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Real Yearners Know What’s Up: 5 Song Suggestions for the ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Soundtrack
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (559+ words) Lauren Boisvert is a writer living in Nashville, TN. She writes about music on the blog Lauren is Listening. Her favorite genres are punk, alt-rock, Soviet post-punk, Irish hip-hop, progressive rap, and whatever it is that Joanna Newsom does. Her…...
Metallica Is ‘90 Percent’ Close to Setting Up Las Vegas Sphere Residency for 2027, According to Report
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (347+ words) Metallica is close to closing a Vegas Sphere residency deal for 2027, per reports, and a source says the city's Strip is buzzing about it. It's been speculated for some time that Metallica is plotting a residency at the Las Vegas…...
Ozzy Osbourne’s Son Jack Clarifies the Total Charity Donations of Black Sabbath’s Final Concert
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (378+ words) Jack Osbourne says that Black Sabbath's "Back to the Beginning" concert raised around $10 million in donations for charity, not $200 million. In July 2025, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath held their final concert in England. The festival, dubbed Back to the Beginning,…...
Rolling Loud 2026 Lineup Announced: Playboi Carti, Don Toliver, NBA Youngboy to Headline
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (204+ words) The hip-hop festival is slated for May 8-10 in Orlando. Rolling Loud just dropped the lineup to 2026s festival in Orlando, and it looks like some of what I assume to be the biggest names in hip-hop are coming to Camping World…...
Bandcamp Bans AI From Platform, Emphasizes ‘Human Connection Found Through Music’
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (582+ words) Bandcamp announced an AI music ban on its platform and set guidelines in support of human artists and listeners. Bandcamp is once again showing its support for human artists in the age of AI as the first platform to completely…...
Mosh Pit Science: What Heavy Metal Concerts Can Tell Us About the Human Condition
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (303+ words) A 2013 research paper discusses how heavy-metal mosh pits "have this gas-like state" when concertgoers start moshing (no, not like that). Have you ever let loose in a heavy metal mosh pit? You might have helped scientists and psychologists learn a…...
Kim Gordon Revisits ‘Other Voice’ in New Album, ‘Play Me’, Which Focuses on Modern, ‘Offensive’ Digital Themes
12+ hour, 10+ min ago (283+ words) Kim Gordon has announced "Play Me, her upcoming solo album and first since 2024, and released the lead single, "Not Today. Kim Gordon is gearing up to release her newest solo project since The Collective from 2024. The former Sonic Youth star…...
6 of the Most Iconic Flows in Hip-Hop History
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (244+ words) Caleb Catlin is VICE's resident hip-hop and R&B music writer based in Austin, Texas. He has 5 years of experience in the field, writing for publications such as GQ, Billboard, NPR, Stereogum, and various other blogs. Additionally, he has had…...
The 2026 SXSW Music Festival Adds 300 More New Artists, Including Punk Legends Gogol Bordello
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (254+ words) SXSW has announced a ton of new artists playing the festival this year, including legendary Ukrainian punk band Gogol Bordello. If you're going to SXSW this year, you might want to start prepping an itinerary. The fest organizers just made…...
Madison Beer Announces "the locket tour" for 2026
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (141+ words) The tour comes in support of Beer's upcoming album,locket. Grammy-nominated pop songstress Madison Beer has just announced the locket tour, a 2026 outing that will span North America, Europe, and the UK over the course of 32 dates. Isabel LaRosa will…...