01 / MUSIC NEWS • Aug 28
Hilary Duff Celebrates ‘Metamorphosis’ Anniversary, Leaves Fans Guessing With Subtle Hint
The actress and singer released her second studio album in 2003, topping the Billboard 200
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Neil Young Responds to Donald Trump’s Takeover of D.C. With Vicious New Protest Song ‘Big Crime’
"There's big crime in D.C. at the White House," Young sings. "No more money to the fascists/the billionaire fascists/Time to blackout the system"
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02 / MUSIC NEWS • Aug 28
Sting’s Ex-Police Bandmates Sue Him Over Unpaid ‘Every Breath You Take’ Royalties
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland claim they were never properly credited as songwriters on the hit, nor paid for…
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Post Shatters Instagram Record
In the span of six hours, it surpassed 1 million reposts and in its first hour garnered 14 million…
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Cradle of Filth Members Leave Band Over ‘Unprofessional Behavior,’ ‘Low Pay,’ and Ed Sheeran Collab
After keyboardist Zoë M. Federoff quit for “personal reasons,” the metal group fired her husband and guitarist Marek “Ashok”…
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Bon Jovi Revisit ‘Forever’ LP With Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, and More
The band 2024’s LP has been re-recorded with help from Jason Isbell, Joe Elliott, Ryan Tedder, Avril Lavigne, and…
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Lil Nas X Breaks Silence on Arrest and Felony Charges: ‘That Was F-cking Terrifying’
The rapper was released from jail after pleading not guilty to four felony charges for allegedly charging at Los…
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Green Day Say TIFF Premiere of Comedy Film ‘New Years Rev’ Is ‘Just the Beginning’
“It’s packed with all of your favorite Green Day songs, loaded with mischief, and lots of familiar faces,” the…
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Watch Suki Waterhouse, Carl Barât Perform the Libertines’ ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’
Waterhouse was performing at the O2 Forum Kentish as part of her U.K. and European tour
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Will Smith Accused of Creating an AI Crowd for Tour Video
Footage from his Based on a True Story tour showed melted faces
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Playboi Carti Announces Antagonist Tour Kicking Off This Fall
The rapper headlines U.S. arenas in support of his long-awaited album Music, which arrived in March
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Bad Bunny Spends the Summer on the Shore With Chuwi in ‘Weltita’ Video
In the visual directed by Siempreric and Robinson Florian, the artists spend a day on the beach playing games…
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Mastodon Pay Tribute to Brent Hinds During Alaska Show: ‘We Were Brothers to the End’
The group’s co-founder and former guitarist was killed in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday
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BigXthaPlug Arrested in Dallas, Just Hours After His Country Album Dropped
The genre-bending rapper was set to celebrate the release of I Hope You’re Happy the night of his arrest
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Suspect Arrested in Rüfüs Du Sol Concert Assault
Police detained 23-year-old Julio Cesar Lopez Zavala after video appeared to show him allegedly punching a woman in the…
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Ruel Previews New Album ‘Kicking My Feet’ With Bluesy Single ‘The Suburbs’
“I knew I wanted to push myself on this new album,” the musician shared in a statement about the…
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Rauw Alejandro Accused of Not Clearing DJ Playero Samples on ‘Saturno’
The case was not brought by Playero — who's credited on the album — but BM Records, which claims…
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Luke Hemmings and Sierra Deaton Welcome First Child
The 5 Seconds of Summer frontman and songwriter have kept their relationship exceptionally private and plan to keep all…
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Hotline TNT Becomes the Latest Band to Remove Music From Spotify
“The company that bills itself as the steward of all recorded music has proven beyond the shadow of a…
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The Real Story Behind Pearl Jam’s Name May Surprise Even Longtime Fans
A viral clip from a Rolling Stone interview this week pointed to a rather pornographic backstory for the grunge…
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BigXThaPlug and Jelly Roll Enter a Glass Case of Emotion in New ‘Box Me Up’ Music Video
Track appears on the Dallas rapper’s new country-inspired album, I Hope You’re Happy
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BTS Are ‘Working Diligently’ on Their New Album, Says RM
“I’m looking for what I’ll become,” the musician said in an update that also found him reflecting on life…
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Hayley Williams Rocks Out to ‘Racist, Sexist Boy’ with the Linda Lindas in London
The young punk band and their emo foremother are connected in more ways than one
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Steve Martin, Alison Brown, and Jackson Browne Return to the Troubadour in ‘Dear Time’ Video
Browne is one of many guests set to appear on Martin and Brown’s upcoming collaborative banjo record, Safe, Sensible…
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