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Ocean Way Festival Canceled Due To Beach Erosion Weeks Before Debut

11:41 AM EDT on September 12, 2026 Santa Monica's inaugural Ocean Way Festival has been canceled. The event had been slated for Sept. 26 and 27 with headlining performances from the Killers and Olivia Dean, but it will no longer take place due to beach erosion…

Mastodon Play Secret Atlanta Tour Warmup With Live Debuts, Rarities, & Baroness’ John Baizley

11:24 AM EDT on September 12, 2026 In 2024, Mastodon played an intimate hometown warmup for their tour under the name Big Hairy Elephant. Last night, they did it again, this time at Atlanta's Earl with Baroness' John Baizley. The fellow Georgia metal musician …

Charli XCX Kicks Off 'Music, Fashion, Film' Tour With Underscores

10:52 AM EDT on September 12, 2026 It's Music, Fashion, Film Fall. Charli XCX kicked off her tour for the phenomenal album in Philly last night, and the show had a live debut, an oldie, and an Underscores collab. Charli previously gave live debuts to Music, Fa…

Lil Durk Found Not Guilty Of Murder-For-Hire

10:28 AM EDT on September 12, 2026 In late 2024, Lil Durk was arrested over a murder-for-hire plot that targeted rival rapper Quando Rondo. He was then hit with additional charges. On Friday (Sept. 11), the Chicago rapper was found not guilty on all charges. I…

Lady Gaga Now Literally Mother

9:52 AM EDT on September 12, 2026 ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images Lady Gaga's been busy this year, winning Grammys, making a cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2, touring last year's Mayhem, and getting nominated for Emmys. Now, the pop legend often referred t…

Pink claims she is 'lonely' after blasting Macklemore

Pink claims she is feeling “lonely” after slamming Macklemore for being pro-Palestine. The Thrift Shop singer hit headlines when he took to the stage to open Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium last week and told the crowd: “One of the reaso…

Ocean Way music festival axed

The inaugural Ocean Way music festival has been cancelled. The music festival – set to take place on the beach in Santa Monica, California on September 26 and 27 – featured a line-up including The Killers, Jack White, Olivia Dean and BLOND:ISH. However, it has…

Mac DeMarco: Dog on the Rock / Seven Off the Two / Seaplane Dog / The View from Tian Tan

0.0 1 of 4Dog on the RockDotsMac’s Record LabelDots2026 Reader Score No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2026 Mac DeMarco grins to the camera as he scrolls through his endless archive of demos, voice memos, and tossed-off beats, pu…

Lady Gaga welcomes first child

Lady Gaga welcomes first child - report

Lady Gaga and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, have reportedly welcomed their first child. On Friday, editors at Page Six claimed the music superstar had recently become a mother. They also posted a photo of Gaga - real name Stefani Germanotta - holding a newborn…

Maren Morris burned herself out trying to 'win every battle' online

Maren Morris took a break from getting involved in "every conversation" online because she became burned out. The My Church singer, who is outspoken about political and social issues, has taken a step back because she realised it was exhausting being involved …

Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial

A federal jury has found Lil Durk not guilty of plotting to kill Georgia rapper Quando Rondo. Durk has been in federal custody since 2024, when he was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit stalking, and stalking r…