Shoegaze-influenced indie band Hotline TNT has become the latest act to pull its catalogue from Spotify, aligning with a growing movement of musicians who are questioning the ethics of the world’s largest streaming platform. Frontman Will Anderson announced the decision in a statement shared on the band’s Instagram page earlier... Read More »

Brent Hinds, co-founder and longtime guitarist of the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, died Wednesday night in Atlanta following a motorcycle accident. He was 51. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Hinds’ death to Rolling Stone, citing multiple blunt force injuries. According to Atlanta police, the crash occurred around... Read More »

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Key Investment Group and several affiliated companies, accusing them of using unlawful methods to buy hundreds of thousands of tickets to major live events, including Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and reselling them at higher prices. The complaint was filed Monday in... Read More »

Atlanta rapper Young Thug has scored a legal victory in his long-running YSL case, winning the right to reclaim cash, cars, and jewelry that were seized from him more than two years ago. On Monday, his attorney confirmed that a Fulton County judge granted the return of roughly $145,000 in... Read More »

With his trial date approaching, music executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid is now without legal counsel in the civil sexual assault case brought by former Arista Records executive Drew Dixon. During a status conference on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas confirmed that Reid is currently proceeding “pro se,” the... Read More »

Ava Max is confronting one of the longest-running narratives of her career in her own music. This week, a leaked snippet from the title track of her upcoming album Don’t Click Play surfaced online, and in it, the pop singer directly addresses years of criticism that she imitates Lady Gaga.... Read More »

The search for Daniel Craig’s successor as James Bond remains one of Hollywood’s most closely watched casting questions, and speculation has not been limited to men. Some fans and critics have floated the idea of recasting Ian Fleming’s spy as a woman. But Helen Mirren, who has long been outspoken... Read More »

Ángel Del Villar, the founder and chief executive of influential música Mexicana label Del Records, was sentenced on Friday to four years in federal prison after being convicted of conducting business with a sanctioned drug trafficker in violation of the U.S. Kingpin Act. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong handed... Read More »

Liam Gallagher has been forced to abandon one of his most recognizable concert rituals, tossing his tambourine or maracas into the crowd, after audience members were injured in scrambles to catch the coveted items during Oasis's ongoing reunion tour. The singer broke the news to fans at Oasis's recent show... Read More »

Ronnie Rondell Jr., the Hollywood stuntman forever etched into rock history for setting himself on fire in one of music’s most iconic album covers, has died at the age of 88. His family confirmed that Rondell Jr. passed away on Tuesday at a senior living facility in Missouri. No cause... Read More »

Charli XCX brought her Brat era to an emphatic close on Friday, ending her headlining tour with a final performance at One Universe Festival in Gwacheon-si, South Korea. The show, which capped more than a year of cultural dominance from the British pop innovator, concluded with a farewell that was... Read More »

Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge has delivered a pointed rebuttal to Drake’s ongoing lawsuit over the promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping diss track “Not Like Us.” In his first public statement on the matter, Grainge dismissed the Canadian rapper’s claims as “groundless” and “ridiculous,” rejecting the suggestion... Read More »

Singer Sean Kingston has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for orchestrating a luxury goods fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked multiple vendors out of more than $1 million. The sentence, handed down Friday by Judge David Leibowitz, comes after Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were convicted... Read More »

Former NBA player and activist Stephen Jackson says rapper Lil Yachty personally called him to apologize after a lyric referencing George Floyd sparked backlash earlier this week. The controversy erupted on August 13 during a live stream hosted by content creator PlaqueBoyMax. In the broadcast, a song featuring Lil Yachty... Read More »

Taylor Swift is returning to one of her most successful creative alliances. The singer-songwriter confirmed that her longtime collaborators Max Martin and Shellback will serve as the sole producers alongside Swift herself, on her forthcoming 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. The announcement came during her appearance on... Read More »