Tom Morello turned a Maryland amphitheater into a meeting place for rock and roll, activism and some serious musical firepower as the inaugural Power to the People Festival brought together generations of performers for a day built around music and civic engagement. Held October 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, the festival was […]
Michael McDonald spent decades wondering what had become of the son he and his teenage girlfriend placed for adoption. Nearly six decades later, an unexpected family connection finally provided an answer. Michael Goessling, a St. Louis man who was adopted as an infant, learned that his biological father is the Grammy-winning singer whose unmistakable voice […]
Taylor Swift has another worldwide chart heavyweight on her hands, with “Patient Zero” making its entrance at No. 1 on both of Billboard’s major global song rankings. The single debuted atop the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts dated Oct. 10, giving Swift another pair of major milestones in a career that has […]
LL Cool J has spent decades reinventing himself, from hip-hop pioneer to television mainstay. Now, 17 years after first stepping into the role of Special Agent Sam Hanna, he is finding that the character still has a few surprises left. The rapper and actor has portrayed Hanna since the 2009 debut of NCIS: Los Angeles, […]
The Castellows appear to be getting ready for another chapter, and this time heartbreak may be providing some of the soundtrack. Sisters Ellie, Lily and Powell Balkcom have offered fans another glimpse of what they have been working on in the studio, sharing a video featuring Lily performing part of an unreleased song. The brief […]
Zach Bryan turned a massive weekend at Gillette Stadium into both a career milestone and a closely watched cultural moment, breaking the venue’s attendance record while once again taking the stage in a shirt displaying a pro-Palestinian message. The country star performed for 73,538 fans Saturday night in Foxborough, Massachusetts, setting a new attendance record […]
October is starting with a crowded release schedule as some of music’s biggest names deliver new singles, albums and expanded projects across pop, R&B, hip-hop, country and alternative music. Noah Kahan is among the week’s standouts with “Draw You Out,” a new song connected to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The track serves […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly back in restrictive housing at FCI Fort Dix as questions swirl around allegations that the music mogul had access to contraband and an unusually comfortable setup inside the New Jersey federal prison. Combs was moved from his dormitory-style housing into the prison’s Special Housing Unit following reports about his life […]
Conrad “Cronos” Lant, the unmistakable voice and bassist behind pioneering British metal band Venom, has died at the age of 63. Venom announced Lant’s death on October 1, bringing an end to a career that stretched across more than four decades and helped establish the blueprint for some of heavy music’s most extreme forms. A […]
Metallica fans heading to Las Vegas now have another destination to add to the itinerary, and this one comes with guitars, handwritten lyrics and enough heavy metal history to keep longtime followers busy well beyond the final encore. Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas has opened its first Metallica pop-up experience, a free exhibition created to […]