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On Sept. 20, Chad Gilbert, founding member and lead guitarist for New Found Glory, died at the age of 45 after a battle with brain cancer. Mark Hoppus, the co-lead vocalist, co-founder, and bassist of Blink-182, got to know Gilbert over the years, both on and off tour. Hoppus, himself a cancer survivor, talked with

Four-time Best Direction winner honored with first award celebrating “a sustained and influential body of work from artists who have pushed creative boundaries and developed a clear directorial voice” Taylor Swift will receive the first MTV VMA Artist Director Honors at the 2026 Video Music Awards on Sunday. MTV announced the inaugural award and its

Everything seems to be coming up roses: Harry Styles will bring his Together, Together tour into 2027. He’s hitting six North American cities and then heading overseas, accompanied by stellar openers that include Caroline Polachek, Tinashe, Tears for Fears, Lainey Wilson, and more (Styles has a knack for choosing excellent supporting acts). Whatever next year

Chaka Khan Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone The Queen of R&B and funk celebrated her new album, Chakzilla, with a set that incuded hits “Tell Me Something Good,” “Through the Fire,” “I’m Every Woman,” and “I Feel for You.” Gutiarist Jon Dretto, handpicked by Chaka Khan for her touring band, added extra flavor

The day before Miley Cyrus released her new album, Bass Persuades, she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that life on the road poses too much of a threat to her sobriety, which is heavily reliant on consistent routines and familiarity. Rather than risk it, she’d prefer to stay in one place and have her audience

Susanna Hoffs has a list. When she was a teenager growing up in L.A., she began keeping her list in a leather-bound notebook. That’s where she started writing down the names of everyone she’s ever dated. She began when she was just an arty high school kid in the 1970s, learning to play guitar by

Neither New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft nor the rapper Macklemore have any business being the center of a serious national conversation, but somehow, here we are. This week, venue owners for Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour — including, most prominently, Kraft — ordered his promoter to fire the rapper, who was an opening act. Why?

Duncan Sheik, the singer behind the 1996 hit single “Barely Breathing” and Tony Award-winning composer of Spring Awakening, is currently in critical condition. The artist’s social media account posted a statement on Wednesday about his health. “We would like to share an update with Duncan’s fans and the public. Duncan is currently receiving medical care

Elijah Blue Allman, the son of Cher and the late Allman Brothers frontman Gregg Allman, has been indicted on a felony criminal mischief charge in New Hampshire after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home in March and smoking a cigarette on her couch while she hid in a closet. The indictment, obtained by Rolling Stone,

Hours after Macklemore challenged Robert Kraft “to match” his $1 million donation to organizations supporting Palestinians, the billionaire New England Patriots owner responded. Earlier in the week, Kraft allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour, igniting a firestorm of backlash from artists and fans accusing Kraft

The Heartbreakers have never formally reunited in full since Tom Petty’s death in 2017. That changed Wednesday night in Nashville during the Americana Honors & Awards show when the band — Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Stan Lynch, and Ron Blair — backed up Chris Stapleton for a performance of classic Petty songs. First, Stapleton tackled

Though she is known as a country music icon, Dolly Parton was a central presence at the 2026 Americana Awards and Honors Wednesday at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Parton, who died on Aug. 25, received the Lifetime Achievement Award via a pre-taped video message, and there were few dry eyes in the house as

Macklemore said he will donate $1 million to organizations supporting Palestinians, and encouraged Robert Kraft “to match” after the billionaire New England Patriots owner allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off of Ed Sheeran’s tour. In a statement shared Wednesday — after two days of coverage about not only Macklemore’s ouster,

For the two nights he made it through as an opener on Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, Macklemore used his position in front of an audience of thousands to advocate for Palestinians living in Gaza, where the death toll has surpassed 73,000 as Israeli military operations continue despite an alleged ceasefire, according to the Associated Press.

Madonna has been present at the MTV Video Music Awards in some form or fashion since she performed “Like a Virgin” at the very first show in 1984. Generations of new pop starlets have referenced her most iconic looks on the red carpet, or paid homage to her infamous Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera kisses

Lil Durk was acquitted of all charges Friday after a three-week trial where prosecutors accused him of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot and defense lawyers attacked the credibility of the government’s cooperating witnesses, calling them admitted killers who implicated the Grammy-winning rapper to avoid life sentences. The musician, born Durk Banks, hung his head and started

Pink addressed the backlash she received after she shared an Instagram post that criticized Macklemore‘s calls to “free Palestine” during an opening performance on Ed Sheeran’s North American tour. Last week, Macklemore took to the stage at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The rapper addressed the thousands in the crowd. “A big part

Santa Monica’s inaugural Ocean Way Festivalhas been canceled amid the impact of Hurricane Marie that have reshaped beaches across Southern California. Festival organizers announced the news on Friday via social media. A statement said that “storm surf and runoff has caused significant beach erosion and the festival can no longer be safely held as planned.”

A federal judge signaled Friday he would deny the latest bid by Sam Smith and Normani to vanquish the copyright lawsuit claiming their multi-platinum dance hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole its hook from a 2015 song by the same name. The long-running lawsuit was first filed in 2022, dismissed a year later, and then

Lawyers for the company argued the appearance of the singer’s image on a television box contains “nothing suggesting plaintiff endorses the televisions” Legal representatives from Samsung are seeking the dismissal of Dua Lipa‘s $15 million lawsuit over the unauthorized use of her image on a product box. In a new Thursday filing obtained by Rolling

The public legal dispute between members of Selena Quintanilla‘s family has intensified. Abraham “A.B.” Quintanilla III has officially sued his sister, Suzette Quintanilla-Arriago, over profits related to their famed sister’s estate. In a lawsuit filed on Sept. 10, and obtained by Rolling Stone, Quintanilla III seeks an unspecified amount in damages and monetary relief exceeding

Pioneering figures and champions of the She-Punk legacy are coming together for Up Yours! God Save the Queens!, a London festival celebrating 50 years of She-Punk through artwork, photography, fashion, and archival material. On Friday, Oct. 16, a supergroup comprising members of X-Ray Spex, the Raincoats, and the Slits will take the stage at Electric

All six board members from the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority have voted to rename Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton. The unanimous decision is the first step in the rebranding process, which will continue to unfold in the coming months, the MNAA said. “While a final name has not yet been determined, we are working

The estate of the late former Mastodon member Brent Hinds has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta metal band, claiming the guitarist is still owed money for his share in the group. Hinds died in a motorcycle crash in August 2025, just five months after Mastodon announced that the band and their co-founding guitarist had

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, The War on Drugs are back with their first song in four year (and it rocks), Slayyyter issues a warning to her ex on a threatening rework of “Crank,” and This

Just when you thought B’Day couldn’t get any louder, a couple hundred people file onto the dance floor at the Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right for a 20th anniversary celebration of Beyoncé‘s seminal second album. The space is tiny and tightly packed. When the dance break in “Get Me Bodied” hits, there’s barely any space

Andy Williams, a professional wrestler who was formerly the founding guitarist of metalcore band Every Time I Die, has died at the age of 48. According to reports, Williams — who wrestled under the name “The Butcher” — collapsed at the end of his tag team match Saturday at an Enjoy Wrestling event in Millvale,

Days after fans spotted mysterious postcards in Australia and Japan, Radiohead have officially announced a 2027 tour that will take them them to both countries next summer. The news of the 21-date trek arrives exactly one year after the band announced a fall 2025 tour in Europe, marking their first shows since 2018. Similar to

Surely, you’ve seen…The Balls. No one expected that country music in the summer of 2026 would be illuminated by the sparkly, gloriously perverse glow of a set of disco testicles. But that low-hanging display, the centerpiece prop of Kacey Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere Tour, has come to sum up country’s year of horniness. Amplified by