its the "only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump"
Lately U2 have been celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2004 album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb with a reissue and an entire alternate LP . But the band is not totally fixated on the rearview. Today the Edge was a guest on Jo Wiley’s BBC Radio 2 show to promote the
Drake’s attorneys allege UMG paid bots to boost Spotify streams, fired employees with “loyalty” to the rapper, and that influencers were paid to promo without “disclosing”
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has been releasing a stream of singles leading up to the release of his new album The Singing Winds Pt. 3 , which comes out in January. It’s the third installment in a series of LPs he’s calling The Elements . I guess it’s supposed to evoke air
The singer will release 'The Right Person Will Stay' on May 21
Lana Del Rey has been teasing a country album called Lasso since February , but she recently suggested it might be more of an Americana feel, and it might not be called Lasso . Today we learn that, indeed, the project has a new title. It’s also got a release date. According to
The Blackpink singer's debut solo album arrives Dec. 6
The song holds the distinction, shared with Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," for topping Billboard's Hot 100 chart for 19 weeks
In arguing against Combs’ release from detention, prosecutors claim the music mogul's extensive history of violence extends to his own personal staff
He really did it. Despite projections indicating that Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” would finally climb to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has remained at #1 for a 19th non-consecutive week. That ties the record for
Drake, who was roundly defeated by Kendrick Lamar in their feud this year , has yet to weigh in on Kendrick’s triumphant new album GNX , but he’s still picking fights with people in Kendrick’s vicinity. The latest target of his passive aggression is Steve Lacy, one of many Los
The Mexican songwriter returns to his roots —— but still finds plenty new to say — on his album La Nube En El Jardín
Lamar features nods to Menace II Society , Nate Dogg, and Soul Train
Kendrick Lamar released his instant classic album GNX by surprise on Friday, and it’s looking like early highlight “squabble up” will debut at #1 next week. In the meantime, we get a video for the track, this time directed by Calmatic rather than the usual pairing of Kendrick
The response comes a month after the Limp Bizkit frontman accused the world's largest music company of wittholding hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties
He embraces his dual identities of spiritualist and block thumper
Joel will be Mayer's first guest on his new SiriusXM seires, How's Life , premiering this Thursday, Nov. 28
Rapper also announced an upcoming Australian tour
Nobody told me TV On The Radio were playing a surprise show at TV Eye. Stereogum has thrown a show there. This is the second time I’ve missed a surprise TV On The Radio show in New York in the past few months, and I’m not thrilled about it. But I will persevere.
Back in 1999, Disney’s Hollywood Studios — the Orlando theme park formerly known as MGM Studios, part of the sprawling Walt Disney World complex — launched an Aerosmith-themed rollercoaster. A quarter-century later, the Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster is getting a rebrand.
Lamar also seemed to pay homage to the Queens rapper across his new album
For months, Irish post-punk greats Fontaines D.C. have been touring behind their much-esteemed new album Romance , but they haven’t been performing one of its prettiest songs until very recently. The band spent a very long time tinkering with “ Desire ,” experimenting with
In 1984, the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure wrote a catchy, well-intentioned, deeply problematic Christmas song about the need to help other people during the holiday season. A massive group of primarily young British stars — including Bono, Sting, Boy
The Temple of the Dog classic is rarely played at Pearl Jam concerts, and they hadn't touched it since the 2014 Bridge School Benefit
The music legend's worsening eye infection has halted his ability to record new music
Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker is announcing a nifty new instrument that appears to do a lot without taking up much space. Called “Orchid,” the tool was apparently developed by Parker and friends and originally conceived as a gadget for Parker’s own songwriting more than a
On Sunday, November 24, 1974, Nick Drake went to bed at 10:30 p.m., earlier than usual. It was a dreary day at Far Leys, the Drake family estate in Tanworth-in-Arden, England, a village in the Warwickshire countryside. Nick, who had suffered a mental breakdown in April 1972,
Guitarist reflects on his mega-decade with Megadeth in new book, Dreaming Japanese , due out next month
When we talk about Richard Dawson on this website, it’s not about the game show host who played an evil version of himself in The Running Man . “Causing more family feuds than Richard Dawson”? No. Not that one. He died in 2012. Shout out to him, though. We’re also not talking
A couple of great, collab-happy British artists are about to get their own London festivals, and they’re getting a chance to book all their friends. As Billboard points out , the LIDO Festival is bringing in both Jamie xx and Charli XCX to headline and curate two single-day
The members of My Bloody Valentine are still going strong , but they haven’t played a live show together since 2018. That’ll change next year, however, as the shoegaze pioneers have announced a show in Dublin on Nov. 22, 2025 , which — unless something happens in the next 12
In February, Madi Diaz released her sixth album Weird Faith , and last month she shared its deluxe edition, which featured a new version of “For Months Now” with Lizzy McAlpine, the previously released Lennon Stella collab “One Less Question,” and “ Worst Case Scenario .” In
It’s been five years since the Brooklyn-via-Athens, Georgia post-punk trio released their album Stray . In a few months, Bambara will follow that LP with Birthmarks , the new LP that they recorded with Bark Psychosis member and These New Puritans producer Graham Sutton. Lead
In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop