01 / MUSIC NEWS • Aug 15
Kelly Clarkson Cancels Flood Benefit Concert Following Brandon Blackstock’s Death
The singer was scheduled to appear at Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum’s Band Together Texas event on Sunday
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Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge Has Had Enough of Drake’s ‘Ridiculous’ ‘Not Like Us’ Lawsuit
In new legal filings, the top executive has made his first public statements on the rapper’s unprecedented lawsuit against his own label
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02 / MUSIC NEWS • Aug 15
Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner Team Up for Title Track to ‘Train Dreams’ Film
“When we started thinking about making a song for the film, Nick felt like the perfect artist todo it,”…
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Dave Mustaine Preps Final Megadeth Album, Tour, and Memoir: ‘We Started a Revolution’
The thrash metal band's global farewell trek kicks off next year
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Sinéad O’Connor Biopic Is Officially in the Works
Directed by Josephine Decker, the film will focus on the late Irish legend's early life and rise to fame
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Watch Goose Debut Reflective Single ‘Madalena’ on ‘Fallon’
The song comes off the band’s new album, Chain Yer Dragon
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Kid Cudi Declined to Testify Against Diddy Twice, Then Had No Choice: ‘Hated Every Minute’
The musician eventually found “peace” on the stand at Sean Combs’ trial because he wanted to support Cassie after…
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David Byrne Drops New Single ‘The Avant Garde,’ Looks Ahead to World Tour
The set list will be a mixture of recent solo tunes, and Talking Heads classics. “If you do too…
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‘Girls’ Bring King Princess to Her Knees on New Single
The record will appear on the musician’s upcoming studio album Girl Violence, out Sept. 12
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Sean Kingston Hopes to Sidestep Prison at Sentencing: ‘Deeply Remorseful’
The singer is seeking punishment “below the advisory guidelines” when he’s sentenced Friday in his wire fraud case
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Tyler, the Creator Makes a Big Chop in His ‘Sugar on My Tongue’ Video
The self-directed video is the second from his Don't Tap the Glass album
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Travis Kelce Says Dating Taylor Swift Still Feels Normal: ‘We’re Just Two People That Are in Love’
“We are two fun-loving people who have the morals to appreciate everyone for who they are. We share all…
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Mayday Parade Is Ready for a ‘Sad’ Fall
The pop-punk rockers announced the second installment of their 20th anniversary album trilogy and released new track “Under My…
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Sombr Announces Debut Album ‘I Barely Know Her’ Following Breakthrough Year
The album includes six new songs, along with single highlights “We Never Dated” and “Back to Friends”
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Kelly Clarkson Tears Up Performing ‘Piece by Piece,’ ‘Tightrope’ Before Brandon Blackstock’s Death
The singer’s ex-husband, with whom she shares two children, died last week at the age of 48 following a…
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Maluma Criticizes Fan for Bringing Baby to Show Without Ear Protection
“You’re waving them around like they’re a toy,” the musician said. “That baby doesn’t want to be there”
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Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominos Keyboardist and Co-Founder, Dead at 77
Memphis-born, Stax-trained musician and singer also contributed to George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass and Eric Clapton’s 1970 self-titled…
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Ravyn Lenae Says Listening to Magdalena Bay Makes Her Feel Like She’s on Shrooms
Following her set at Lollapalooza, the Chicago native dove into the songs in her library for a round of…
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YNW Melly’s Double Murder Trial Postponed to January 2027
The new trial date will take place eight years after he was arrested, over evidence appeal delays
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Michael Lydon, Founding ‘Rolling Stone’ Editor, Dead at 82
Lydon’s articles, including an investigation into lost funds from the Monterey Pop Festival, began appearing in the magazine’s first…
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Watch Gracie Abrams Cover Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ During L.A. Concert
“I wanted to sing a song for you that I’ll forever wish I wrote, if you’ve got 10 minutes,”…
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MGK Details Rehab Stay, Split From Megan Fox on New Album: ‘There Could Have Been Zero Drama’
The musician’s new album, Lost Americana, arrived on Friday
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Alex Warren Doesn’t Mind If His Music Isn’t ‘Everyone’s Cup of Tea’
The “Ordinary” singer was named MTV’s Push artist of August
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Singer Defends ‘Home’ Amid ‘Worst Song’ Debate
“I made up my mind that ‘Home,’ the bones of it at least, are great. It’s a good song,”…
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