Category: Music
A day after drummer Nicko McBrain announced that he would be retiring from touring with Iron Maiden, the iconic metal band has revealed that Simon Dawson will be taking over behind the kit in 2025. McBrain played his final concert with Maiden last night (December 7th) in São Paulo, Brazil, …
Thursday are closing out 2024 with another new song. Following the April comeback track “Application for Release From the Dream,” they’ve now released “White Bikes,” along with a black-and-white video created by Duran Levinson and Nick Scholey. Watch the video for the new song below. Thursday recorded “White Bikes” in …
The Philly Specials’ charity album A Philly Special Christmas Party makes a festive debut across Billboard’s charts, opening at No. 1 on Independent Albums; in the top 10 on Top Album Sales (No. 2), Top Holiday Albums (No. 2), Vinyl Albums (No. 2); and at No. 16 on the all-genre …
It’s the end of an era — the Eras era. This weekend, Taylor Swift will wrap her critically acclaimed Eras Tour after nearly two years of touring. The concerts will close out with three shows in Vancouver on Friday, December 6; Saturday, December 7; and Sunday, December 8. More from Spin: Taylor Swift Crowned …
As 2024 winds down, Bad Bunny aims to leave his mark on the year’s final stretch with his latest single “EL CLúB,” released Thursday (Dec. 5). The track artfully merges pulse-quickening house beats with a nostalgic undercurrent, with the help of his longtime producers MAG and La Paciencia, as well …
Exit is an enigma. They’re not in the limelight—even by indie standards—but their résumé suggests otherwise. Comprised of Andrew Manning, TJ Piccirillo, and William Tenney, all hailing from New England, Exit is punching well above their weight. A quick scroll through their Spotify page reveals a long list of decorated …
Listeners aren’t the only ones who get to look at their year-end Spotify report — the platform generates Spotify Wrapped stats for artists too! We already covered that 2024 Spotify Wrapped is officially here earlier today (Dec. 4), so if you’re not sure how to find yours, you can check …
Our 2024 Annual Report continues as we proclaim UK band English Teacher our Rookie of the Year. Make sure to also check out our list of the 50 Best Albums of 2024, which features English Teacher’s This Could Be Texas. Consequence’s 2024 Annual Report is presented by Amazon Music. You …
The YSL trial is over. Two months after Young Thug walked free from jail, the longest trial in Georgia history concluded on Tuesday (December 3) with the acquittal of the final defendants, Deamonte “Yak Gotti” Kendrick and Shannon Stillwell, on the murder, racketeering, and gang charges against them, The New …
Will Smith appears to be ramping up his return to music with the announcement of a summer 2025 set at France’s Positiv Festival next summer. The Bad Boys actor will mark his first-ever concert in France on July 31 when he takes the stage at the Roman Theatre of Orange. …
Gracie Abrams and Hozier will serve as the musical guests on the final Saturday Night Live episodes of 2024, with Abrams joining host Chris Rock on Dec. 14 and Hozier augmenting Martin Short on Dec. 21. Shaboozey was previously announced as the musical guest on this Saturday’s (Dec. 7) edition, …
Here is the most and least played song live off every AC/DC album. The rock powerhouse’s discography is split into two legendary eras, the first featuring frontman Bon Scott, the second starring the late singer’s replacement, Brian Johnson. Both eras have been remarkably successful and have stood the test of time, each …
Last month, The Cure celebrated the release of their comeback album, Songs of a Lost World, by playing an intimate concert at Troxy London. Now, the band has announced a companion release collecting all eight songs from their new album as they were performed at the show. Aptly titled Songs …
Will Cullen Hart, a founding member of the Athens, Georgia, indie-rock collective Elephant 6, died on Friday, November 29, of a heart attack, according to a statement on the Elephant 6 website. One of the musician’s Elephant 6 co-founders, Robert Schneider, shared that Hart died “suddenly, peacefully, and in a …
Justin Timberlake has called off his next concert, which was scheduled for Dec. 2 at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center, after suffering a back injury. It’s the eighth date to be postponed this fall on Timberlake’s The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, which launched in April. “I’m so sorry Oklahoma CIty… I …
The 2025 edition of Las Vegas’ Sick New World festival, which was to feature headlining sets from Metallica and the reunited Linkin Park, has been canceled by organizers Live Nation. The third edition of the massive, single-day event was set for April 12 and was to have boasted more than 50 acts, including Queens of …
It may be hard to imagine in the modern, genre-less landscape, but there was once a time when rock and hip hop were on opposite sides of the musical map. For decades, rock had reigned supreme as the dominant form of popular music, introducing the world to an endless array …
Ticketmaster has announced a series of special holiday promotions offering major discounts on tickets. Beginning Black Friday through December 31st, fans can take advantage of the following three deals: — Two-For-One: Save 50% off when you buy two tickets (excluding fees). Use offer code TMN241 at checkout. — Half Off: …
Traxman has announced Da Mind of Traxman Vol.3, a new album mixed and overseen by Planet Mu artist Sinjin Hawke, marking Traxman’s first record for the label in a decade. Hawke helped whittle down the tracklist, which you can see below, from a selection of hundreds of tracks dating back …
MELBOURNE, Australia — The 2024 Music Victoria Awards were targeted by “unknown assailant/s” who manipulated several of the publicly-voted categories, organizers have confirmed. Late Wednesday, Nov. 27, Music Victoria, the trade body that produces the annual ceremony, announced the breach by way of a social media post, and a lengthier …
After weeks of listing its picks for the 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century, Billboard is close to naming its No. 1— and the rankings have some fandoms up in arms. Fans believe Billboard will officially name Beyoncé as the greatest pop star of the 21st century, as she has yet …
Could W.A.S.P. vocalist Blackie Lawless have been a box office star? Though we’ll never know the answer to that, the musician did recently reveal to Talk Is Jericho host Chris Jericho that he was asked to audition for two blockbuster hit films back in the ’80s and ’90s. So what …
The upcoming Showtime prequel series Dexter: Original Sin, if nothing else, promises a return to Miami and murder, while never passing up an opportunity to remind viewers of the original show’s glory days. In this new trailer, we get a solid tease of Patrick Gibson taking on the younger version …
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has announced a new instrument called Orchid. Conceived by the producer extraordinaire over a decade ago and developed by Telepathic Instruments, Orchid is an “advanced chord generating hardware synthesizer” that was made with both longtime songwriters and new musicians alike in mind. Watch a trailer that …
Guitar manufacturer Gibson has issued a cease-and-desist against the branding agency behind a line of guitars endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, alleging the design infringes the company’s trademarks, Billboard has confirmed. The cease-and-desist against 16 Creative alleges the guitar line infringes on its trademark for the “iconic Les Paul body …
Co-founder and original vocalist Adam Gontier is back with Three Days Grace members Barry Stock (guitar), Matt Walst (vocals), Brad Walst (bass, backing vocals), and Neil Sanderson (drums, keyboards, backing vocals). Together, the rock veterans have released their first new single, the anthemic rock track “Mayday,” with both Gontier and …
“It just had to be the right time.” Adam Gontier joined Loudwire Nights on Friday (Nov. 22), along with his Three Days Grace co-frontman Matt Walst, and opened up about the journey that led him to re-joining the band that he helped form in 1997. Listen to the full conversation in the …
Pearl Jam covered Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike” for the first time in a decade during a concert in Sydney, Australia on Saturday. The band had last covered the song live in October 2014 at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit, teaming up with Temple of the Dog’s late frontman …
With basically no warning, Kendrick Lamar released his new album, GNX, on Friday, and he caught everybody’s attention from the jump. On the album’s first song, “Wacced Out Murals,” Lamar mentions three veteran rappers by name, and each has responded to the name-checks, as Stereogum notes. First, Lamar raps, “Used …
From K-pop gossip to the star-studded afterparty in West Hollywood, here’s what Billboard learned and overheard during the first-ever MAMA Awards ceremony in the States. KATSEYE pose backstage at the 2024 MAMA Awards in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Nov. 21, 2024. Rahul Bhatt For the first time in its …
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