Rihanna’s latest trip home turned into a family history lesson with a pretty remarkable backdrop. The Barbados-born superstar brought her three children to Rihanna Drive, the street in St. Michael where she grew up before becoming one of the world’s most recognizable entertainers. Formerly known as Westbury New Road, the street was officially renamed Rihanna […]
Dave Matthews Band is adding another stretch of shows to its 2026 calendar, with a seven-date fall tour that will take the group through several major U.S. arenas in November. The fall run begins November 4 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, before heading to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 6. The band will […]
Dave Lombardo is venturing deeper into experimental territory with a new collaboration alongside dark ambient pioneer Lustmord. Working under the appropriately direct name Lustmord Lombardo, the pair will release their debut album, The Pulse of Atoms, on October 2 through Ipecac Recordings. The project has already offered its first glimpse with the release of “Paleomagnetic […]
Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, the only living eyewitness to the shooting wants no part of the trial that could finally produce a verdict in the case. Marion “Suge” Knight, the former Death Row Records executive who was behind the wheel when Shakur was shot in September 1996, […]
KATSEYE leader Sophia Laforteza is taking a temporary break from promotional activities as she puts her mental health and wellness first during one of the busiest stretches of the global pop group’s career. HYBE x Geffen announced that Sophia will step away after consultations with medical professionals, who recommended an extended period of rest and […]
Morrissey has pulled the plug on his upcoming Las Vegas residency, canceling four performances shortly before the run was scheduled to begin. The former Smiths frontman was expected to perform at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on August 14, 15, 18 and 19. Instead, all four dates have been canceled, with his representatives […]
Olivia Rodrigo traded arena-scale spectacle for close quarters in Brooklyn, giving fans a rare opportunity to see one of pop’s biggest stars in a setting built for roughly a thousand people. Rodrigo performed a surprise one-night-only show on August 6 at Warsaw, the longtime Brooklyn concert venue. The intimate appearance put the 23-year-old singer within […]
Ella Langley’s breakthrough run with “Choosin’ Texas” has reached another historic milestone, with the country star’s signature hit securing a 17th non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. That achievement puts Langley in rare company. “Choosin’ Texas” has now surpassed the 16-week reign achieved by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men with […]
Ariana Grande has another No. 1 album to add to her résumé, and her latest release has delivered her strongest opening week in seven years. Grande’s eighth studio album, Petal, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with 295,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States during its first tracking week. The performance […]
Phoebe Bridgers is taking the album-listening party somewhere considerably more cosmic than the neighborhood record shop. Ahead of the August 14 release of her third solo album, Lost Weekend, Bridgers is presenting the record inside planetariums around the world, pairing the music with immersive visuals created specifically for the curved theater environment. The events run […]