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UPDATE (Aug. 26): Anthony Martini has issued a formal statement, which reveals he has severed ties with both FN Meka and Factory New. Read the complete statement at the bottom of the page (via Stereogum). Anthony Martini, vocalist for New Jersey alternative metal band E.Town Concrete is a co-creator of …
Bomba Estéreo have shared a new song in collaboration with Manu Chao. “Me Duele” was made in Liliana Saumet’s home studio on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Give it a listen below. “We are very happy to collaborate with one of the greatest artists ever,” Bomba Estéreo’s Simon Mejia said in …
BEVERLY HILLS — After years of pandemic postponements, Irving and Shelli Azoff were feted by the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night, with a local who’s-who gala of their family, friends and supporters. Only, Shelli wasn’t there. Mrs. Azoff, Irving’s wife of more …
Desperate to scream “You Oughta Know” in front of a crowd so loudly your ex will hear it? Think the world needs to hear your Mariah Carey impression? Dying to do a “The Boy Is Mine” duet with your bestie? Join Pitchfork and The Kings of Karaoke on Tuesday, September …
Hammered Hulls—the band of bassist Mary Timony, vocalist Alec MacKaye, guitarist Mark Cisneros, and drummer Chris Wilson—have announced their debut LP, Careening, with the new song “Rights and Reproductions.” The album is due out October 28 via Dischord. Check out the album artwork, tracklist, and “Rights and Reproductions” below. Content …
The period of time that elapsed between the recording of Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses and the end of the tour cycle for that album was difficult for Slipknot. The band’s late bassist and songwriter Paul Gray was battling heroin addiction, vocalist Corey Taylor was struggling through a dysfunctional marriage …
Fire From the Gods, the alt-metal band based out of Austin, Texas, have announced their fourth album, Soul Revolution, which will be out Oct. 28 on Better Noise Music. Accompanying this news is a music video for the third single, “Thousand Lifetimes,” which pays homage to strong mothers. “I came from …
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. Better Call Saul fans expressed their frustration after the series was snubbed at the 2022 Emmy …
The Juan Gabriel Estate and Cirque Musica have announced the production of “Cirque Musica Presents Querida: The Official Celebration of Juan Gabriel,” which will kick off in Mexico City in October. According to a press release issued by Cirque Musica — which produces cirque-style shows featuring acrobats, aerialists and “daredevil” …
{ e.preventDefault(); }); ]]> Skip to main content On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about Lady Gaga’s Chromatica Ball concert at Dodger Stadium and what it takes to be a stadium headliner in 2022. Lady Gaga performs onstage during The Chromatica Ball Tour at Dodger …
Nicki Minaj has sued a blogger and podcaster who goes by the name “Nosey Heaux,” TMZ reports and documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm. Nosey Heaux, whose real name is Marley Green, apparently released a video in which she called Minaj a “cokehead” who was “shoving all this cocaine up her …
Avenged Sevenfold continue to engage with their audience in the most entertaining of ways. The latest is a new gaming partnership with Playco to develop Deathbattle, a Heardle-esque game in which fans try to name the Avenged Sevenfold song of the day through segmented musical reveals. The game is available …
Lowry Mays, the San Antonio petroleum engineer whose broadcast giant Clear Channel dominated the radio, concert and outdoor-advertising businesses for decades, died Monday at age 87. His alma mater, Texas A&M, did not specify a location or cause of death in its announcement. Mays bought his first radio station in …
The federal trial of R. Kelly over child pornography and obstruction charges in Chicago ended today (September 14) after the jury reached a verdict. Kelly was found guilty on three of four child pornography charges for videotaping himself having sex with his 14-year-old goddaughter. Kelly was also found guilty on …
{ e.preventDefault(); }); ]]> Skip to main content The Orchard co-founder, who has served in the role since 2019, is “off to pursue new adventures,” according to Max Lousada in an internal memo. Scott Cohen Courtesy of Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) chief innovation officer Scott Cohen is stepping …
It’s just after midnight and Chicago’s Bottom Lounge is packed. Some kids are wearing ‘Hellfire’ merch shirts, referring to the fictional Dungeons and Dragons club from Netflix’s multi-Emmy nominated thriller Stranger Things. It’s the rare occasion where love for a TV show spills into support for a real band — …
Sky still thinks it’s too soon to joke about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The UK pay TV service cut portions of last night’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver over tongue-in-cheek jokes the host made in reference to the late monarch, who died last week at 96. …
Journey keyboard/guitarist Jonathan Cain opened up about two near-death experiences he had as a child on an episode of I Am Second. The musician talked about a tragic school fire at Chicago’s Our Lady of the Angels church school that led him on a path with music and eventually to …
LONDON — Swiss-based tech company Utopia Music is making further inroads into the record business with the acquisition of U.K. physical distributor Cinram Novum, which provides warehouse, fulfillment and distribution services to a number of labels, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and PIAS. Terms were not disclosed for …
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings, and all the fun stuff in between. This week: Miley Cyrus becomes the latest celebrity sued over an Instagram image of themselves, Taylor Swift …
Marcus Mumford looks like he’s on a tropical vacation—even though he’s just at home in Los Angeles. This is partly because Mumford is sitting against a background of bamboo blinds that filter the light, and it’s partly because he has the relaxed air of leaving his cares behind. Credit for …
After last night’s Emmy Awards ceremony, Better Call Saul can lay claim to a remarkable achievement: 46 Emmy nominations and zero wins over the course of its six-season run. Forty. Six. Forty-six chances to recognize one of the best shows on television for its remarkable achievements, and 46 failures to …
Grammy Award-winning folk songwriter Janis Ian has canceled the remaining stops on her fall farewell tour. Ian contracted laryngitis earlier this year, forcing her to postpone performances originally scheduled for this spring. Recently, she learned that her case of laryngitis left scarring in the folds of her vocal cords, which …
Megadeth unveiled the track “We’ll Be Back” from their upcoming album The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! a few months ago, but they played it live for the very first time during a show earlier this week. The thrashers are currently out on the road with Five Finger Death Punch, The …
The #iVoted Festival is back to help increase voter turnout for the 2022 midterm elections. In addition to the namesake livestream festival taking place on November 8 with over 400 artists, #iVoted has also partnered with AEG Presents to give away concert tickets to Tegan and Sara, Santigold, Rina Sawayama, …
Grady Champion, who served as Dimebag Darrell‘s guitar tech throughout his touring career, will be joining Pantera on their reunion tour. He announced the news through a lengthy caption on his social media. Zakk Wylde will play guitar for Pantera throughout the reunion tour, which kicks off this later year …
Kid Rock probably thinks he made some sort of grand statement about ending racism in his new music video for “Never Quit,” a track from his most recent album Bad Reputation. The message rings entirely hollow, however, when the artist delivering it takes pride in flying the Confederate flag and palled around …
Adam Sandler has announced a 15-city US standup tour for Fall 2022, and just like his prior outings including the 2018 standup comeback special “100% Fresh” and 2019’s “100% Fresher Tour,” tickets to his new comedy set are bound to double as a musical performance as well. Get tickets here, …
Lindsey Stirling is dashing into the Christmas season with the “Snow Waltz Tour,” and gifting tickets to a loved one as an early holiday treat would pull all of the right heartstrings. The violinist has become a fixture of Christmastime concerts with her combination of cutting-edge performances that include dance, …
The pandemic impacted lives around the world in different ways. For Blag Dahlia, the contumacious singer of storied punk band The Dwarves, it’s been incredibly prolific. “I kind of had an explosion of creativity,” he says. “I just made a bunch of creative shit because that’s what I do. I …
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