JD Garcia flew into LAX from Boulder, Colorado on Friday to be one of the first people to shop Camila Cabello’s “Unlocking Romance” pop-up shop, which had opened that morning to coincide with the release of the singer’s sophomore album, Romance. Clutching two shopping bags filled with streetwear-inspired T-shirts and …
Read More »Hear Halsey Collaborate With BTS' SUGA on 'SUGA's Interlude'
Halsey has dropped two new tracks off her upcoming album Manic. The first, “SUGA’s Interlude,” features a guest appearance from BTS member SUGA, while the second, “Finally // Beautiful Stranger,” gets a soulful music video directed by Patrick Tracy. “Two very different songs,” Halsey noted on Twitter. “Two very dreamy …
Read More »Taylor Swift Asks Her Cats If She Should Release a Christmas Song
Taylor Swift is scheduled to drop a holiday song, “Christmas Tree Farm,” at midnight Thursday. But her cats aren’t as excited about the news as she is. In an iPhone video posted to Twitter, Swift announces to her fans that she’s “just written” a Christmas song, and that she doesn’t …
Read More »The Who Announce First Cincinnati Concert Since 1979 Tragedy
The Who have extended their Moving On tour with the new slate of 2020 dates — including the band’s return to Cincinnati for the first time since December 3rd, 1979, when 11 people died during a stampede outside the Who’s show. The Who announced their long-awaited live return to Cincinnati …
Read More »A Medical Mystery Almost Ended His Band. Then He Found a 'Poo Roadie'
T he classified ad in the local paper for Manly, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, read: “Medical Stool Donor Needed. $100 [per week]. Yep, you read it right. I need your poo!” A 30-year-old man named Dave had placed the ad, seeking a donor for regular “fecal microbiota transplants” (FMTs), …
Read More »Watch: 17-Year-Old Surprises Crowd After Brandon Flowers Pulls Him On Stage at Killers Show
The Killers played their first concert in South Florida in almost two years Saturday at The Riptide Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale, but it was a local teenager who may have stolen the show. 17-year-old Jayson Verebay wowed the crowd of 35,000 with a thunderous turn on the drums, after …
Read More »Watch Jonas Brothers Harmonize 'Only Human' at 2019 AMAs
The Jonas Brothers avoided the theatrics of most performers at the 2019 American Music Awards, harmonizing on a straight-ahead version of their single “Only Human” on Sunday night. As the trio bopped around the stage, a massive wall of TV screens flashed clips of the band members. Kevin Jonas strummed an …
Read More »Buju Banton Unveils 'Steppa' Video Alongside New Roc Nation Partnership
In 1994, the Jamaican singer Buju Banton released a track titled “Murderer,” unleashing a torrent of fury and shame at killers — “Why did you disobey the first commandment?” — and any government that uses them: “Some are murdering people to collect medals/Stop committing dirty acts for the high officials/You …
Read More »Inside the Harry Nilsson Podcast 'Final Sessions'
Twenty-five years after Harry Nilsson died from a heart attack, a new posthumous album, Losst and Founnd, has been assembled from material he recorded in the latter stages of his career. Amazingly, it’s the first time the public has heard new material from the singer-songwriter since the release of his …
Read More »The Breakdown: Alec Benjamin on 'Jesus in LA'
Alec Benjamin discusses the inspiration behind his recent single “Jesus in LA” for the latest video installment of Rolling Stone’s“The Breakdown.” The track is the third single Benjamin has released since his 2018 breakout albumNarrated for You. “When I moved out to California, I went to college for a few …
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