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The Rolling Stones Announce New Album Foreign Tongues: Hear “In The Stars”

The Rolling Stones’ days as an unstoppable rock ‘n’ roll roadshow may be behind them, but they’re still making noise. Ronnie Wood confirmed late last year that a new album was locked and loaded. Today, after weeks of teasing, the Stones have officially announced Foreign Tongues and shared new single “In The Stars.” Last time…

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M.I.A. Kicked Off Kid Cudi Tour Over Onstage Political Rants

M.I.A.’s descent into right-wing absurdity is nothing new. Back in 2022, she compared Alex Jones’ lies about the Sandy Hook mass shooting to “every celebrity pushing vaccines.” In 2024, she went on the far-right conspiracy theorist’s show to launch apparel that supposedly blocks 5G signals. Last month, she dropped her “gospel” album M.I.7 and introduced a new clothing line, this one designed to block 10G signals. Now, after some ill-received stage banter at a Kid Cudi show in Dallas, she’s gotten herself kicked off of a big summer tour.

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The Avalanches Tease New Album With Retro-Futurist ARG

The Avalanches’ new album launch is underway. Last fall, the Australian electronic duo teased LP4 on Instagram with a photo of a pile of LaCie Rugged drives. Recently they wiped their Instagram and unveiled a new logo (that may to take inspiration from Tasuro Yamashita’s 1983 album Melodies). And, over the past few days, the Avalanches rolled out an RPG of sorts to kick off their new era.

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Olivia Rodrigo Hosts And Debuts Song With Weyes Blood On SNL

Olivia Rodrigo made her third appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight, pulling double duty in her hosting debut. (Recent musical guest Jack White wished the pop star luck via a note hidden in her dressing room.) Rodrigo’s big night featured some surprise guests, including Aziz Ansari and Weyes Blood.

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