Guns N’ Roses were one of the many bands subjected to the great drumpocalypse of 2025 when Frank Ferrer, their timekeeper of nearly two decades, left the band. But that hasn’t stopped Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, and Slash from chugging on: In December they shared the new songs “Nothin'” and “Atlas,” and they played both live for the first time last night at their tour kickoff in Monterrey, Mexico.

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During the Thursday’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, and En Vogue performed a medley of hits, and the following day the three groups announced a tour together. But that grand comeback news has been marred by the discovery that TLC’s Chilli donated hundreds of dollars to Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.

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Kanye West once called James Blake his “favorite artist” and they first collaborated over a decade ago. In 2022, the English singer-songwriter and producer also teamed up with the rapper for a project called WAR, which never saw the light of day. Later that year is when Kanye — now Ye — started regularly spewing antisemitism on social media and directly associating with far-right figures and ideology. Ye’s comments were widely condemned and he lost several major business partnerships. Now he has released the new album Bully, and Blake is credited on the closing track, “THIS ONE HERE.”

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This year, Robert Smith took the reins for the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The legendary frontman served as the “cureator,” putting together a lineup that includes Garbage, Wolf Alice, Manic Street Preachers, Elbow, and My Bloody Valentine. Last night’s show had Chvrches, and they debuted a new song called “Conman.”

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Ross “The Boss” Friedman, known for playing guitar in the Dictators and Manowar, has died. He passed away yesterday after a battle with ALS. He was 72.

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Last night, Hayley Williams kicked off her first-ever solo tour after her 2020 run for Petals For Armor was canceled because of the pandemic. At the Tabernacle in Atlanta, the singer-songwriter performed all of her latest record Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party, giving live debuts to most of the tracks. Her live band includes Paramore touring members Brian Robert Jones (guitar) and Joey Howard (bass).

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Like many bands of yesteryear, the Scottish rockers Big Country, makers of the 1983 hit “In A Big Country,” have splintered into various units on the touring circuit over the years. Also like many of those bands, they’re now fighting about who gets to use the band name.

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Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)

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“Whore & Savior,” the latest single from LA alt-rock musician Forest, is loud, chaotic, and weirdly addictive. My speakers are staging a tiny mechanical meltdown. It’s all screech, physical and feral. But there’s something softer fueling the pummeling sound. “I really drew on experiences of first love, and teenagehood,” Forest shared in a press release. “I wanted…

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Joyce Manor released their fantastic new album I Used To Go To This Bar in January, and they’re out on the road supporting it right now. The Torrance trio will be pushing back their next two shows, though, due to a vocal cord tear for frontman Barry Johnson. Last night the band postponed their show at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall, and tonight they won’t be appearing as scheduled at Detroit’s Majestic Theatre. Those shows have been rescheduled for April 23 (Detroit) and April 24 (Toronto) at the start of the next leg of the tour. Johnson hopes to be ready to perform again by Saturday’s show at the Salt Shed in Chicago, the last show of the current stretch.

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