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Bad Bunny Closes Historic Tour With Emotional Surprise Finale

The superstar headed back to Puerto Rico and gave his island unexpected guests, longtime hits, and messages from the heart Bad Bunny performs live during his "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS World Tour" at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on August 22, 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico…

Taking Back Sunday Keep Evolving: ''By Any Means Necessary''

From discovering Warped Tour as teenagers to returning as one of its veteran acts, the band has found new reasons to keep evolving. Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contrib…

Wolf Alice Cover Mazzy Star With Dove Ellis & Anna Calvi At Green Man Festival

3:38 PM EDT on August 24, 2026 In March, War Child Records released the stacked HELP(2) benefit compilation, whose massive tracklist included an original song called "Sunday Light" by Anna Calvi, Nilüfer Yanya, Dove Ellis, and Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell. Three…

David Lynch Accidentally Emailed John Ross, And Other Wild Pink Release Show Stories

3:05 PM EDT on August 24, 2026 Emilio Herce In case you didn't already know, the new Wild Pink album is awesome. The singles for Still Coming Down were all great, but the title track? The closer? Just awesome. I got to witness it live at the Stereogum-presente…

Trump Told DOJ to Settle Live Nation Case After Meeting With CEO in Oval Office

The president and Michael Rapino reportedly discussed why the antitrust case hadn't settled yet during a Feb. 27 meeting Donald Trump in the Oval Office in August 2026. President Donald Trump told the Department of Justice to settle its antitrust suit with Liv…

Canada Is Looking for Its First Eurovision Star

CBC/Radio-Canada is looking for a standout Canadian performer to make Eurovision history in Bulgaria next May Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contributed to outlets includ…

Royal Blood: Rock duo on family life, intimate tour dates, and keeping music fresh

Yves Tumor Denies Abuse Allegations, Vows "Extreme Legal Action”

1:01 PM EDT on August 24, 2026 Jordan Hemingway Reports of sexual assault and other abusive behaviors by Yves Tumor have been circulating online over the past week. Now Tumor, also known as Shanti or Sean Lee Bowie, has denied those allegations. Last week, ima…

Paul Heaton: Former Beautiful South frontman set for first solo UK Number 1 album

Ella Langley Ties Record For Longest-Running Non-Xmas #1 Song

12:51 PM EDT on August 24, 2026 Ella Langley's adorably heartbroken country hit "Choosin' Texas" came out in October 2025, and it's by far the biggest chart hit of the 2026 calendar year. The song first reached #1 on the Hot 100 back in February. Other songs h…

Reggie Watts Removed From Festivals Following Damning Rolling Stone Article

12:50 PM EDT on August 24, 2026 Last week, Rolling Stone published an extremely troubling bombshell exposé about the comedian and musician Reggie Watts. In that article, a number of loved ones came forward to suggest that Watts played a role in the suicide of …

Gary Neville: Former Manchester United captain rules out mayor role on Radio X

Hear Neil Young’s New Recording of a Song He Originally Wrote as a Teenager in 1965

"Casting Me Away From You" will appear on Young's new LP Second Song, which he recorded with the Chrome Hearts In October 1965, seven months before he left the Toronto folk scene to move to Los Angeles, Neil Young recorded the ballad “Casting Me Away From Yo…

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Sidhu Moose Wala Is Coming Back to the Stage as a Hologram

The planned 'Signed to God' arena tour will begin in Toronto before travelling to cities including London and Los Angeles. Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contributed to o…

Stella Lefty Explains Why Noah Kahan Got Retroactive Writing Credit On "Boston"

11:07 AM EDT on August 24, 2026 Are y'all up on Stella Lefty? The Chicago pop-country artist/Groupon heiress born Stella Lefkofsky? When I heard her song "Boston" on the radio I was like, wait, are people already recording Noah Kahan covers, or has his melodic…

The Internet Is Getting Meaner. Slushy Noobz Are Keeping It Fun

The Canadian duo, made up of friends Hamzah Al-Emad and Martin Andrijasevic, have become YouTube stars by finding comedy in everyday life Martin Andrijasevic and Hamzah Al-Emad in Dawson City, YukonAndre Santos/@themindofandre Slushy Noobz fans inhabit somethi…

Dr. Dre Explains Why He's Embracing AI In Music

10:32 AM EDT on August 24, 2026 You're never going to believe this, but another mega-rich music mogul has arrived at the position that the use of generative artificial intelligence in music production is Good, Actually. This time around, the mogul in question …

Foo Fighters Play Live Rarities With The Los Angeles Philharmonic

10:23 AM EDT on August 24, 2026 Foo Fighters have spent much of the summer on a stadium tour with Queens Of The Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy, but over the weekend they made their way to the Southern California for something different. Saturday night, the band…

Bret Michaels Cancels All 2026 Tour Dates for ‘Rest and Recovery’ After Recent Surgeries

“I may have just chosen to go sooner than I should have,” singer writes after comeback show following kidney stone removal. “We will come back better than ever” Bret Michaels Bret Michaels has canceled the remainder of his 2026 tour dates in order to f…