
Fontaines D.C. Warp Their Sound on Unsettling New Track Tongue
Ahead of their fifth album Dopamine Chamber, Fontaines D.C. lean into pitch manipulation and tape tricks on their newest single.
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Ahead of their fifth album Dopamine Chamber, Fontaines D.C. lean into pitch manipulation and tape tricks on their newest single.

Kings Of Leon have unveiled their bluesy new track Cold Blue Dawn, accompanied by an inventive lyric video assembled from NASA satellite photos in partnership with The Weather Channel.

Jim Root reveals Slipknot are stripping back their studio setup with producer Matt Wallace, tracking analog and live while leaving their early catalog formulas behind.

Slipknot have announced their massive 2027 stadium tour, but the decision to bring Marilyn Manson along as support has drawn immediate anger from fans.

Serge Gorbman returns with Moody Melody, a collaboration with Ofri Afek that blends neo-soul and alternative R&B with a cinematic approach to production. The track is built ar…

Brighton four-piece Lime Garden have released their new standalone single Moving Target ahead of their October UK headline dates.

Organizers of Brazil's The Town festival are standing behind their decision to book Marilyn Manson alongside Slipknot for September 2027.

Elly Jackson will support her fourth studio album Old Flames with an extensive headlining tour across three continents in early 2027.

Roger Waters and his son Harry are launching Legacy, an expansive touring production taking Pink Floyd's 1970s material across more than 100 cities.

Dave Grohl and company will reunite with AC/DC in New Jersey this week after severe weather pushed back the East Rutherford stop on the Power Up tour.

Josh Tillman has shared his third single of the year, The X-panded Universe, while announcing a winter run across the western United States with Damien Jurado.

At just 16 years old, North Carolina singer and songwriter Margot Perkinson makes a striking introduction with Something More, a heartfelt country song about wanting a relationshi…

Eddie Vedder joined Pixies onstage at Ohana Festival in California, sharing vocals on Wave Of Mutilation during a sixteen-song beachside set.

Justine Dorsey and Graham Epstein pair a quiet ambient playlist with thoughts on Y2K nostalgia and the visual world behind their debut album.

Amelia Dimoldenberg targeted Ed Sheeran in her SNL UK monologue as satire continues to mount over the singer's troubled Loop stadium tour.

Taylor Swift premiered her self-directed video for 'Patient Zero' at the VMAs, starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson, before becoming the ceremony's most decorated artist.

Michelle Branch opened her Everywhere and Back Again Tour at The Showbox in Seattle, delivering a 21-song set celebrating 25 years of music.

A lineup featuring RAYE, Sombr, Teddy Swims, and Adam Lambert gathered at the VMAs to mark ten years since George Michael's passing, previewing restored 1988 concert footage.

Bono has revealed the long backstory behind The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), an acoustic tribute appearing on U2's sixteenth studio record.

Taylor Swift dedicated her Video of the Year win to the late Dolly Parton at the MTV VMAs, capping a record night where she became the most awarded artist in the history of the show.

Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear reunited at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards to accept the Video Vanguard honor, reflecting on Kurt Cobain and the band's enduring catalog.

Rachel Chinouriri took to Saturday Night Live UK to perform her breakthrough track alongside an early look at her upcoming second record.

Big Boys creator Jack Rooke has penned a script for a Spice Girls biopic, describing the project as an overdue comedy romp.

Chuck Varga, the visual artist and performer who co-founded Slave Pit Studios and portrayed The Sexecutioner in GWAR, has died at 68 following a battle with cancer.

Appearing via video at a charity night in North Shields, Matty Healy offered an update on the progress of The 1975's forthcoming studio material.

Niall Horan welcomed Blossoms singer Tom Ogden to the Co-op Live stage in Manchester for an unexpected rendition of 'Charlemagne' during his arena tour.

U2 celebrated their 50th anniversary with a return to Mount Temple Comprehensive and an impromptu balcony performance on Dublin's Grafton Street.

The woman who accused Jay-Z of sexual assault has completely retracted her claims in Manhattan federal court, confirming under oath that she has never met the rapper.

A playable arcade game, vintage website layout, and expanded b-sides lead Blink-182's celebrations for their 2001 record ahead of next summer's European dates.

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Veteran producer Todd Rundgren sparked intense backlash from pop fans after claiming Taylor Swift has ruined music.

A decade after its Broadway debut, Hamilton receives an archival retrospective across seven vinyl records and five CDs.

During a stop on Rush's Fifty Something tour in San Antonio, drummer Anika Nilles lost her stick in the middle of rock's most famous drum fill, recovering before the song could slip.

Madonna brings in Charli XCX for Danceteria Afterhours, a layered revision of the Confessions II highlight that links eighties Manhattan to modern club history.

Taylor Swift has released The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, adding four brand-new tracks created after the original 2025 album sessions.

Marking fifty years since their formation, U2 have confirmed their first album of fresh material in nine years, featuring Dolly Parton, Brian Eno, and Daniel Lanois.

The Prodigy are celebrating three decades of their chart-topping single Breathe with a new four-track 12-inch vinyl pressing through XL Recordings.

Dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium dates after speaking on stage about Gaza, Macklemore has arranged benefit arena shows in Dublin, Paris, and London.

A new trailer offers a preview of Back To The Beginning, the concert film documenting Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's historic final performance in Birmingham.

Jonny Greenwood has opened up about his evolving relationship with the guitar, revealing how early self-doubt gave way to a daily obsession.

Boys Noize will release 7LLVSION, his first album in five years, on November 6th via Ones and Zeros, previewed by the lead single 1+1+1 featuring ZEP.

Alexander O’Connor moves away from solitary songwriting on his upcoming record Dream Fatigue, bringing in Mustafa, Dev Hynes, and Brendan Yates.

Greta Thunberg has spoken out against Ed Sheeran following the singer's recent remarks on Palestine and the removal of Macklemore from his tour.

A concertgoer sustained a severed spinal cord when an individual fell from an overhead tree branch during Knocked Loose's festival set in Louisville.

Ozzfest will officially return to both the US and the UK in 2027, marking the heavy music festival's first American staging in nearly a decade.

Taylor Swift will release her new single Patient Zero this Friday, prompting debate over whether the track marks an encore to The Life Of A Showgirl or the start of a new chapter.

A celebratory trip to Sweden turned into an impromptu studio session, resulting in four new recordings with Max Martin and Shellback.

Following the sudden cancellation of his summer tour dates, Michael Kiwanuka reveals he suffered a stroke and announces his upcoming studio album FUDGE.

Shane Boose rejects claims that family influence jump-started his career, citing his parents' public health work in HIV and AIDS prevention.

Big Boi and André 3000 claim in a federal filing that the producer and rapper knowingly uses a name that confuses listeners and infringes on their trademark.

Following high demand for their 2027 stadium tour, Oasis have added extra nights at Knebworth, Munich, and Rome, while revising ticketing rules to lock prices.

Tomora, the collaborative project from Aurora and Tom Rowlands, have detailed their upcoming EP Celebration, shared the title track, and outlined international tour dates.

South London art-punk outfit Man/Woman/Chainsaw have mapped out their largest UK headline tour to date for May 2027 after selling out their autumn dates.

Modern English frontman Robbie Grey and bassist Michael Conroy have pointed out that The Strokes lifted heavily from their 1982 classic for the single Bad Decisions.

Tom Morello has detailed his upcoming solo rock album Everyone Gets Everything They Want, featuring Kneecap, Serj Tankian, and riffs penned by his teenage son.

Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows has detailed his first solo record in seven years, previewed by the seventies-tinted single Nothing Matters Anyway.

Patrick Wolf will celebrate twenty years of The Magic Position with a one-off orchestral show at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on February 26, 2027.

DragonForce will release a self-titled record on March 19th through Napalm Records, introducing co-vocalist Alissa White-Gluz on their lead single, Hunger of the Beast.

Los Angeles dream-pop band soft siren are heading toward the release of their debut album with Feeling Down, a hazy new track that blends ethereal vocals, gritty guitars and a str…

During a Cardiff concert, Charlotte Church accused Ed Sheeran of choosing commercial safety over moral conviction after he removed Macklemore from his tour.

Apple has opened Apple Music Hall, a custom 600-capacity live room and broadcast production hub inside London's Battersea Power Station.

Lisa has collaborated with Sony on a limited edition PS5 controller and merchandise collection ahead of her upcoming solo EP.

Tom Morello has added Geezer Butler, Scott Ian, and Mike McCready to the lineup for his Power To The People benefit festival in Maryland this October.

Steven Wilson will release his ninth solo record Requiem For A Village this November, turning away from modern studio corrections in favor of analogue grit, rough edges, and guest narration.

Following a quiet change to their social media handles, Matt Bellamy explained how a direct conversation with Mark Zuckerberg led to a trademark agreement over the Muse name.

Rise Against have earned their first track with over one billion Spotify streams, as 2008 single Savior joins the platform's Billions Club.

Saturday Night Live UK took aim at Ed Sheeran for fence-sitting after Macklemore was fired from his Loop tour over a Free Palestine speech.

Green & Granstrom bring a Scandinavian songwriting connection to an English-language pop-rock audience with Only Summer, a collaboration built around melody, warm vocals and a…

Bob Geldof has weighed in on the Loop tour row, standing up for Ed Sheeran while praising Macklemore for walking away on principle.

Placebo will mark their 30th anniversary with a 10-date tour across Latin America in early 2027, focusing exclusively on their first two studio albums.

Mariah Carey will bring her holiday catalogue back to the UK and Malta in late 2026, confirming arena stops in Birmingham, London, and Manchester alongside a Mediterranean date.

Metallica will extend their sprawling M72 world tour into 2027, bringing Limp Bizkit and Avatar along for twelve stadium stops across North America.

Following a week of cancellations and band walkouts, Ed Sheeran removed his secondary stage in Philadelphia, admitting he feared being targeted in the crowd.

Performing without a band or opening acts, Ed Sheeran addressed the fallout from Macklemore being dropped from the Loop tour and admitted he almost quit music.

Appearing on Fox News, Nicki Minaj praised Donald Trump as grounded and relatable, maintaining that she has nothing to say to those criticizing her political stance.

Papa Roach have called off their appearance at Louisville's Louder Than Life after bassist Tobin Esperance required sudden medical care.

Sampling Leif Vollebekk, Jamie T offers a candid, self-deprecating mirror check on Tallahassee, the latest preview from his upcoming album Ghosts (100 Days Of Morning).

Dolly Parton appeared via pre-recorded video at the Americana Honors and Awards to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award following her recent passing.

Kicking off Gorillaz's North American dates at the Kia Center, Damon Albarn raised a Palestinian flag and urged the audience to reject neutrality.

After nearly 60 dates on the road, Rosalía concluded her LUX Tour at Miami's Kaseya, joined by Ayo Edebiri for one final confessional segment.

Hayley Williams reached back to 2010 during her Forest Hills Stadium show on Wednesday, inviting opener Rico Nasty to the stage for a rare performance of Airplanes.

Brandy Clark will release her new album the bird in January 2027 on Reprise Records, launched by the lead single American Roots and an upcoming tour.

Justin Bieber has added another milestone to his catalog as Daisies, a standout track from his SWAG era, crosses one billion streams on Spotify.

Jazzelle and Robot MoonJuice unite as skuzland to release their self-written debut EP OTW on Republic Records.

In his new thriller Code Yesterday, French author Michel Bussi imagines an alternate pop history where the Beatles catalogue was secretly written by a woman.

Abel Tesfaye has confirmed he has no plans to retire The Weeknd persona, explaining that his recent break is a hibernation rather than a permanent exit.

Reflecting on four decades of making music, Beck considers why quiet introspection comes more naturally than party anthems, and why he keeps digging in the songwriting mine.

Melbourne songwriter Ruby Gill continues her run of detailed character studies with Jamie, the latest preview of her upcoming project Fishing is not about fishing.

Hayley Williams turned her pre-show music at Forest Hills Stadium into a pointed show of support for the artists who walked away from Ed Sheeran's tour.

Shakira and Maluma reunite for the first time in eight years on AGUA, a rhythm-heavy merengue single built on traditional tropical percussion.

Oklahoma City slam heavyweights PeelingFlesh have announced their new self-titled album alongside a crushing single featuring Missing Link vocalist Mike Ryan.

Los Angeles electronic rock outfit Dummy preview their upcoming album by releasing its first two tracks, April Limousine and Alluvial Fan.

Gregg Alexander has confirmed that New Radicals are following up their 1998 debut with a brand new studio album, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed TWO.

Jimmy Eat World have cancelled upcoming festival slots after frontman Jim Adkins underwent emergency surgery for a detached retina.

The Offspring, Pennywise, Circle Jerks, and more will perform November 7th in Garden Grove to support T.S.O.L. bassist Mike Roche.

Connecticut emo band Anxious have released Secret Weapon, a gritty and melodic track dropped during their national run alongside Citizen and Hotline TNT.

Catalan producer John Talabot will release Music For Empty Stadiums this fall, previewing his first full solo album in over a decade with Nokik Messiah.

Philadelphia band Song People have released The Cone, the second preview from their upcoming full-length album Tho I Seem Tame.

Anderson .Paak and Cordae reveal their collaborative album Heavy Is The Crown, led by the Bill Withers-sampling single "A Good Day."

Massive Attack, Garbage, and Roger Waters have called out Ed Sheeran after Macklemore was pulled from his tour following pressure from stadium owners.

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Celine Dion is back on stage. On September 12, the singer opened her long-awaited Paris residency, performing her first full concert in six years in front of a sold-out audience.…

Quavo has finally put a date on his next solo album. Qrömelife will arrive October 2 through Quality Control and Motown, with Pharrell Williams serving as executive producer. The…

Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs are taking another step toward bringing generative artificial intelligence into the mainstream music business. The two companies announced a m…

M(h)aol have never been particularly interested in making music that sits quietly in the background, and “Scam Manifesto” is another example of the Irish band's ability to turn an…

Zach Stephenson is stepping away from the familiar world of Hockey Dad for his first solo release, and “In N Out” immediately makes it clear that this project is going to show a d…

Artificial intelligence has changed the way people think about making music. Not long ago, creating a finished song generally meant having access to instruments, recording equipme…

Fontaines D.C. have announced their fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, marking the next stage in the Irish band's increasingly ambitious career. The announcement arrived on Aug…

Iron Maiden returned in September 2021 with Senjutsu, their 17th studio album and their first full-length record since 2015's The Book of Souls. The album was released on Septembe…

Mastodon announced their new album Hushed and Grim in September 2021, with the record scheduled for release on October 29 through Reprise Records. Alongside the announcement, the…