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Rolling Stone
Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Trademark Fight Escalates as Lawyers Call Lawsuit ‘Nonsensical’
The singer is asking a federal court in California to dismiss Maren Wade's trademark infringement lawsuit
Billboard
INI’s ‘You Know What To Do’ Logs Group’s Seventh No. 1 on Japan Hot 100
EBiDAN's "Yes! Tokyo" slips to No. 2 after holding at No. 1 for two straight weeks.
Stereogum
Scarlett Johansson & Tom Waits Costar In Ray Gunn – 18 Years After Her Waits Covers Album
18 years ago, Scarlett Johansson released Anywhere I Lay My Head, her unexpected debut album made up of Tom Waits covers. Now, the actress is co-starring in the new animated Netflix movie Ray Gunn wit…
Stereogum
Hayley Williams Shares Statement On The Death Of Ex-Husband Chad Gilbert
Chad Gilbert, founding guitarist of New Found Glory and vocalist for Shai Hulud, died this week due to complications from brain cancer. Today, his ex-wife, Hayley Williams, has posted a written tribut…
American Songwriter
3 Rock Songs From 1993 You Heard While Shopping at the Mall With Your Friends
Spin Doctors; 16/02/1993; American; Amsterdam, The Netherlands Teen mall culture was definitely a thing in 1993, and if you were one such teen, you might have jammed out to these rock songs while shop…
Billboard
Joan Osborne, Melissa Manchester, Victoria Williams & More to Be Honored at 2027 She Rocks Awards
Samantha Fish returns as cohost for show’s 15th anniversary.
Billboard
Brent Faiyaz Announces Limited 2026 Arena Tour: ‘I’m Excited to Get Back on Stage Again’
Tickets for the I Spent the Night With Brent Faiyaz trek go on sale soon.
Billboard
Sam Smith & Normani Must Face Trial in ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Lawsuit: ‘For the Jury to Decide’
Refusing to dismiss a four-year lawsuit over the hit track, a judge set the stage for a rare courtroom showdown in a blockbuster song-theft case.
Stereogum
Ezra Collective Stay Hopeful
I was stunned when Ezra Collective drummer Femi Koleoso told me he’s just 31 years old. (He’ll be 32 in October.) I’ve been listening to him for a decade, since the group’s 2016 debut EP, Chapter 7, a…
Billboard
Nickelback Earns First Radio No. 1 in More Than a Decade With ‘Rattle the Cage’
The single with John 5 becomes the band’s ninth Mainstream Rock Airplay leader.
American Songwriter
Born 78 Years Ago Today in Oklahoma, the Emmy-Winning Actress Who Scored a Top 10 Country Hit
ATLANTA - SEPTEMBER 30. 1976: Actor and singer Mary Kay Place appears on WAGA-TVs “Jacquie's Corner" to promote her new country album, "Tonight at the Capri Lounge! Loretta Haggers" on September 30, 1…
Billboard
Angine de Poitrine Wins Both the Polaris Music Prize & SOCAN Polaris Song Prize: Recap & Reaction
The Quebec duo continued its breakthrough, taking home two major best Canadian music honors.
Stereogum
Combust, Blow Your Brains Out, & Imposter Team Up On New Split United Nations
Hardcore is a universal language, and a new three-way split brings together practitioners from three different continents. The new United Nations EP has three tracks from New York's Combust, two from…
Pitchfork
Bad Brains Unearth Mythical First Demo Tape
Are You Ready: The First Studio Recording documents the D.C. punk legends’ 1979 session at Arlington, Virginia’s Inner Ear Studios
Billboard
Kacey Musgraves to Perform on 2026 VMAs in Tribute to Dolly Parton
This year’s VMAs will include two other salutes to late, great artists: George Michael and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain.
Rolling Stone
Kacey Musgraves Will Lead Dolly Parton Tribute at 2026 VMAs
The performance will mark the country singer's first onstage appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in five years
Billboard
Watch Jenna Dewan & Val Chmerkovskiy Unleash Their Inner ‘Animal’ on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
The actress and her pro partner brought KATSEYE's hit to the ballroom with a jive.
Billboard
Ayra Starr Explains How Moving to New York City — And Making Her Acting Debut — Inspired Her New ‘Starrgirl’ LP: ‘I Exist in Multitudes’
The two-time Grammy nominee's new album is an audacious soundtrack for Carnival, the nightclub and beyond.
American Songwriter
Born 96 Years Ago in Georgia, the Blind Soul Pioneer Who Broke Racial Boundaries and Brought Country Music to a Wider Audience
Ray Charles Ninety-six years ago today, the artist who pioneered soul music and brought country music to a wide and diverse audience was born. The post Born 96 Years Ago in Georgia, the Blind Soul Pio…
