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Name  Young MC Best known for (Be as serious/funny as you want to be): “Bust A Move” for most people. “Know How” for DJs and select listeners around the world. Current city  Scottsdale, AZ Really want to be in  I really want to be where I am now. I left New York and I left L.A. I feel like

His Majesty King Charles III is adding a new title to his name: Radio DJ. To coincide with Commonwealth Day in the UK on March 10th, Charles will launch the first episode of The King’s Music Room on Apple Music. Recorded in Buckingham Palace, the episode promises “exclusive insight into His Majesty King Charles III’s

When you first get noticed for performing deeply personal songs on your guitar on TikTok during a pandemic, there isn’t a clear next step.  This is what Annie DiRusso has been facing since she broke out at the age of 21 in 2021 with singles like “Coming Soon” and “Nine Months.” Since then, she’s put

Every week, Consequence’s Songs of the Week column spotlights great new songs from the previous seven days and takes a look at notable releases. Find our new favorites and more on our Top Songs playlist, and for other great songs from emerging artists, check out our New Sounds playlist. This week, Dolly Parton shares a

First generation Syrian-American artist dj listen to ur heart’s event series “Heartcore” investigates “emotional hardcore abuse recovery music” and the cathartic quality of sound. “I believe all music is Heartcore, if you know how to listen,” DJLTUH explains. The February event at HEARTCORE put the focus on “the way creatives respond to the terrifying impending

Harry Styles is reportedly in talks for a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. According to “sources with knowledge of the talks” who spoke with the New York Post, Styles is in final negotiations for a residency that could span up to 35 dates, and begin as early as later this year. If confirmed, Styles

Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975 and Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts will headline the 2025 installment of the Glastonbury Festival, which is set for June 25-29 at its longtime home of Worthy Farm in Pilton, U.K. Young had initially backed out of the event due to an apparent dispute with broadcast partner BBC, but later

Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk musician best known for his song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84. “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March 4th, 2025 in New York City after a long illness,”

The first teaser has arrived for Range Life: A Pavement Story, director Alex Ross Perry’s unconventional pseudo Pavement biopic/documentary that has confused and/or enraged some early viewers. It stars Stranger Things actor/musician Joe Keery as Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus, who is shown in the clip struggling to fend off imposter syndrome as the band become

Ghost have announced their highly anticipated new album, SKELETÁ, arriving April 25th via Loma Vista Recordings. The video for lead single “Satanized” can be streamed below. Despite its sinister title, the new song is quite graceful and sees Ghost fully embracing their melodic-AOR side. Shades of Styx and Def Leppard are present on the prog-tinged

“It took a lot of balls.” Mix Master Mike (né Michael Schwartz) recalls the courage it took to call up the Beastie Boys, who by the late ’90s were bona fide rap superstars, and leave multiple messages on Adam “MCA” Yauch’s answering machine. But these were no ordinary messages. They showcased Mike’s skills as a

Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean has died at the age of 82. The two were married for nearly 60 years. No cause of death has been revealed, but a statement posted on Dolly’s Instagram page reads, “Carl Dean, husband of Dolly Parton, passed away March 3rd in Nashville at the age of 82. He will be

A rising star in the music industry, Michelle Langone shows once again how captivating she is on her latest single, ‘Home Reimagined’.  The Florida artist’s latest single offers alook at what happens when a classically trained artist dabbles in dance music; ‘Home Reimagined’ seamlessly blends classical pop with EDM elements. At just 25 years old,

Conan O’Brien made his Academy Awards hosting debut at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday night. In a memorable monologue, he poked some fun at himself before playfully making some jokes about the star actors and films nominated at Hollywood’s biggest night. Before the monologue, a pre-taped segment aired in which O’Brien parodied The Substance by emerging

Angie Stone, a veteran R&B and soul singer who first rose to fame in the 1980s with the South Carolina trio the Sequence, has died in a Sprinter van accident while traveling from Alabama, according to reports. She was 63. No further details about the circumstances were available at deadline, although reports suggest the van

Last year, country musician Ingrid Andress appeared at the 2024 Home Run Derby and delivered one of the all-time worst performances of the National Anthem in television history. Seven months later, the country singer got a chance to redeem herself at a Colorado Avalanche hockey game on Friday night. This time, instead of making athletes

David Johansen, whose flamboyant style turned glam-punk progenitors the New York Dolls into ’70s underground rock sensations and who later had an improbable second act as faux lounge singer Buster Poindexter, died yesterday (Feb. 28) in New York after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 75. In recent weeks, Johansen went public with a

Every week, Consequence’s Songs of the Week column spotlights great new songs from the previous seven days and takes a look at notable releases. Find our new favorites and more on our Top Songs playlist, and for other great songs from emerging artists, check out our New Sounds playlist. This week, Little Simz shares an

R.E.M.‘s four original members took the stage once again last night (Feb. 27) at the 40 Watt Club in their former Athens, Ga., stomping grounds, joining actor-singer Michael Shannon and guitarist Jason Narducy as part of their current tour performing R.E.M.’s 1985 album Fables of the Reconstruction in its entirety. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills

The members of BLACKPINK —  Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa — are returning to the road for a much-anticipated tour in summer 2025 Get BLACKPINK Tickets Here The members have mapped out a 2025 world tour; while the limited run currently has the record-breaking K-pop act hitting nine cities, they’ll be at some of the

Sabrina Carpenter is keeping North America in her “Good Graces.” The 25-year-old “Espresso” singer announced on Thursday, February 27, that she will be expanding her Short n’ Sweet tour, adding five new cities to her North American leg, Variety reported. Carpenter will perform at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena on October 23 and 24, before heading

Viagra Boys are back with their new song, “Uno II,” the second single from their upcoming album, viagr aboys. Stream it below. “Uno II” was named after vocalist Sebastian Murphy’s Italian greyhound, who suffered through a year going back and forth to a vet due to dental issues. This inspired the singer to try and

Few concert films are as distinctive as Pink Floyd‘s 1972 opus Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, which chronicled the group’s pre-The Dark Side of the Moon audience-free performance in October 1971 amid the Italian city’s ancient ruins. On April 24, a digitally remastered version of the movie will be beamed into standard and IMAX

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an investigation into iHeartMedia over whether the radio giant may be offering airplay as leverage to book artists — a practice that may violate “payola” laws — to play at its events. In a letter to iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman, FCC chairman Brendan Carr alleged that “certain owners

Ozzy Osbourne‘s recent struggles with significant health issues are at the forefront of the in-production documentary No Escape From Now, which will also chronicle his preparations for Black Sabbath’s final performance on July 5 in Birmingham, England. Directed by Tania Alexander, the film will air later this year on Paramount+. “This film is an honest

Billy McFarland has revealed new details about Fyre Fest 2, including a new date and location. Originally announced as taking place April 25th through 28th, Fyre Festival 2 is now going down from May 30th to June 2nd. In a new interview with TODAY, the convicted fraudster explained, “We just needed the extra month to give our

“You’re going to wear this to the show? You’re going to wear the shirt of the band you’re going to see? Don’t be that guy.” These words have had a longer legacy in the world of music fandom than many bands. They were said by the character Droz played by Jeremy Piven, in the cult

Through his representative, Justin Bieber has assured fans that is not using drugs, and criticized the ongoing speculation about his mental and physical health as “exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.” The statement (via Rolling Stone) was apparently released in response

Dolly Parton, Lainey Wilson, Orville Peck, Dasha and Jackson Dean are among the special guests on Australian children’s group the Wiggles’ upcoming country album, Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!, which will be released March 7. The Parton-penned “Friends” and a rework of her classic “9 to 5,” here dubbed “Counting 1 to 5,” are both available