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Variety Music Ed Sheeran Told U2 He Didn’t Want to ‘Get Into Politics’ on Song About Ukraine’s War With Russia, Says Bono U2 and Ed Sheeran collaborated earlier this year on the song “Yours Eternally” off the band’s “Days of Ash” EP, which dropped in February. Bono told Rolling Stone UK in a new interview that Sheeran ex… 3 weeks ago

Stereogum Kelly Clarkson Loves AI For Music, But Thinks “AI Artists” Should Compete On Separate Charts Kelly Clarkson was the most recent guest on the culture/comedy podcast Las Culturistas, hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. Towards the end of each episode, there's a segment called "I Don't Think S… 3 weeks ago

Stereogum Pillow Queens – “Kiss Kiss” Dublin indie rockers Pillow Queens were a Stereogum Band To Watch back in 2021, and their most recent album Name Your Sorrow came out in 2024. That same year, they became a trio with the departure of… 3 weeks ago

WCSX Candy Bands: Rock Band Names Reimagined As Sweet Treats Rock and roll already comes with plenty of flavor. Some bands are loud. Others are smooth. And others are crunchy, sticky, weird, unforgettable, or completely addictive. So naturally, we asked... The… 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter On This Day in 1983, Bonnie Tyler Made History With a Vampiric Love Song That Almost Went to Meat Loaf Bonnie Tyler Forty-three years ago today, Bonnie Tyler made chart history when she took a vampire love song to the top of the Hot 100. The post On This Day in 1983, Bonnie Tyler Made History With a Va… 3 weeks ago

Stereogum Cult Crime Announce New Album Fully Automatic: Hear Two Tracks When the Toronto punk band Cult Crime got started and released their 2023 demo, they weren't really a band; they were a solo project for Psychic Void's Matthew Menard. Since then, Cult Crime have grow… 3 weeks ago

Billboard As Final-Round Voting Opens Today for the 2026 CMA Awards, Here Are the Races We’re Watching Lainey Wilson, Tim McGraw, Jack Antonoff and more could set records. 3 weeks ago

Billboard Bono Said When U2 Worked With Ed Sheeran on ‘Yours Eternally,’ Singer Asked, ‘You’re Not Going To Get Me Into Politics, Are You?’ The Rock Hall of Famer said he didn't want to "personalize" the recent fallout between Sheeran and Macklemore over the rapper's pro-Palestine statements. 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter 4 Songs That High Schoolers in 1974 Knew Every Word To Dolly Parton The year 1974 is full of classic songs. Here are some iconic tracks that were definitely essentials at the time. The post 4 Songs That High Schoolers in 1974 Knew Every Word To appeared f… 3 weeks ago

Billboard Donnie Wahlberg Predicts That Final NKOTB Las Vegas Shows Will Be ‘Super Emotional’ For Group, Hints at a Merry, Merry Surprise For Fans The boy band veteran said he'd love to tour the world one more time after wrapping their residency. 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter 3 Multi-Genre Songs That Prove the 1970s Were the Best Decade for Music Marvin Gaye, 1970. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images) These three tracks, all from different genres, make a strong case for the 1970s being the best decade music has ever seen. The… 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter An Italian Opera and Bo Diddley Inspired This Incredible Dion Hit Single From 1961 CIRCA 1960 Rock and Roll singer Dion DiMucci of "Dion And The Belmonts" poses for publicity photo after going solo circa 1960. (Photo by: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) An Italian opera and a son… 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter 4 Hit Songs From 1973 That Will Teleport You to Your Younger Years Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images These beloved songs from 1973 have a way of instantly transporting listeners, especially baby boomers, back to our younger years. The post 4 Hit Songs Fro… 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter 3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s That Sound Completely Different Today Stealers Wheel, Amsterdam Netherlands, 1973, (Photo Gijsbert Hanekroot, Amsterdam) The 1970s is a long way away. Indeed, these are three one-hit wonders from the 1970s that sound completely different… 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter Remembering When a Beatle Cameo Helped a British Comedienne to a Hit Single in 1983 1983: British actress, comediand and singer Tracey Ullman. (Photo by BSR Agency/Gentle Look via Getty Images) Tracey Ullman went from TV star to pop star in a hurry. Paul McCartney showing up in her v… 3 weeks ago

Billboard Alex Warren Cranks Up the Smoke Machine For ‘Cry Wolf’ Performance on ‘Fallon’: Watch The California singer and songwriter performed the "Wildchild" ballad on late-night TV. 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter Born 97 Years Ago Today in Oklahoma, the “Queen of the Coast” Who Married Not One, but Two Bakersfield Country Pioneers CIRCA LATE 1960s: Country musician Merle Haggard performs on stage with Bonnie Owens during a late 1960's concert. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Bonnie Owens, the country singer-songwr… 3 weeks ago

American Songwriter Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Classic Rock Ballads From 1970 c. 1978 Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page performing. Many a baby boomer in 1970 got treated to some stunning classic rock ballads, and some of them have aged quite well. The post Every Baby Boomer Al… 3 weeks ago

Billboard ‘We’re Way Too Rusty’: Silverchair Won’t Be Playing The 2026 NRL Grand Final “Thanks to everyone who’s asked if we’re playing before the game. We’re way too rusty, so sorry, no can do," a statement reads. 3 weeks ago