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Brew Ha Ha Details First Punk Festival Since Cancellations Over Owner’s Trump Support

2:20 PM EDT on September 18, 2026 Last year, multi-city punk-rock festival series Punk In The Park caught heat after it was discovered that Cameron Collins, the owner of Brew Ha Ha Productions, had donated to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. The Drop…

Animal Collective Announce More 'Feels' Shows After Ticket Bot Issues

2:10 PM EDT on September 18, 2026 These days, the four members of Animal Collective are spread out across the world, and it's rare to get all of them back together. But the band's much-loved album Feels turned 20 last year, and they released a deluxe reissue a…

Hudson Williams Opens Up About Returning to 'Heated Rivalry' at TIFF

The actor opened up about finding his way back to Shane Hollander for the highly anticipated second season Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in ‘Heated Rivalry.’ Hudson Williams spent Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival confronting the strange…

Troye Sivan, Miley, Beabadoobee, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist Troye Sivan is throwing a 'Party,' and we're all invited Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, …

‘Resident Evil’ Is the Horror Reboot of the Year

Zach Cregger's funny, gory, pitch-perfect take on a legacy zombie-shooter I.P. knows exactly how to play the game Austin Abrams in 'Resident Evil.' You don’t need to have logged in countless hours playing Resident Evil — or its legion of sequels, spin-offs…

Beck Marks ‘Ride Lonesome’ Release With Tokyo-Set ‘Run Away’ Video

Shogun star Tadanobu Asano stars in latest visual for singer's first album in seven years and spiritual companion to Sea Change and Morning Phase Beck Beck marked the release of his new album Ride Lonesome on Friday with the video for standout track “Run Awa…

Ezra Collective dance to first-ever Number 1 album with Here Because Of Hope

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Barenaked Ladies Divide Crowd at Bills Home Opener With Rendition of 'O Canada'

The Scarborough boys crossed the bridge to Buffalo to perform our national anthem for ''Canada's team'' Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contributed to outlets including VI…

Lisa Reveals How BLACKPINK Changed During Their Time Apart

The singer opens up about burnout, acting and finding her voice, while director Sue Kim reveals how unprecedented access captured a year of growth for her intimate new documentary, Always Lalisa. Lisa in Always Lisa There is a moment in Always Lalisa when the …

Oasis will not headline Glastonbury 2027

Oasis will not headline Glastonbury next year, according to festival organiser Emily Eavis. Earlier this week, the Don't Look Back in Anger hitmakers released the dates for their 2027 tour, and eagle-eyed fans noticed that they don't have a show on Sunday 27 J…

Spotify Launches Fresh Finds Forward to Support 10,000 New Independent Artists

Participating artists will receive 12 months of free studio time, early access to select Spotify features, prioritized access to tour or music video partnerships, and more Spotify has launched Fresh Finds Forward for emerging independent artists. Spotify has l…

Duncan Sheik Dead At 56

11:00 AM EDT on September 18, 2026 George De Sota/Liaison Duncan Sheik has died. The New Jersey-born singer-songwriter, best known for the pop-rock hit “Barely Breathing” and the musical Spring Awakening, passed away last night from organ failure. "Duncan was …

Hayley Williams Sings "Airplanes" For The First Time In 16 Years

10:27 AM EDT on September 18, 2026 Between Paramore, her solo career, the new side project Power Snatch, and a litany of guest features, Hayley Williams has been involved with a lot of great music over the years. That incredible streak of output continues toda…

Tom Cruise Says Taylor Swift Schooled Him on Football at Chiefs Game

The actor appeared on The Tonight Show to discuss his new movie, 'Digger', and his love of movies Tom Cruise and Jimmy Fallon on 'The Tonight Show' Tom Cruise stopped by The Tonight Show to promote his new movie, Digger. But soon host Jimmy Fallon‘s hard-hitti…

Carly Rae Jepsen Wants to Party in ‘Versailles’ Music Video

The song comes off the pop star's new album, 'Day and Night' Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen is searching for the perfect party in the music video for her new single “Versailles.” The song, off the singer’s new double LP Day and Night, was inspired by …

Sylvan Esso Return To Spotify

9:56 AM EDT on September 18, 2026 Tonje Thilesen About a year ago, North Carolina electro-folk duo Sylvan Esso took a righteous risk, removing their catalog from Spotify in protest of founder Daniel Ek's investment in the military defense contractor Helsing. "…

Tune-Yards Line Up U.S. Tour

Tune-Yards is embarking on a U.S. tour titled The Ones That Love You. Starting November 5 in Chicago, the Oakland band will make stops in Cleveland, Boston, Cincinnati, and more. The pop duo Rituals of Mine will open each date. Scroll down for the full schedul…

George Michael, Pink Floyd, The Who, and New Order lead National Album Day

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