Category: Music
The team behind Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right is opening a new music space within New York’s historic Pyramid Club. Night Club 101 will officially open in the East Village early next year, with a preview club night in partnership with Pitchfork on Thursday, December 19. The event is presented …
Tom DeLonge is offering his thoughts on the mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey. On Saturday (Dec. 14), the Blink-182 guitarist and UFO aficionado shared a post on social media, proposing a theory about the mass drone sightings that have been reported across the Garden State in recent weeks. “The …
Japanese hard-rock band Band-Maid is returning to the limelight after several years away. Band-Maid has kicked off a new era with its newest album, Epic Narratives, released on September 25, 2024, as a triumphant culmination for the band and its fans. The band has also recently wrapped up their latest …
Even Slipknot‘s Jim Root has tired of the wait for Slipknot‘s long-delayed Look Outside Your Window album. The guitarist revealed as much during a chat with Metal Hammer, going so far as to tell the metal magazine that he’s threatened to leak the record at different points in time. Why …
Conan O’Brien’s parents, Thomas O’Brien and Ruth Reardon O’Brien, have passed away within days of each other. On Monday, December 9th, Thomas O’Brien died at the age of 95, after his health “had been failing,” according to The Boston Globe. Ruth Reardon O’Brien then passed away “peacefully” on Thursday, December …
Sacred Bones Records has announced a new collection of music by the late cult artist Q Lazzarus. Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Music From the Motion Picture) is a 21-song compilation featuring a trove of unreleased tracks, all recorded between 1985 and 1995. The songs were retrieved …
Grammy-winning vocal group Pentatonix has signed with Republic Records, the label tells Billboard. “Pentatonix have always stood apart,” said Jim Roppo, president/COO of Republic Corps Collective, in a statement on the signing. “There has never been a vocal group like them, and they’ve been able to completely reinvent both a …
Former Friends star Lisa Kudrow surprised fans of the popular sitcom by revealing how often the cast saw each other after the show ended. While appearing on the Tuesday, December 10 episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s on Me podcast, Kudrow, 61, revealed that she and her co-stars — Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, …
One of Iron Maiden‘s most popular hit songs is one that Adrian Smith originally didn’t even want to introduce to Steve Harris, assuming the bassist and founder wouldn’t like it. That song is “Wasted Years” off 1986’s Somewhere in Time, which Maiden just finished celebrating on The Future Past Tour and …
Following his previously announced solo tour, Jason Isbell is set to return to the road with his trusty band, The 400 Unit, for another lengthy 2025 tour. The new dates kick off with a three-night stay in Austin in April and stretch through late July. During the last month of …
Damon McMahon’s Amen Dunes project is coming to an end. He has released a final album, Death Jokes II, today, stripping back songs from recent album Death Jokes with producer Craig Silvey. Check it out below, via Sub Pop. “This is the last chapter of the final volume,” McMahon said …
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Taylor Swift has played her last show on her record-breaking Eras Tour, but fans can still …
Young MC boomeranged to the Billboard charts for the first time in more than 20 years with the October release of “Fun Part.” The track, released through his Disco Theory label, debuted at No. 38 on the Rhythmic Airplay chart, breathing new life into a stellar yet somewhat subdued career—at …
Iron Maiden have revealed that Steve Harris‘ British Lion bandmate Simon Dawson is the band’s new live drummer and fans have reacted to the news. Yesterday (Dec. 7), Nicko McBrain surprised fans by announcing that his final show with Iron Maiden would be that night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The …
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 …
