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Halsey Brings Out Special Guest to Perform Emo Throwback at New York Tour Stop

Halsey took off on her “Back to Badlands” tour in October 2025, traveling steadily through the fall and into the new year. The international tour...

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From Fighting Fish to Motorbikes: A Look Into Green Day’s Tour Bus Caravan Circa 2002

In 2002, Green Day embarked on the “Pop Disaster Tour,” co-headlining with Blink-182. They were between studio albums at the time, with Warning...

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4 Artists Who Left the Spotlight Behind for Quieter Lives

Celebrity culture can be damaging for many reasons, especially for artists who often bare their souls in their music. Those people who don’t like...

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The Most-Listened to Songs of 2025 Prove That U.S. Listeners Really Are Living in the Past

Data doesn’t lie, and the data says U.S. listeners refused to let go of their favorite classic songs in 2025. Entertainment analytics company...

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Bandcamp Bans AI From Platform, Emphasizes ‘Human Connection Found Through Music’

Bandcamp is once again showing its support for human artists in the age of AI as the first platform to completely ban AI-generated music. In a January...

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Real Yearners Know What’s Up: 5 Song Suggestions for the ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Soundtrack

If I were crafting a soundtrack for a series that wields longing like a weapon, these five songs would be must-haves. Some are strictly vibes-based,...

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If I Could Blend Timelines, I Would Create These 3 Dream Punk Collabs With Old and New Bands

If I could plan three punk collabs and have them release split albums, disregarding things like time, disbandments, and death, I would pair some...

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers Classic That Anthony Kiedis Insisted Wasn’t the Right Fit for the Band

Since forming in 1982, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were easily categorized as L.A. stoner funk rock, and they didn’t do much to dissuade this...

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4 Banned Songs That Climbed the Charts Instead

Songs get banned from the radio for all kinds of reasons. Suggestive themes, saucy music videos, anti-monarchist sentiments, the list goes on. Here...

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David Byrne on Art, Experimentation, and the Pitfalls of the ‘Avant-Garde’

If you think you know David Byrne from just listening to Talking Heads, you’re missing out on an entire world of artistic expression that goes way...

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4 Beautifully Written Punk Songs That Showcase the Poetry Hiding Behind the Noise

We typically identify punk by its brash, in-your-face, sometimes unintelligible delivery. But when you really consider the lyrics, you’ll usually...

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Speculation About New War Child Charity Record Includes Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines D.C., and More

The charity organization War Child is stirring up the Arctic Monkeys fanbase, among several others, as they launched a new Instagram page called War...

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Twenty One Pilots Announce Film Release of Career-Defining Show From 2025 World Tour

Twenty One Pilots were on tour from August 2024 until October 2025 in support of their previous two albums, Clancy (May 2024) and Breach (September...

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4 of the Best Underground Albums From the 90s You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Nothing hits quite like a gem of an underground album that no one’s listened to in probably 30 years. While these albums might not have been huge...

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Robyn ‘Stays Horny’ on ‘Sexistential’, Her First New Album in Almost a Decade

Robyn is returning after almost ten years without a new album, announcing her next LP, Sexistential. The album is due out on March 27, and the pop...

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MTV Music Channels Come Back From the Dead With Fan-Made Website

On December 31, 2025, music lovers mourned as MTV officially shut down the last of its 24-hour music channels. Programs in Europe and the U.K. were...

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The Woman on This Iconic Deftones Album Cover Wasn’t a Groupie, She Was Just ‘Lisa’

When Deftones released their second album, Around the Fur, in 1997, the cover art gained a lot of attention. It’s a cool shot, using a unique angle...

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Morrissey, Notorious Show Canceler, Began the New Year by Canceling Two Shows

There are certain things in life that remain indisputable facts: The sky is blue, there are 24 hours in a day, and beloved British rockstar Morrissey...

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How ‘Stranger Things’ Is Breathing New Life Into These Classic 80s Hits

With Stranger Things wrapping up its final chapter on Netflix, the series has once again led to a new wave of fans discovering 80s classics. Since the...

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5 Djo Songs You Should Listen to After ‘End of Beginning’

You know Joe Keery as Steve Harrington on Stranger Things, but if you’re just learning about his solo music project Djo, we’ve got the Scoops Ahoy...

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4 Unexpected Songs That Went Viral on Social Media

Social media is a nightmare for many reasons, but it’s been pretty handy for music discovery in the past several years. For example, TikTok is...

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Depeche Mode’s Mexico City Concert Film Is Coming To Netflix

Depeche Mode first announced their epic concert film, M, in April 2025. At the time, they shared that they’d compiled footage from shows during...

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‘Stranger Things’ Star Turns Spotify Chart Upside Down, Replacing Taylor Swift With Second Trip to No. 1

For 78 consecutive days, Taylor Swift topped the Spotify Global Chart with her track “The Fate of Ophelia,” released on her 2025 album The Life of...

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Ashley Tisdale Shines a Light on Toxic Mom Groups With Relatable Blog Post, Helps Other Women ‘Feel Seen’

Depending on your demographic, Ashley Tisdale has many names. Sharpay, Maddie, and Candace. But since 2014, she’s been Ashley Tisdale-French, and in...

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Lily Allen on Returning to the UK and Starting Over: ‘It’s Just a Lot’

Since the release of her latest album, West End Girl, Lily Allen has reflected on the intense shake-up of her entire life. The album was revealing and...

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The Day the Music Video Died: All Remaining MTV Music Channels Officially Shut Down

As of December 31, 2025, MTV has closed the book on a defining era of music television. The music video giant has officially shut down its remaining...

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Britney Spears’ ‘Lucky’ Was the Cry for Help We All Sang Along to in 2000

Britney Spears was at the top of her game in 2000 when she released Oops…I Did It Again. If …Baby One More Time set her on the path to pop...

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How the Red Hot Chili Peppers Turned Their First Co-Writing Session Into Their Band’s Entire Personality

The Red Hot Chili Peppers started carving out a more popular space for themselves with the release of Blood Sugar Sex Magik in 1991. The band’s next...

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In Rare Interview, 17-Year-Old Britney Spears Discusses Her Big Dreams and Teenage Insecurities

In early February 1999, Britney Spears had been at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week with “…Baby One More Time”. She was 17 years old...

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Your Favorite Drummer’s Favorite Drummer: Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins Discuss Drum Idols

In April 2018, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins joined Sammy Hagar on his Rock and Roll Road Trip series for AXS TV. Gathered at a table in a diner, the...

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‘Good Luck, Babe!’ Co-Writer Reveals How the Iconic Song Came To Be (And What Inspired Him to Work With Chappell Roan)

Chappell Roan took the music industry by storm with her debut LP, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and the subsequent single, “Good Luck,...

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The Goo Goo Dolls Concert That Featured Methane Gas Explosions: ‘Could 50,000 People Really Get Electrocuted All at Once?’

The Goo Goo Dolls are packing in the performances this New Year’s Eve. They’re managing to squeeze in a live appearance on Dick Clark’s New...

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Patti Smith Turns 79: 4 Fan-Favorite Songs to Celebrate the Punk Poet Laureate on Her Birthday

On December 30, 1946, Patti Smith was born, and she would go on to create a five-decade-long career that’s still going strong. She was at the...

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Data Reveals the Most Annoying Songs of 2025 With Surprising Results

With the end of the year just a day away, the internet has been flooded with Best Of lists from almost every major publication. Most of them say a lot...

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R.I.P. Brigitte Bardot, You Would Have Hated Chappell Roan’s ‘Red Wine Supernova’

After posting a tribute to Brigitte Bardot following her death in December 2025, Chappell Roan quickly backtracked. Roan initially noted that Bardot...

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Wheatus Calls TikTok ‘Bad for Music,’ Says It Creates Competition Among Artists

Wheatus is joining TikTok’s war on music on the side of music, as frontman Brendan B. Brown thinks the social media platform is contributing nothing...

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3 Music Scenes the Industry Ignored—but Fans Didn’t

The nature of an underground music scene is right in the name. Here are three crucial scenes that were overlooked by the mainstream. The post 3 Music...

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Texas Cover Band Jimmy Eat Brisket Has Planned an Emo New Year’s Eve Party

The Austin, Texas-based cover band Jimmy Eat Brisket is doing what they do best for New Year's Eve: combining smoked meat and emo music. The post...

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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Seeks Out Negative Reviews, Says Releasing Music Is ‘Weird These Days’

Kevin Parker of Tame Impala revealed that he searches for negative reviews, but also admitted that releasing music can feel 'violating.' The post Tame...

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Man Charged in Tupac’s Murder Seeks To Suppress Key Evidence, Lawyers Cite ‘Misleading Portrait’

Duane Davis, who was charged in 2023 with Tupac Shakur's murder, is seeking to suppress evidence obtained in an 'unlawful' search. The post Man...

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3 Popular Songs That Went Viral for the Wrong Reasons

Some songs go viral because they're good, some go viral because they're bad, and others become culturally load-bearing memes. The post 3 Popular Songs...

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Nirvana Responds to Their Most Controversial, Misunderstood Song in 1993 Interview

Kurt Cobain wrote “Rape Me” around 1991, shortly before the release of Nirvana’s breakthrough album Nevermind. There were a few live...

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Cindy Lou Who Actor Recalls Reuniting With the Grinch 25 Years Later

Taylor Momsen has made a significant name for herself since 2009 as the vocalist for The Pretty Reckless, but for many people of a certain age,...

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‘Frosty the Snowman’ Voice Actor Might Have Had Multiple Secret Lives, According to His Son

Jackie Vernon, voice of Frosty in the 1969 holiday classic Frosty the Snowman, may have been leading a double or even triple life, according to his...

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‘It’s Still Very Raw’: Shane MacGowan’s Sister on Grieving the Pogues Frontman Two Years Later

Shane MacGowan, enigmatic yet troubled frontman of The Pogues, passed away in November 2023. Two years later, his sister says the grief is still close...

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How the Darkness Crafted Their Ideal Christmas Song With the Help of Fairy Lights and Holiday Jumpers

In December 2003, The Darkness dabbled in holiday tunes with the release of “Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)”. The U.K. hard rock band...

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How The Pogues Responded to Censorship of Their Hit Song ‘Fairytale of New York’: ‘Times Change’

The Pogues’ 1987 hit song “Fairytale of New York” makes the rounds again every holiday season. It’s a rowdy, bare-knuckle kind of song, ground...

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Kylie Minogue Has the No. 1 Holiday Song in the U.K., While Mariah Carey Still Reigns in the U.S.

Kylie Minogue celebrated the 10th anniversary of her holiday album Kylie Christmas with a “Fully Wrapped” reissue, earning her 11th No. 1 album on...

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Move Over ‘Stayin’ Alive’, There’s a Hot New CPR Song in Town, and It’s Wearing Flannel

The American Heart Association has added to its hands-only CPR playlist. The playlist already features several songs between 100 and 120 beats per...

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With Spotify’s Library Plundered, the Door Is Open for Music Preservation, but Also for AI Companies

An extreme amount of metadata from Spotify’s music library has been scraped by pirate activists as of December 2025, according to a report from the...

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