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The Beach Boys Are Debating Playing Trump’s Inauguration

The Beach Boys are considering performing at the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, perhaps replacing Andrea Bocelli. "The Beach Boys have been asked to perform…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 22, 2016

Ty Segall Auctioning Off Album Test Pressings for Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Ty Segall is auctioning off test pressing copies of some of his most beloved albums for a noble cause. The proceeds from the auction will be…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 22, 2016

Yasiin Bey Returns to New York, Says Goodbye to Hip-Hop in Farewell Apollo Theater Show

Yasiin Bey, formerly and most commonly known as Mos Def, came up in the late-’90s with the anti-mainstream task force known as Rawkus Records. Bey’s skill…
Brian Josephs / December 22, 2016

The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group Acquires SpinMedia’s Music Brands, Including SPIN, VIBE, and Stereogum

Combined entity of music and entertainment properties will reach 45 million unique visitors and one in every three U.S. millennials
SPIN Staff / December 22, 2016

New Music: Hannah Diamond – “Make Believe”

There's nothing inherently holiday-themed about Hannah Diamond's latest song "Make Believe," except that it sounds as wintery and glittery as fresh powder. It also comes…
Anna Gaca / December 22, 2016

Video: Gucci Mane – “Stutter”

Gucci Mane may be spoken for, but he's still quick to remind us that a woman he can't woo, "well, that just don't exist." The Atlanta…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 22, 2016

Christina Grimmie’s Family Sues AEG Live, Concert Venue for Wrongful Death

In June, 22-year-old singer and former The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie was shot and killed by a crazed fan during a post-concert meet-and-greet at the Plaza Live…
Anna Gaca / December 22, 2016

The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn Announces New Solo LP, We All Want the Same Things

After a packed 2016 touring with his band the Hold Steady, Craig Finn will be focusing on his own project in 2017. Canadian label Partisan Records…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 22, 2016

New Music: Beach Slang – “2000 Light Years Away” (Green Day Cover)

Yes, print music magazines still exist, and yes, they do come with physical CDs. U.K. rock publication Kerrang! is celebrating Green Day's 30th anniversary as a band by…
Brian Josephs / December 22, 2016

Watch a Full-Length Bon Iver Performance in Brooklyn

Earlier this month, Bon Iver performed a series of five concerts at Brooklyn's Pioneer Works, a converted warehouse space. NPR Music was on hand to film the second…
Anna Gaca / December 22, 2016

Gene Simmons’s Wife Says KISS “Politely Declined” an Invitation to Play Trump’s Inauguration

The best paparazzi know how to get a response out of their subject, and last night, while tailing Gene Simmons and his family after dinner…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 22, 2016

Watch Billie Joe Armstrong Perform “Ordinary World” on Conan

A makeup-less, mellow Billie Joe Armstrong appeared with just an acoustic guitar on last night's Conan, performing "Ordinary World," the closing track from Green Day's Revolution Radio and…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 22, 2016

New Music: Sad13 Shares Christmas Song, “MCGA”

Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis released her first solo album as Sad13 this past November, and today she's back with a political new Christmas song, "MCGA." (Yep, that…
Anna Gaca / December 22, 2016

Run the Jewels Release RTJ3 Trailer

The first major hip-hop release scheduled for 2017 is RTJ3, the latest album from chin-checkers-in-crime Killer Mike and El-P. After dropping a few cuts from the…
Brian Josephs / December 22, 2016

New Music: Nine Inch Nails – “Burning Bright (Field on Fire)”

New Nine Inch Nails music is here, for the first time since 2013. The band (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, at this point) announced on…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 22, 2016

Chance the Rapper and Jeremih Just Dropped a Surprise Christmas Mixtape: Hear Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama

Not content to merely drop a single Christmas song, the Chicago tag-team of Chance the Rapper and Jeremih released Merry Christmas Lil' Mama this morning, an entire nine-track…
Andy Cush / December 22, 2016

Chance the Rapper Is Now Big Enough to Be an Answer on Jeopardy!

To say Chance the Rapper blew up this year is an understatement. He's now big enough to be the answer to a Jeopardy! question. Chance…
Brian Josephs / December 21, 2016

Justin Bieber Indicted in Argentina for Allegedly Ordering Beatdown of Photographer

It is, perhaps, too late to say sorry: TMZ reports that Justin Bieber has been indicted in Argentina, over a 2013 incident where he allegedly…
Jeremy Gordon / December 21, 2016

Josh Young (J2K) Has Left Flosstradamus, But Curt Cameruci (Autobot) Will Continue on His Own

Yesterday, Flosstradamus called it quits, or so it seemed. J2K (born Josh Young), one half of the beloved DJ duo, posted a video to Instagram yesterday,…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 21, 2016
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