Music

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

Bill Fay, the cult singer-songwriter who found success later in his career with the release of several albums through Dead Oceans, has died at the age of 81. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bill Fay, who died peacefully this morning (February 21st) in London, aged 81,” Dead Oceans said

Name  Billy Hamilton Best known for  The bassist of Silverstein, collector of vinyl records. Current city  Toronto, Canada. Really want to be in  Malmö, Sweden. My best friends live there and own a restaurant. My dream is to one day open a Japanese style jazz kissa hifi listening bar with them. Excited about  Silverstein is about to embark upon our 25

Number One on Netflix is a weekly spotlight on whatever is currently the most popular thing on the world’s most popular streaming service. Sometimes it’ll be a movie. Sometimes it’ll be a TV show. Whatever it is, a lot of people are clearly watching, and we’ll try to understand why with a quick review. Today,

Touring coast to coast? A big step. As headliners? Huge deal. But what really makes this tour unique for the indie rockers in Macseal? “It’s the first one that we didn’t book ourselves,” laughs one of the band’s vocalists and guitarists, Cole Szilagyi.  That’s a solid milestone for a band that’s been at it since

After installing himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center and firing several members of its board of trustees, Donald Trump has promised a new “Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.” We’re now beginning to get a sense of what that vision looks like, and it will apparently involve members of the J6

Randy Blythe is best known as the lead singer for Lamb of God. With the five-time Grammy-nominated metal band from Richmond, Virginia, he has released nine studio albums, beginning with 2009’s Wraith. Every Lamb of God release has charted in ten countries; 2022’s Omens reached #15 on the Billboard 200.  Blythe is also a best-selling

Sharon Osbourne has revealed that one of her biggest mistakes in managing her husband Ozzy Osbourne was not allowing the metal icon to audition for a role in the Pirates of Caribbean movie franchise. The revelation came during Sharon’s appearance on Billy Corgan’s new podcast The Magnificent Others. “Do you want to know the biggest

Picture this: It’s the first Friday of May. Los Angeles’ subtle winter gloom has melted away to reveal brilliant blue skies, and the long-awaited 75-degree heat is beckoning you relentlessly toward the beach. You put your phone on “Do Not Disturb” and slip it in your pocket. Suddenly, your only craving is for a watermelon

A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty on two counts of first-degree assault The Harlem rapper was charged with assault with a firearm in connection to the alleged November 2021 shooting of his former collaborator, A$AP Relli. The incident occurred in the Hollywood area during an argument between the two artists. He faced up to

Mark Jacob Lenderman is technically homeless. As we’re walking to a bar near his hotel, he explains that after moving to Durham, North Carolina, he’s been staying with friends while also shacking up at the occasional rented room during those vanishingly rare moments when he’s not on tour. He wants to find a permanent home,

Jelly Roll has launched a run club dubbed, Jelly Roll’s Losers Run Club,. The announcement came via a video posted this past week, in which the singer shared a bit about his own health journey. “A little bit over a year ago, I literally struggled to walk down my hill to the mailbox, y’all,” he

Everything I read about The Wombats ahead of meeting the U.K. group’s frontperson and principal songwriter, Matthew “Murph” Murphy, emphasized his introversion, social anxiety, and depression. I arrived prepared to ease him into our interview, but it is Murph who makes me feel immediately comfortable at a local café and bakery in his family-friendly neighborhood

Jack Nicholson made his first public appearance in two years during a surprise appearance at Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special. The 87-year-old actor appeared on camera to introduce Adam Sandler’s emotional tribute performance to SNL. Nicholson retired from acting in 2010 following his appearance in the 2010 romantic comedy How Do You Know alongside

Name  Matty Mullins Best known for  Memphis May Fire frontman, Anberlin imposter. Current city  Nashville, TN. Really want to be in  I really love being in Nashville. We’ve lived here for 11 years and I can’t imagine calling anywhere else home. San Diego also has a special place in my heart, but I think living there might ruin that,

Sheryl Crow is the latest Tesla owner to jump ship in the face of CEO Elon Musk’s actions as a member of the Trump administration. In a video posted to Instagram on Friday, the “Soak Up the Sun” singer waved goodbye to her Tesla as it was being towed away. In the caption, she explained

Grunge was alive and well last night (Feb. 14) during Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary concert at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, as Post Malone fronted a one-song Nirvana reunion and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder covered one of his own band’s songs as well as a Tom Petty classic while backed by the Roots,

In one of the most unforgettable moments of Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary concert, Nirvana’s surviving members—Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear—reunited to perform “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” with devoted Nirvana superfan Post Malone on lead vocals. The surprise performance at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Friday night (February 14th) was