Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their Land Of Hope & Dreams Tour at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. The Boss included a series of politically-minded remarks to accompany the songs “Land Of Hope And Dreams,” “House Of A Thousand Guitars,” and “My City Of Ruins.”
S.G. Goodman’s evocative storytelling skills are on display on her amazing new single “Snapping Turtle,” which begins with a scene of kids beating a turtle with a stick. “So I asked if I could take a lick/ When I raised my hand I brought down the wrath of god himself/ Beat those kids till they were crying out for help/ I couldn’t help myself/ Then threw the turtle in the truck,” she sings. Goddamn.
Kilo Kish releases her new Negotiations EP this Friday. After sharing “Digital Emotional,” “Reprogram,” and “Negotiate” with Miguel, she’s back with one last taste with the futuristic anthem “Enough.”
Next month the Bug Club unveil their new album Very Human Features. “Jealous Boy” and “How To Be A Confidante” have served as charming previews, and today the Welsh band is back with the final single, “Appropriate Emotions.”
You may have heard about certain notable music-related locales making their way to Airbnb, from ex-Beatle Pete Best’s family home to the American Football house. But Airbnb also occasionally teams up with musicians to offer specially-curated “Experiences,” like a swanky stay at Prince’s Minneapolis house from the Purple Rain movie. Now, Megan Thee Stallion is joining in, serving as the face of their new Otaku Hottie quest.
Two years ago, Abel Tesfaye said he would be making one last album under the name the Weeknd. That album came earlier this year with the release of the anticlimactic Hurry Up Tomorrow, which completed a trilogy. Now he’s saying he might not retire the moniker after all.
Over the weekend, André 3000 received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. The musician — who recently shared the 7 Piano Sketches EP — was presented with the honorary Doctor of Music degree at Boston University’s Agganis Arena on Saturday (May 10) along with Sarah Bareilles.
After announcing a reunion tour last year, Oasis were rumored to have m a new album as well. Master troll Liam Gallagher told a fan on his very unserious X account that it was “already finished,” but now the band’s manager is saying there’s no LP after all.
The flood of allegations, lawsuits, and criminal charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs began with a 2023 lawsuit by Cassie Ventura, Combs’ former girlfriend and a recording artist for his Bad Boy record label under the mononym Cassie. The lawsuit was quickly settled, but it set off a series of similar lawsuits and an FBI investigation that led to charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution against the music and fashion mogul. Disturbing footage of Combs physically abusing Ventura at the Intercontinental Los Angeles Century City in 2016 also emerged a year ago, sparking a statement from Ventura urging the public to believe and support victims of violence. Tuesday, she testified against Combs in federal court.
Cat Stevens is the latest musician to get into the memoir business. Today he’s announced his book Cat On The Road To Findout, set to arrive in the US this October. It’ll document the British singer-songwriter’s life through his upbringing by immigrant parents in London, his extensive humanitarian efforts, his prolific and ever-evolving music career, and the multiple near-death experiences that greatly affected his spirituality, including a name change to Yusuf Islam. Here’s part of the book description from his publisher Little Brown: