Seven years ago this month, the South Central LA rapper and philanthropist Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed at age 33 outside Marathon Clothing, the store he opened in Hyde Park. After his death, fans quickly started a petition to rename the nearby intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard of to Nipsey Hussle Square. On the day of Nipsey’s funeral, city council said they’d be going forward with the decision. That finally came to fruition on Saturday.

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Mumford & Sons played SNL for the fourth time last night. They did “Rubber Band Man” and “Here,” two songs from their new album Prizefighter; Hozier joined them to sing his parts on the former song, while Sierra Ferrell sang on the latter in lieu of Chris Stapleton, who sings on the studio version. For both songs, Mumford & Sons had backup from Aaron Dessner, who co-produced Prizefighter.

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It’s been over half a year since Ozzy Osbourne passed away at 76. Tonight the BRIT Awards commemorated the heavy metal icon with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award as well as a tribute led by Robbie Williams.

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At the end of last year, Rosalía’s LUX made a big splash, landing at #4 on our list of the best albums of 2025. The lead single “Berghain” had sufficiently built up the hype, especially with its contributions from Björk and Yves Tumor. Tonight, the Spanish superstar used her performance at the BRIT Awards as an opportunity to give a live debut to “Berghain” with Björk at Manchester’s Co-op Live.

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It was bound to happen. With all the momentum and universal praise, Geese were destined to win their first industry award. Who would’ve thought it would be a BRIT Award? The Brooklyn indie rockers won International Group Of The Year tonight, and drummer Max Bassin accepted the award at Manchester’s Co-op Live, saying, “Free Palestine, fuck ICE, R.I.P. Mani, let’s go Geese!” The speech was censored on ITV, but Geese were ready with video from the audience to post on socials before the show was over.

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Social Distortion’s last album was 2011’s Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes, and this week the SoCal punk icons finally announced its followup Born To Kill, arriving May via Epitaph. The title track is out now. It’s the band’s first album since leader Mike Ness beat tonsil cancer. At a listening party in LA on Tuesday,…

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Last year, Tobias Jesso Jr. made an album with his former gardener. Now, Juliana Hatfield is sharing a surprise record she made with her contractor. It’s called Bets, and it arrives on the heels of December’s Lightning Might Strike. On Instagram, the Western Mass alt-rock veteran wrote: new surprise release alert! before i made my…

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Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter behind the #1 hits “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” “Bad Blood,” and “Laughter In The Rain,” has died. “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,” his family writes in a statement to Variety. “A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky enough to know him, an incredible human being who will be deeply missed.” No cause of death has been provided. Sedaka was 86.

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Punk In The Park is going dark. The multi-city punk-rock festival series has canceled all 2026 events, and according to a statement from organizers, the cancellation is due to the ongoing uproar over the owner’s donation to the Trump campaign.

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The pop-punk, emo, and metalcore festival When We Were Young has spent the past decade catering to former Warped Tour kids with disposable income. They won’t be doing that this year.

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