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American Songwriter
4 Hit Songs From 1974 That Will Teleport You to Your Younger Years
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Whether by lyrical interpretation or musical association, these 1974 songs are guaranteed to teleport you to your younger years. The post 4 Hit Songs From 1…
Stereogum
U2 Play Their Old High School On 50th Anniversary Of Their Formation
In 1976, four kids at Dublin's Mount Temple Comprehensive School got together to start a band. The 14-year-old Larry Mullen., Jr. posted that he was looking for musicians on the school's notice board,…
WCSX
New Book Chronicles U2’s First Performance and Early Days in Dublin
Brian O’Connell wrote Becoming U2. It tracks the night four teenagers from Dublin’s Northside played their first official show as U2 in March 1978, according to Hot Press. They won... The post New Boo…
Billboard
Ed Sheeran Dates at Gillette Stadium Canceled Due to Severe Weather Warnings
The shows booked for Friday (Sept. 25) and Saturday (Sept. 26) are the latest victim of a huge nor'easter expected to hit the East coast this weekend.
American Songwriter
Nashville Has Something Special Planned in the Sky Tonight for Dolly Parton Day: Here’s What You Need To Know
UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 29: DOMINION THEATRE Photo of Dolly PARTON (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns) Nashville will celebrate Dolly Day with a special Dolly Parton tribute featuring music and more. The po…
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Bruce Springsteen Releases Second Part of Philadelphia Concert Film on 77th Birthday
Bruce Springsteen unveiled part two of his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour: Philadelphia Freedom Cut concert film on his 77th birthday. This installment adds seven tracks from the May... The pos…
Billboard
All 4 New Songs on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ Ranked
The deluxe set introduces the tracks "Patient Zero," "Pink Clouding," "Babylon" and "Cleveland!"
American Songwriter
3 British Invasion LPs From 1966 With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later
Group shot of English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones posed in 1968. Clockwise from top left: Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones (1942-1969), Mick jagger and Keith Richards. (Photo by Mark H…
Billboard
Jay-Z Sexual Assault Accuser Fully Recants Her Accusation: ‘These Allegations Were False’
Two years after shocking accusations, the woman behind them says they weren't true — and that her lawyers filed them without "any independent investigation."
Stereogum
Dream Unending Announce New Album Certain Uncertainties: Hear “Strained Sincerity”
Right now, the members of the adventurous Toronto death metal crew Tomb Mold are really stretching their creative legs. Two Tomb Mold members are also members of Daydream Plus, the instrumental space-…
Variety Music
Patti LaBelle, Common, Public Enemy Honored at Black Music Action Coalition Gala 2026
Patti LaBelle, Common and Public Enemy were among the artists and executives who were celebrated on Thursday night at the sixth annual Black Music Action Coalition Gala, held at the Beverly Hilton Hot…
Rolling Stone
iHeartRadio’s 2026 Jingle Ball Tour Recruits Olivia Rodrigo, Hilary Duff, Sombr
Raye, Adéla, Katseye, Ludacris, Dominic Fike, Myles Smith, and more will perform across varying lineups on the nine-city tour
Stereogum
Cracked Lime – “The Idiot”
As the sun goes down earlier and the nights become longer, I need music that makes me feel like slinking around the city streets like someone from The Fifth Element. I need the darker days to feel exc…
American Songwriter
No 70s Kid Alive Could Forget These 3 Classic Rock Songs From 1970
SAN DIEGO, CA - 1978: Singer, songwriter and film actor David Bowie performs in a 1978 concert at the Sports Arena in San Diego, California. Bowie had a string of hit albums during the late 1970s incl…
Rolling Stone
Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium Shows Canceled Due to ‘Severe Weather Forecast’
"The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as the top priority," tour promoter said
Variety Music
Ed Sheeran’s Concerts Canceled at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium Due to Storm
Ed Sheeran’s challenging month continues as a pair of his high-profile stadium shows have been canceled due to weather. The pop star’s Sept. 25 and 26 shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., h…
Billboard
‘I’ve Internalized My Mom’: Harry Connick Jr. Shares an Excerpt of His Book ‘Babe,’ In Tribute to Late Mother
His book Babe: Elaboratio A Tribute to My Mother arrives Sept. 29, while Connick released the orchestral album Babe: Elaboratio on Friday.
Billboard
e.l.f. Cosmetics Drops 2nd Original Album ‘Mirror Mix,’ With 7 Rising Stars Including Flau’jae Johnson, Joaquina & NEZZA
In true e.l.f. style, the project brings beauty & music together to champion the next generation of breakthrough artists.
Variety Music
Joy Division’s Massive ‘Eternal’ Boxed Set Documents the Band’s Brilliant Evolution Over 16 Concerts: Album Review
Few artists have cast as vast an influence in as short a time as Joy Division, the pioneering Manchester post-punk quartet whose dark, haunting songs and sound helped shape many genres and scenes that…
