Every band loves to cover Nirvana, but how many are willing to tackle the blistering Nevermind freakout “Territorial Pissings”? Tennis great John McEnroe went for it in 2015, and so did pop-punk crew VIAL in 2023. Now, NYC’s Anamanaguchi are not only attempting the track but
Björk first performed her Cornucopia tour in New York in May 2019
2021 Band To Watch Real Lies are back to supply another clubby banger. The London duo unveiled the titillating “ Loverboy ” in November, and now they’re releasing their first song of 2025, “Towards Horses.”
Boosie Badazz has once again called on Donald Trump to pardon him on his federal firearm charges in San Diego, and he's asking his followers for help.
Alleged 2Pac killer Keefe D's attempt to get the charges against him dismissed has failed, as the judge didn't buy his claim of immunity.
Three of the biggest names in left-of-center pop have teamed up on a new track. The latest offering from Shygirl’s upcoming EP Club Shy Room 2 — which has also given us “ F*Me ” and “ Immaculate ” — finds her joining forces with PinkPantheress and Isabella Lovestory for a
South London alt-pop singer-songwriter Lola Young has been enjoying a glow-up with the viral success of “Messy,” a propulsive breakup song from last year’s This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway that recently climbed to #24 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also snagged a feature on
Madlib has hinted at a new 'charity project' called MadLove LA, in a message that also thanks fans for their contribution to his recent fundraiser.
“This sort of reporting is [divisive] and damaging,” the Grammy winner said on Instagram
Back in 2019, Björk staged a series of elaborate theater concerts called Cornucopia , which we described as “ a sensory feast .” She brought back the Cornucopia production post-pandemic in European arenas, writing at the time that Cornucopia was always intended to “be a world”
Lil Wayne and the Hot Boys are extending their recent reunion by performing three U.S. shows in February — in Tampa, Charlotte and St. Louis.
A judge ruled that Limp Bizkit cannot void their contract with UMG, months after the group sued over claims of unpaid royalties
Jim Jones has announced that the release of his highly-anticipated Cam'ron diss track has been pushed back at the request of his label.
UK indie-dance/pop singer has been steadily producing synthy gems for the better part of a decade now. In 2014, Stereogum named her an Artist To Watch , and she’s released two strong bodies of work since then, including 2016’s Nothing’s Real and 2019’s forevher . Six years
The recording is nominated against George Orwell’s 1984 , Richard Powers’ Playground: A Novel , Claire Oshetsky’s Poor Deer , and Dan Slepian’s The Sing Sing Files
Chris Brown has filed a $500 million defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros' for airing a documentary which featured rape allegations against the singer.
Star 99 first came across my radar in 2023 with Bitch Unlimited , their debut album released by the great indie label Lauren Records. The Bay Area indie pop quintet already have another album coming down the pipeline with Gaman , due out this March, and its lead single “Kill”
Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, and Sabrina Carpenter are right behind them with nine nominations each
The Austin festival will also feature speakers David Duchovny, Chelsea Clinton, and Marc Maron
Few bands have a stronger sonic and visual identity than Cheekface. The LA trio makes a wry form of indie rock defined by danceable grooves and Greg Katz’s ironic talk-singing about modern neuroses, and every release comes packaged with illustrations from bassist Amanda Tannen
Beanie Sigel has been criticized for commenting that JAY-Z always dropped an album right after him with the facts proving that is not the case.
Though she’s written with Taylor Swift and had songs reimagined by the likes of Jason Derulo and Ariana Grande, this is Heap’s first-ever entry on the chart
The Songwriters Hall Of Fame has announced their class of 2025 . This year’s performing inductees are Parliament-Funkadelic ringleader George Clinton, the Beach Boys’ Mike Love, and the Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, and Patrick Simmons; the non-performing
“The government will never be the source of our validation or protection, we have to do it ourselves,” the musician shared
Tony Yayo has claimed that 50 Cent won his infamous fight with Ja Rule in 2000 in Atlanta and snatched his chain from around his neck.
The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina band Hundredth started out making melodic post-hardcore, and they’ve moved in a lot of different directions since then. Over the past 15 years or so, Hundredth have moved into the realms of shoegaze, dream-pop, and dance-adjacent music. It’s
Almost a decade ago, we named Cross Record a Band To Watch . Emily Cross has stayed busy with Loma lately, but she last released a Cross Record album with 2019’s self-titled LP, and today she’s announcing its follow-up, Crush Me . The first single, “Charred Grass,” is a
Snapped Ankles are some post-punk art-freaks from London, and they like to make things difficult for themselves. The anonymous band members only ever appear in masks. Is Kurt Angle in the band? Probably not, but we don’t know. Snapped Ankles make dance-adjacent music, but
Band previously delayed official announcement due to Los Angeles fires
Up until recently, a lot of young people might’ve been introduced to Imogen Heap’s solo music through sources like Jason Derulo , Lil B , or a certain The O.C. scene that was then parodied in a now-classic SNL digital short. She’s written for Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande
In October, Circuit des Yeux returned with the amazingly titled “ God Dick ,” a cinematic piece of art-pop that goes places songs twice its length don’t even approach. Today, Haley Fohr is announcing her new album Halo On The Inside , and the lead single’s got another great
Lil Wayne has given fans an update on when they can expect his long-awaited 'Tha Carter VI' to be released and it may drop sooner than most would think.
Experimental jazz/pop artist Alabaster dePlume has announced a new album, A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole , coming in March. The project is described as a “poetic philosophy and avant-jazz collage” and follows last year’s Cremisan: Prologue To A Blade EP and a poetry book,
Newcastle headbangers Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have found a place in the world by making primally satisfying psychedelic doom metal and by having a band name that’s just the word “Pigs” repeated seven times. (For a while, I assumed that they were one of these
quickly, quickly caught our attention with his 2021 album The Long And Short Of It , which my colleague Chris DeVille intriguingly described as “a middle ground between Lil Peep and Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky .” Graham Johnson has trickled out a few smaller releases in the interim,
Artist To Watch Daneshevskaya returned in November with “ Scrooge ,” her first new material since her exquisite 2023 debut Long Is The Tunnel . Today, the indie artist is back with an elegant, elegiac tune titled “Kermit & Gyro.”
It’s happening! For the first time in three years, Nine Inch Nails are getting to hit the road. News of a planned NIN arena tour accidentally leaked and made the Reddit rounds last week, and the band confirmed that there was a tour in the works but that they’d delayed the
Venerable Chicago noise-rock freaks the Jesus Lizard don’t really strike me as musical-theater types, but their latest heaving riff-spray is apparently their riff on a Broadway classic. Allow deranged guitar genius Duane Denison to describe the band’s new single “Westside”:
As Cam'ron and Jim Jones continue to trade shots, HipHopDX looks back at the long-simmering feud between the two Dipset stars over the last 20 years.
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones , and it’s for members only. Thank
Sexyy Red has apologized to the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. after she posted an A.I. image of herself dancing with the civil rights icon.
Kanye West has summoned the spirit of 2Pac and John Wick as he declares war on his competitors in the fashion industry as he prepares to launch a women's range.
JPEGMAFIA had to cut his Berlin tour stop short after six people were injured by pepper spray this week, though the cause remains unclear.
Yo Gotti has officially expanded his CMG roster by signing Dallas-based rapper Zillionaire Doe to the label as he prepares to 'make him a star.'
Boosie Badazz has received an offer from Kai Cenat to help him launch his Twitch channel by playing Fortnite — and he's gladly accepting.
The song was created as the soundtrack to Louis Vuitton’s Fall/Winter 2025 runway show
Ruby will feature guest appearances by Childish Gambino, Doechii, Dua Lipa, Kali Uchis, and more
Will Smith is reportedly still not a fan of Chris Rock after the notorious slap at the 2022 Academy Awards, which stemmed from a joke Rock made about Jada.
A History of Violence focused on the artist's history of legal troubles and alleged abuse against women