Category: Music
D’Wayne Wiggins, a singer, guitarist, and co-founder of the new jack swing trio Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died of bladder cancer. The news was shared on Wiggins and the band’s official social media accounts. Wiggins was 64 years old. “D’Wayne’s life was incomparable, and his music and service impacted millions …
Three years into a 30-year sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering, R. Kelly broke his silence this week during a seven-minute phone call into the Inmate Tea With A&P podcast, in which the disgraced former R&B star claimed that he’s written more than two dozen albums since his imprisonment in …
Bhad Bhabie’s ex-boyfriend, Le Vaughn, is on the mend after a wild night turned violent. The 26-year-old internet personality was shot in the left pinky finger during an altercation at an L.A. strip club early Wednesday, March 5 — but he’s already out of the hospital and expected to make …
What were Whitechapel vocalist Phil Bozeman‘s favorite albums when he was a teenager? The deathcore titans were founded in 2006, not long after Bozeman exited his teen years, connecting his early music close to his late childhood influences. While Whitechapel pursued a path uniquely different than the crop of favorites the …
Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk musician best known for his song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84. “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March 4th, 2025 in New York …
There’s a new teaser trailer for Alex Ross Perry’s new Pavement movie, now titled Range Life: A Pavement Story. The film stars Stranger Things’ Joe Keery as Stephen Malkmus. Today’s new clip features the Brighten the Corners song “Shady Lane,” which, appropriately, features the lyric, “You’ve been chosen as an …
Kimberly Burch, the fiancée of Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe, has died after going overboard on the first night of The ‘80s Cruise, a nostalgia-themed music cruise featuring performances from Faster Pussycat, Warrant, Dokken, Firehouse, Squeeze, Adam Ant, Tiffany, and Men at Work. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and …
The emo/underground rock-leaning Best Friends Forever festival will return for a second edition Oct. 10-12 at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, featuring performances by Jawbreaker, Minus the Bear (performing Menos El Oso), Rilo Kiley and an as-yet-unnamed headliner, who is listed on the poster with a series of question …
Brand New have announced a trio of reunion shows after a lengthy layoff and fans have started taking to social media to share their thoughts. This return comes with some lingering backlash from the 2017 sexual misconduct allegations against singer Jesse Lacey that has made their return to the public …
Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin is once again catching flak after a messy performance at a benefit show on Saturday (March 1st) during Daytona Bike Week in Florida, and now the frontman is claiming that he was drugged prior to the set. Puddle of Mudd were booked to headline the benefit …
Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin is once again catching flak after a messy performance at a benefit show on Saturday (March 1st) during Daytona Bike Week in Florida, and now the frontman is claiming that he was drugged prior to the set. Puddle of Mudd were booked to headline the benefit …
Anora has won the 2025 Academy Award for Best Picture. Sean Baker’s comic drama about a dancer and sex worker from Brooklyn who elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch beat out A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, …
Ahead of Sebastián Yatra’s performance at Viña del Mar, the singer sits down with Billboard to share the inspiration behind his upcoming single, “La Peliroja,” reveals a new album is coming this year, his friendship with Carlos Vives, performing on Broadway and more! Leila Cobo:Hi, Sebas. Sebastián Yatra:Hi, Leila. How …
David Johansen, whose flamboyant style turned glam-punk progenitors the New York Dolls into ’70s underground rock sensations and who later had an improbable second act as faux lounge singer Buster Poindexter, died yesterday (Feb. 28) in New York after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 75. In recent weeks, …
If you’re celebrating a birthday in March, there’s a good chance you share the day with the anniversary of one of rock and metal’s biggest albums. Some of the biggest releases from bands such as Metallica, Iron Maiden, Rush and KISS all came out during the month of March. READ MORE: Rock …
Every week, Consequence’s Songs of the Week column spotlights great new songs from the previous seven days and takes a look at notable releases. Find our new favorites and more on our Top Songs playlist, and for other great songs from emerging artists, check out our New Sounds playlist. This …
Legendary actor, musician, and eternal cool guy Jeff Bridges has announced an album of archival recordings from the late 1970s. Slow Magic, 1977-1978 is a collection of never-before-heard music by the actor, which he wrote and recorded with a band of his closest friends. Light in the Attic is releasing …
Lizzo’s back! The superstar is launching her new album era with a brand new single, “Love in Real Life,” released on Friday (Feb. 28). She teased the song just a few days prior to its arrival, with a cinematic teaser over which she narrates: “Everything was so much simpler, and …
Shrek is making a comeback — and fans will hear a new voice in the swamp. Universal Pictures released a new teaser clip for Shrek 5 on Thursday, February 27, revealing that Zendaya will join the star-studded cast. Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, and Eddie Murphy will reprise their iconic roles. …
The “30 Days of Warped” social media rollout revealing the majority of the Vans Warped Tour lineup for the three stops on the 30th Anniversary comeback run has completed and fans are having some strong reactions to what organizers have put together for 2025. READ MORE: Whatever Happened to the …
Michelle Trachtenberg, the actress best known for her roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, and Harriet the Spy, has died at the age of 39. According to the New York Post, Trachtenberg passed away on Wednesday, February 26th. Her cause of death was not immediately known, but it …
Last summer, I joined Pitchfork as its new editor from the world of 2020s independent music blogging. It is an unglamorous world, but one I’m deeply fond of, all janky websites and Substack newsletters. It is where a lot of terrible, unedited writing is happening, but also where some of …
GloRilla has been in the gym fighting BBL allegations, and she’s feeling confident these days. The Memphis rapper shot her shot at popular streamer Duke Dennis at the end of her feature verse on Jorjana’s “ILBB2 (Remix),” in which she raps, “Like my n—as tall and brown (What else?) And …
Rap legends the Wu-Tang Clan will embark on their last tour, dubbed The Final Chamber, beginning June 6 in Baltimore. Original members RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Killa, plus Cappadonna and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s son Young Dirty Bastard, will all be …
Oceano‘s social media profiles have been wiped following some controversy over their farewell tour announcement last week, which also results in one of the opening acts dropping off the tour. This past November, Oceano vocalist Adam Warren quit the band after receiving backlash online for being on the bill for Attila‘s …
Through his representative, Justin Bieber has assured fans that is not using drugs, and criticized the ongoing speculation about his mental and physical health as “exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.” The statement (via Rolling Stone) …
Bill Fay, the cult British singer-songwriter who experienced a late-in-life career revival, has died, according to a statement from his label, Dead Oceans. “Bill was a gentle man and a gentleman, wise beyond our times,” it reads. “He was a private person with the biggest of hearts, who wrote immensely …
“I won a lot of awards recently, but this one tonight is probably the most special award I’ve ever gotten because it’s from this institution that represents these people, us people of color, Black people.” That’s how comedian and actor Dave Chappelle began his acceptance speech upon becoming the first …
Touring coast to coast? A big step. As headliners? Huge deal. But what really makes this tour unique for the indie rockers in Macseal? “It’s the first one that we didn’t book ourselves,” laughs one of the band’s vocalists and guitarists, Cole Szilagyi. That’s a solid milestone for a band …
Dorothy‘s new album, The Way, is out on March 14, and ahead of its release, she joined Loudwire Nights on Thursday (Feb. 20) to help fans get ready. Listen to the full conversation with host Chuck Armstrong in the player near the end of this article. “I think it’s full of …
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