US Federal Trade Commission to Ban Hidden Ticket Fees
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new ban on hidden fees for concert tickets in the US. Yesterday (December 17), the FTC
Megan LaPierre•Dec 18, 2024
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12 Unheard Michael Jackson Recordings Discovered in Abandoned Storage Unit
In a genuinely wild find that would have me feeling like Nicolas Cage (more 'National Treasure,' less 'Longlegs'), a former California
Kaelen Bell•Dec 18, 2024Chrissie Hynde Apologizes for Front Row Concert Rules (Sort Of)
In October, Pretenders bandleader Chrissie Hynde urged listeners following the band on tour not to be offended if they get moved from the
Calum Slingerland•Dec 18, 2024R.A.P. Ferreira's New Album Was Inspired by His Custody Battle
Nashville-based cult MC R.A.P. Ferreira has announced a new album inspired by a legal battle over custody of his child. 'OUTSTANDING
Calum Slingerland•Dec 18, 2024Massive Attack Will "Hopefully" Release New Music in 2025
Nearly two decades removed from their most recent studio album arriving, Massive Attack have hinted that new material could see the light
Calum Slingerland•Dec 18, 2024Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Could Have Named 'Missionary' After a Better Sex Position
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre teamed up for their first full-length album together since 1993's 'Doggystyle,' and excitement for the project might
Sydney Brasil•Dec 17, 2024Madonna Is in the Studio with Stuart Price: "'Confessions on a Dancefloor' Part 2?"
Madonna has never truly stopped being relevant, and her music — while never reaching her '80s and '90s peaks — still manages to move
Kaelen Bell•Dec 17, 2024SahBabii Announces 2025 North American Tour
Atlanta rapper SahBabii has announced a North American tour in support of this year's 'Saaheem.' The Resurrection Tour kicks off on February
Kaelen Bell•Dec 17, 2024Bloody Beetroots Maps Out 20th Anniversary International Tour
Remember the Bloody Beetroots? The man behind the mask — Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo — has just announced the project's 20th anniversary tour, t
Allie Gregory•Dec 17, 2024Woodshed Orchestra's Dave Clark Shares Collaborative Charity Single "Heaven on Earth"
Toronto's Dave Clark (Woodshed Orchestra, Rheostatics) has shared a new collaborative charity single, with all Bandcamp proceeds set to
Megan LaPierre•Dec 17, 2024'28 Days Later' Is Finally Coming to Digital Platforms
When it rains, it pours — shortly after Sony dropped the trailer for Danny Boyle's upcoming '28 Years Later,' it's been announced that
Kaelen Bell•Dec 17, 2024Kevin Cronin Didn't Want REO Speedwagon to Break Up: "I Just Got Outvoted"
Back in September, REO Speedwagon announced that they would stop touring after this year due to "irreconcilable differences." Less than
Megan LaPierre•Dec 17, 2024JAY-Z's Lawyer Expects "Demonstrably False" Rape Lawsuit to Be Dismissed
JAY-Z's lawyer says the allegation that the artist sexually assaulted a Jane Doe plaintiff with Sean "Diddy" Combs "defies credibility"
Calum Slingerland•Dec 17, 2024Static-X Get GWAR, Dope, A Killer's Confession for 2025 North American Tour
With the addition of current vocalist/guitarist Xer0 (replacing Wayne Static, who died in 2014), Static-X's classic 'Wisconsin Death Trip'
Megan LaPierre•Dec 17, 2024Adele Song Ordered to Be Pulled from Streaming over Plagiarism Claim
A Brazilian judge has ordered the global removal of Adele's song "Million Years Ago" — from 2015's '25' — from streaming services over a
Megan LaPierre•Dec 17, 2024SZA Says 'SOS Deluxe' Is Out Friday, Shares “Drive” Teaser Starring Ben Stiller
SZA fans have been waiting about as long as 'Severance' fans for a return, and both portions of that Venn Diagram are finally getting
Kaelen Bell•Dec 17, 2024Aphex Twin Drops Surprise Rarities Compilation 'Music from the Merch Desk (2016 - 2023)'
Aphex Twin — the influential English producer born Richard D. James — appears to have quietly released a surprise compilation album, 'Music
Megan LaPierre•Dec 17, 2024Alvvays' "Archie, Marry Me" Is Certified Gold
Alvvays have only gotten better since they first sprung up in 2014, but they've never again quite captured the zeitgeist like they did with
Kaelen Bell•Dec 17, 2024Chappell Roan Learns About Orville Peck’s Early Punk Band: "He Changed My Whole Life"
Before Orville Peck was Orville Peck, he was a punk drummer in the Vancouver underground scene — and that's news to his friend Chappell
Alex Hudson•Dec 16, 2024A Luigi Mangione Documentary in Development from Alex Gibney
From his image being featured on an unofficial Disney Channel DJ theme night to the death metal band Sanguisugabogg selling "Free Luigi"
Karlie Rogers•Dec 16, 2024Cradle of Filth and Dying Fetus to Co-Headline 2025 Chaos & Carnage North American Tour
Chaos & Carnage is returning in 2025 for its sixth year, with coheadliners Dying Fetus and Cradle of Filth leading the charge across
Allie Gregory•Dec 16, 2024Watch Waxahatchee Return to NPR's Tiny Desk After a Decade
The last time Katie Crutchfield visited NPR's Tiny Desk, it was 2013. A lot has changed since then! Including her haircut
Kaelen Bell•Dec 16, 2024Whitechapel Plot 2025 North American Tour
Whitechapel have announced a 2025 tour of North America they're dubbing the Hymns and Dissonance tour that will bring them to five cities
Allie Gregory•Dec 16, 2024slowthai Found Not Guilty in Rape Trial
Last year, UK rapper slowthai —real name Tyron Frampton — and a friend were charged with raping two women at a house party in Oxford
Kaelen Bell•Dec 16, 2024Viagra Boys Expand North American Tour
Back in 2022, Viagra Boys released Cave World, which saw them also make the rounds on tour that year and the following one. Now, at the
Megan LaPierre•Dec 16, 2024Luigi Mangione Imagery Takes Over Disney Channel DJ Theme Night
At this point, anything can become the crossover event of the century, even if there's no line connecting the two dots. This was the case
Sydney Brasil•Dec 16, 2024Long-Lost Prince and Kylie Minogue Collab "Baby Doll" Surfaces
Kylie Minogue has done some super interesting collaborations in her time — "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with Nick Cave
Kaelen Bell•Dec 16, 2024Chappell Roan Was on Mushrooms for Grimes's Infamous Coachella Set, Says It Was the Best Part of the Festival
Grimes's DJ set at Coachella was an infamous disaster, as a giant mechanical spider walked around the stage while the musician's tracks
Alex Hudson•Dec 16, 2024Billie Eilish Hit in Face Mid-Song by Object Thrown by Fan
One of the unfortunate trends of 2023 has reared its head here in the final weeks of 2024, as a pop star has once again been struck by an
Alex Hudson•Dec 16, 2024Drake Lookalike Contest Offers $10,000 to Foremost Toronto Mans
Despite the fact that none of them can quite capture the serendipitous purity of that original Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest, the
Megan LaPierre•Dec 13, 2024Whitehorse Map Out 2025 Ontario Tour
Prolific Hamilton-based duo Whitehorse have announced an upcoming tour around the province they call home in March 2025, which will see them
Megan LaPierre•Dec 13, 2024‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Is Returning with New Episodes Featuring Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek
Do you miss Malcolm in the Middle? If so, you're not the only one — after a few years of teasing, the beloved sitcom is returning for a
Kaelen Bell•Dec 13, 2024Megan Thee Stallion Accuses Tory Lanez of Working with YouTube Personality to Harass Her from Prison
In October, Megan Thee Stallion (née Megan Pete) sued YouTube personality Milagro Gramz (Milagro Elizabeth Cooper), accusing the social
Megan LaPierre•Dec 13, 2024New West-End Toronto Venue Books Chris Brown & Kate Fenner, BASIC, Samantha Crain
With event space closures a thing of expectation around Toronto, the rare beacon of opportunity that offers a new music venue is worth
Allie Gregory•Dec 13, 2024Röyksopp Drop Surprise Ambient Album
After taking an extended break from music following 2014's 'The Inevitable End,' Röyksopp returned over the pandemic to deliver the three
Allie Gregory•Dec 13, 2024Cancer Bats Announce 2025 Ontario Tour
Toronto noisemakers Cancer Bats have announced a tour of their home province taking place in the early months of 2025. They will play two
Alex Hudson•Dec 13, 2024Bowen Yang Blew His 'SNL' Audition with Lorne Michaels: "I Pandered to His Canadianness"
Bowen Yang is now a key part of the 'Saturday Night Live' cast — but he almost didn't get the gig after blowing his 2017 screen test with
Alex Hudson•Dec 13, 2024Conan O'Brien's Parents Die Within Three Days of Each Other
Conan O'Brien lost both of his parents this week, as the comedian and podcaster's mother has died just three days after his father
Alex Hudson•Dec 13, 2024Ottawa Jazz Festival Gets Arooj Aftab, Samara Joy for 2025 Edition
Ottawa Jazz Festival will celebrate its 45th year in style in 2025, running from June 20 to 29 at Confederation Park and other satellite
Megan LaPierre•Dec 13, 2024Toronto Sold-Out Concert Cancelled After Air Canada Denies Seat for Cello
British classical siblings Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason cancelled a sold-out Toronto show after Air Canada refused to allow them to board
Alex Hudson•Dec 13, 2024Morgan Wallen Sentenced to DUI Education, Two Years Probation for Chair-Throwing Incident
Morgan Wallen has been sentenced to spend seven days incarcerated at a DUI education centre and two years on supervised probation after
Megan LaPierre•Dec 12, 2024Tyler, the Creator Explains Why He Released 'CHROMAKOPIA' on a Monday
Tyler, the Creator made a huge commercial splash with this year's 'CHROMAKOPIA,' which had one of the biggest sales weeks of 2024 and topped
Alex Hudson•Dec 12, 2024The Beatles' Manager Is Also Getting a Biopic
We as a society are obsessed with Beatles biopics these days, so what better time for the long-delayed one on their manager, Brian Epstein
Megan LaPierre•Dec 12, 2024Death Metal Band Releases Merch in Support of Luigi Mangione
There are very few reasons to still have an Twitter X account, one of them being it's a great place to be when a monarch dies, or a hot
Sydney Brasil•Dec 12, 2024Nine Inch Nails on the "Defeating" Devaluation of Music: "The Culture of the Music World Sucks"
Despite admitting to be actively working on a number of projects at varying levels of seriousness, Nine Inch Nails have predominantly been
Megan LaPierre•Dec 12, 2024Pusha T Also Thinks Kendrick Won the Beef, Says Clipse Album Is Done
This past Saturday (December 7), Pusha T did a live-onstage interview with Ari Melber during a Saint & Citizen event at Miami's Art
Kaelen Bell•Dec 12, 2024New Colossus Festival Adds the OBGMs, Housewife, Laughing for 2025 Edition
New Colossus Festival — the annual event in New York City's Lower East Side that's as colossally super-stuffed with exciting emerging
Megan LaPierre•Dec 12, 2024No, the Zombie in the '28 Years Later' Trailer Is Not Cillian Murphy
This week it was widely reported that Cillian Murphy will be making his return to '28 Years Later' as an emaciated zombie
Karlie Rogers•Dec 12, 2024Faux Real Plot 2025 North American Tour
Faux Real — the Los Angeles, CA-based art pop project of Franco-American brothers Virgile and Elliott Arndt — have announced a headlining
Megan LaPierre•Dec 12, 2024A Posthumous Q Lazzarus Album Is Coming, Featuring Previously Unheard Music
The legendary Q Lazzarus — whose "Goodbye Horses" elevates an already chilling scene in Jonathan Demme's
Kaelen Bell•Dec 12, 2024