Perry Bamonte, the guitarist, keyboardist, and longtime creative contributor to The Cure, has died at the age of 65. The band confirmed his death on Friday, Dec. 26, noting that Bamonte passed away at home after a short illness over the Christmas holiday. No further details were disclosed. In a... Read More »

Snoop Dogg brought a distinctly eclectic brand of holiday celebration to the Minnesota Vikings–Detroit Lions halftime show during Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL broadcast, anchoring a performance that blended hip-hop, pop, country, opera, and holiday standards into a tightly produced spectacle. The performance, billed as Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party, took place... Read More »

Bono joined Imelda May on Christmas Eve in Dublin for a performance of “Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)” during the annual Busk, the city’s long-running holiday charity event that raises funds for homelessness services. Held on Grafton Street, the Busk has become a staple of Dublin’s Christmas celebrations over the... Read More »

The Kennedy Center’s long-running Christmas Eve Jazz Jam was canceled this year following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, D.C., performing arts complex, a decision that has sparked widespread backlash from artists and organizers. The free concert, traditionally held on Dec. 24 for more than two... Read More »

Sabrina Carpenter closed out an extraordinary year by offering fans a final, understated gift: Man’s Best Friend (Bonus Track Version), a digital release that expands her chart-topping sophomore album with an additional song and a reflective note of gratitude. Released across streaming platforms on Christmas Eve, the bonus edition adds... Read More »

Mariah Carey has been awarded more than $92,000 in attorney’s fees following the dismissal of a copyright infringement lawsuit that alleged her holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” unlawfully copied an earlier song of the same name. The decision marks a decisive conclusion to a case that... Read More »

Sean Ono Lennon has spent much of his adult life navigating the weight of one of popular music’s most influential legacies. Now 50, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono says something he once considered unthinkable may no longer be impossible: that future generations could forget The Beatles. In... Read More »

Max B has formally reentered the rap conversation with Public Domain 7: The Purge, his first release since being freed after serving 16 years in prison. The project revives his long-running Public Domain mixtape series and marks both a personal and creative milestone for the Harlem-bred artist, whose influence has... Read More »

Nigerian star Asake has issued a public response following reports that a young woman died in a crowd surge outside his concert in Nairobi, Kenya, underscoring renewed concerns about crowd safety at major live music events. The incident occurred on Dec. 20 outside Nyayo Stadium, where Asake was scheduled to... Read More »

Bad Bunny and J Balvin publicly closed the chapter on one of Latin music’s most talked-about tensions Sunday night, reuniting onstage in Mexico City for the first time in four years. The appearance took place during the final stop of Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour at GNP... Read More »

Barry Manilow has announced that he will undergo surgery to remove what he described as a “cancerous spot” on his lung, a diagnosis he says was discovered early and is expected to have a positive outcome. The veteran singer shared the news with fans in a statement posted to Instagram,... Read More »

The Flaming Lips are addressing the departure of longtime multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd, with drummer Matthew Duckworth Kirksey insisting that the band remains creatively energized and committed to its future. Speculation about Drozd’s status began circulating last week after the musician appeared to confirm his exit in a now-deleted Threads post.... Read More »

As Miley Cyrus steps into another high-profile chapter of her career with Avatar: Fire and Ash, the singer is also beginning to reflect on a milestone that defined her earliest years in the spotlight: the upcoming 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana. In a new interview with Variety, Cyrus spoke candidly... Read More »

A federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of Karl Jordan Jr., one of two men found guilty last year in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, marking a major development in one of hip-hop’s longest-running criminal cases. On Friday, U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall ruled that prosecutors... Read More »

Avicii’s former manager, Ash Pournouri, has filed a lawsuit in Sweden against the estate of the late DJ, alleging that a Netflix documentary and two subsequent books defamed him by presenting a distorted and damaging portrayal of his role in the artist’s career. The lawsuit, filed in Stockholm District Court,... Read More »