Category: Music
The drummer for a pair of punk bands with Wisconsin and Minnesota roots has been arrested following an incident where a group was allegedly protesting outside a Minnesota hotel where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were believed to have been staying this week. According to Maple Grove Police Department, 26 …
After being brought to the US illegallyas a child and enduring decades of immigration nightmares, Nicki Minaj will soon be an American citizen, receiving a Trump Gold Card from Donald Trump. Minaj revealed the news on social media, posting a picture of her new Trump Gold Card, which expedites her …
Bruce Springsteen has released a protest song denouncing President Donald J. Trump and the “private army”of his Department of Homeland Security, in the wake of ICE’s killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis. Listen to “Streets of Minneapolis” below. Springsteen shared the following statement: I wrote this song …
Maisie Peters will play an intimate show near you, in support of her forthcoming album Florescence. Announced Wednesday, Jan. 28, the British singer and songwriter will kick off her international run by playing theaters in Australia’s two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, a warmup for the release of her third …
Has Ghost cursed an NBA team? At least one employee at Orlando’s Kia Center seems to think so. In a case of musical “Satanic Panic” crossing over to the world of sports, a Reddit user recently posted a theory about the recent struggles of the Orlando Magic basketball team after …
Two members of the Minnesota metalcore act Reflections have quit the band, with one of them accusing the singer of being an “ICE apologist.” Bassist Francis Xayana and guitarist Patrick “Patty” Somoulay, who co-founded the band with frontman Jake Wolf, have exited Reflections while calling out the singer on their …
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, the Jamaican drummer who reshaped reggae several times over as half of the duo Sly & Robbie, has died. “About seven o’clock this morning I went to wake him up and he wasn’t responding, I called the doctor and that was the news,” Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, said …
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The Core, XG‘s first full-length album, tops this week’s fan-voted music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 23)onBillboard, choosing the Japanese vocal group’s fresh arrival as their favorite new drop. The Core arrived in a week that also saw new music streaming in from two former …
Democratic Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost was allegedly assaulted during a “racially-charged incident” at a party hosted by CAA at Sundance Film Festival on Friday, according to Variety. In a social media post detailing the incident, Frost said a man “told me that Trump was going to deport me before he …
Chad Hugo is suing his Neptunes’ producing partner Pharrell Williams over unpaid royalties, Billboard reports. In a lawsuit filed on Friday, January 23, Hugo claims Williams has refused to hand over crucial financial documents and owes him up to $1 million for work on the 2017 N.E.R.D. album, No One …
Foo Fighters are set to return to Tasmania this weekend for a one-off sold-out stadium show in Launceston, marking the band’s first performance in the Apple Isle in more than a decade and their first-ever concert in the northern Tasmanian city. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The American …
My Chemical Romance will resume their Black Parade tour on Sunday (Jan. 25) — here’s what you need to know about the massive, head-spinning endeavor before it picks back up. Watch the Loudwire video below to learn more about one of rock’s most ambitious tours. My Chemical Romance’s Hidden Tour …
Harry Styles has returned with “Aperture,” the first single from his upcoming album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Stream the rhythmic new song below. One of our most anticipated pop albums of 2026, the 12-trackKiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. was executive produced by Kid Harpoon. It marksStyles’ fourth …
Summer Walker is taking her Over It trilogy on a 19-date arena tour. The Still Finally Over It trek kicks off in Toronto this May before crossing the States and then heading to England in August. British-Nigerian singer Odeal and rapper Monaleo will open on select dates. You can check …
Men at Work’s “Down Under” is Australia’s unofficial anthem, a classic tune played at sporting events, pubs, and celebrations around the world whenever Aussies gather. It’s not, however, a siren’s call for the far right. Explore See latest videos, charts and news That’s the word according to Colin Hay, the …
Jack White once againlambasted President Donald Trump on Instagram, mocking the president’s Tuesday press conference in which heread from a stack of papers labeled “accomplishments” to summarizethe first year of his second term. “Me do accomplishments!” White captioned his close-up photo of Trump holding the aforementioned stack of papers. “Trump …
Gelli Haha is hitting the road. The Los Angeles-based artist will play her first run of North American headlining shows in support of her 2025 debut album, Switcheroo. The Where in the World is Gelli Haha tour kicks off March 25 with a hometown show at the Roxy in L.A., …
Lord Huron have announced summer tour dates in support of their latest album, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1. The band, spearheaded by Ben Schneider, will head across the United States and Canada, starting with a June 2nd stop at Santa Barbara Bowl, and wrapping up on July 21st in Bentonville, …
Generative AI start-up Udio has formed a licensing agreement with Merlin, a popular digital licensing provider for thousands of independent labels and distributors. The announcement — which arrives a few months after Udio signed similar licenses with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group — will now allow independent labels, …
Who was the better 2000s-era supergroup — Audioslave or Velvet Revolver? That’s the big debate this week on Chuck’s Fight Club as part of the Loudwire Nights radio show and as usual, you get to have the final say. Audioslave answered the question of what’s next for member of two …
The music featured in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is designed to reflect the Game of Thrones spinoff’s focus on humbler characters than the kings and queens of other series. “What was so beautifully done about House of the Dragon is this epic scale at which the story is …
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir died earlier this month at age 78, and his public memorial took place last night (January 17) at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza. Among the many musicians and former bandmates to appear was John Mayer, who played with Weir in his post-Grateful Dead project …
Ed Sheeran is putting part of his Australia and New Zealand Loop Tour directly in the hands of fans. Ahead of the tour’s opening night in Auckland, the singer-songwriter revealed that each show will include a live, fan-driven setlist element, with audiences invited to text in song requests that he …
What’s the the best rock songof each year since 1970? That’s over 50 years of great rock music and the Loudwire Staff has gone through year by year and picked out the rock songs that exemplified the best that rock had to offer, year by year. Weanalyzed what was hot …
A$AP Rocky has been relying on his own instincts to propel his career forward since2018’s TESTING, Rocky’s first album to drop after his best friend and creative advisor, A$AP Yams, passed away. Perhaps as a result, that album failed to reach the same artistically-impressive heights as his previous projects. On …
Charli XCX has shared a new song from Wuthering Heights, her soundtrack and accompaniment to the Emerald Fennel movie of the same name. Listen to it below ahead of the film and album’s dual release on February 13. Charli’s recent singles “Chains of Love” and the John Cale-assisted “House” will …
BTS’sfifth full-length album will arrive on March 20. That much we already knew. We now know the collection will be titled Arirang. “Arirang” is a traditional Korean folk song renowned, according to a statement from BigHit Music, which delivered an update on the album Friday, Jan. 16. “Transcending time and …
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A public gathering honoring Bob Weir will take place this Saturday at the Civic Center Plaza in Grateful Dead’s hometown of San Francisco beginning at 12:45 p.m. local time. According to a social media post, it will serve as a “short sacred stop on his homecoming journey,” with the gathering …