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Tracy Zamot, a veteran publicist who worked with such acts as Led Zeppelin, Phil Collins, and Matchbox Twenty, has died after a prolonged illness, her family announced today on Facebook. She was 56. A New York native who attended SUNY Albany as an undergraduate, Zamot entered the music industry in 1992 as a publicist at

Ricky Martin penned an open letter to Bad Bunny in Puerto Rican newspaperEl Nuevo Día after the singer’s big Grammys win on Sunday night. The musician took home three awards, including album of the year forDebí Tirar Más Fotos, making him the first artist in history to win the top Grammy with an LP entirely

In January, ICE agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while attempting to arrest and deport undocumented men, women, and children on President Donald Trump’s orders. Those deaths and the violent manner in which ICE operates have sparked protests in Minnesota and around the world. They’ve also caught the attention

The superstar has taken her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour across the world for the past year Shakira’s La Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour has officially set the Guinness World Record for the highest grossing tour from a Latin artist of all time. The Colombian singer’s monumental trek grossed $421.6 million and sold 3.3

Mötley Crüe are declaring a decisive victory in their bitter split with Mick Mars, the founding guitarist who claims the legendary metal band unjustly fired him and cut off payments after he bowed out of a world tour due to chronic illness. In a final arbitration award filed in Los Angeles that surfaced today, a

Music’s biggest night is just around the corner — and it’s already lining up to be a star-studded event full of performances from the top nominees. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, and Lady Gaga all lead the pack as nominees for the 68th AnnualGrammy Awards, but not all of them have been announced as performers. To

“When you pass on, what you gonna pass down?” the country stars ask in the song, which tells the tale of a landowning family Hardy assembles an all-star cast of male country singers to chronicle the history of a plot of land in the old-timey ballad “McArthur.” Featuring Tim McGraw, Eric Church, and Morgan Wallen,

A rising star’s second album takes influence from Seventies soul and singer-songwriter icons, but makes the sound his own In a simpler era a high-end R&B guy likeJordanWardwould just be a smooth operator. But a decade after introspective landmarks like Frank Ocean’sBlondeand Beyonce’sLemonade, a warm crooner like this professional dancer-turned-singer/songwriter is not only free to

A mix of magic and mayhem — and the prospect of winning seven tiny record player statuettes — has paved the way for Lady Gaga to perform at the Grammy Awards. Mother Monster has not yet confirmed which song or songs she’ll sing, but given that “Abracadabra” is up for both Record and Song of

Lady Gaga spoke out against ICE and the way its agents were treating people in Minneapolis during the penultimate date of her Japanese tour on Thursday night. She discussed the need for accountability and more while introducing her song “Come to Mama,” which calls for unity. “We need to get back to a place of

After jurors took just an hour to side with Cardi B over a security guard’s assault claims — and after a judge shot down the guard’s request for a new trial — that same judge has now slapped the guard’s lawyer with a $1,500 fine for asking Cardi about possible “gang affiliation” while she was

When Travis Scott thinks back on all the music that has helped shape his life, he quite literally thinks about Kid Cudi’s “Soundtrack 2 My Life.” The rapper and Rolling Stone cover star sat down to explore the music that has left the most meaningful impressions on him for Rolling Stone‘s My Life in 10

Slipknot, the band, have dismissed a lawsuit they filed against the owner of Slipknot.com, a website not affiliated with the band that they claimed had been selling bootleg merch. Lawyers for the group, aka Slipknot, Inc., said the group “voluntarily dismisses this action without prejudice” in paperwork, obtained by Rolling Stone, filed Wednesday. The band

The Neptunes’ Chad Hugo is once again suing his production partner Pharrell Williams, claiming he’s owed $1 million from one of the duo’s N.E.R.D. albums. Lawyers for Hugo filed the lawsuit Friday against Williams, alleging that there has been a “systematic denial” of Hugo’s royalties and rights as a partner in the Neptunes and N.E.R.D.,

Beyoncé knows the Beyhive has her back. But just like the pricing tiers for her incredible concerts, the membership to the enormous and beloved fandom has levels. Loving her music, attending her shows, and watching the visuals (when they exist) are only an entry point to an abyss of interviews, documentaries, and internet moments from

Charli XCX discussed The Moment and her burgeoning acting career during a press conference at the Sundance Film Festival, where her quasi-mockumentary premiered Friday. During a Q&A panel following the film’s premiere, the singer was asked about how her real-life persona differs from the exaggerated version of herself that she portrays on-screen, and whether she

The Brooklyn-based band debuts on SNL with two tracks from their latest album, Getting Killed Indie rock band Geese debuted on Saturday Night Live with two tracks from their latest album, Getting Killed. The foursome—joined by their touring keyboardist Sam Revaz—opened with “Au Pays du Cocaine” (In the Land of Cocaine), the eighth song on

President said distance, and not performers, is reason he won’t be at Levi’s Stadium on February 8: “It’s just too far away” Donald Trump revealed in an interview Saturday that he won’t be attending the Super Bowl, and slammed a pair of musical acts set to perform on February 8 in Santa Clara, California. Speaking

Rod Stewart slammed “draft dodger” Donald Trump following the president’s insulting remarks about NATO troops and their role in Afghanistan. In a Fox News interview earlier this week, Trump once again criticized America’s NATO allies, downplaying their contribution in the war on terror. “We’ve never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them,”

The father-son duo covered the classic for a promo video of Survivor’s 50th season Green Day‘s lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, is looking to be a hero, just for one day — and taking son Jakob along for the ride. The father-son duo have covered David Bowie‘s “Heroes” to commemorate Survivor‘s 50th season. It’s quite

A little over a month ago, former Flaming Lips multi-instrumentalist commented that he was “moving on” now that his bandmates were “done with [him].” He broke his silence, somewhat, on the matter on Thursday in an interview with Tulsa’s local Fox station. Toward the end of 2024, a “personal crisis,” which he did not detail,

The Grammy-winning soprano singer has canceled two May sets, joining many musicians who have moved away from the performing arts institution Renée Fleming has canceled her scheduled performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Grammy-winning soprano singer joins a long list of musicians who have called off events at the

When John Mayer took the stage at the recent Bob Weir memorial, he could have picked any song in the Grateful Dead catalog to close out the event. Unsurprisingly, he went with “Ripple.” The 1970 American Beauty track wasn’t a single, never received much airplay, and wasn’t even a staple of Grateful Dead concerts outside

Have you ever seen such a beautiful night? During her tour launch in London, a.k.a. her first concert since 2015, Hilary Duff performed “What Dreams Are Made Of” for the first time ever. Held at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Duff’s 17-song set contained gems from her catalog (“Wake Up,” “Come Clean”), plus tracks off her

Brooklyn Beckham has declared he has no interest in reconciling with his parents, David and Victoria Beckham, accusing them of trying to “endlessly ruin [his] relationship” with wife Nicola Peltz, sabotaging their wedding, and attempting to control the media narrative around the family’s fallout. “I have been silent for years and made every effort to

At 24, Billie Eilish has spent most of her career being honored for her sustainability efforts and positioned as a voice for her generation. While accepting the MLK Jr. Beloved Community Award for Environmental Justice presented by the King Center on Saturday, Jan. 17, the musician flipped the spotlight on the people and organizations that

The track appears on the rapper’s new album, Don’t Be Dumb, released last week A$AP Rocky shared a music video for “Air Force (Black Demarco),” which stars filmmaker Tim Burton, a collaborator on the rapper’s new LP, Don’t Be Dumb. The clip, directed by A$AP Rocky and AWGE, is narrated in the style of Burton’s

Don’t Be Dumb is A$AP Rocky’s first album in eight years, and it seems like he’s been promoting it for nearly as long. (He announced the title in 2022.) In the interim, there’s been a smattering of one-off singles, like 2023’s “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)” (with Pharrell Williams) and 2024’s “Tailor Swif,” as well as requisite

Put away your spandex, hairspray, and red bandanna. The Poison 40th anniversary — which Bret Michaels and others in the band spent years teasing — is no longer happening. Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has been strongly suggesting this was the case for several months, but he recently gave Page Six a very frank assessment of

Some songs change your life. Most of the time, it happens unexpectedly. In BUNT.’s case, it happened on a very crowded train. Seated at a table for four somewhere between Hamburg and Stuttgart, surrounded by strangers, movement, and noise, he opened his laptop to make use of the time, and an idea began to take