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Vince Staples Details New LP, ‘Cry Baby’

(photo: Adrian Nieto) “As the world burns, I have decided to release this album. Thanks for listening.”That’s how Vince Staples is introducing Cry Baby, his newly announced 10-track album arriving June 5 via Loma Vista Recordings. The project marks a new phase for Staples, who has spent his entire career in the Universal Music Group system with Def Jam and Motown.More from Spin: Ariana Grande’s ‘Petal’ Blooms In July Metallica […]

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The Lemon Twigs Talk New LP On ‘Lipps Service’

(photo: Eva Chambers) The Lemon Twigs (siblings Brian and Michael D’Addario) are the guests on the latest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about their upcoming May 8 album Look For Your Mind! (Captured Tracks) and touring plans for 2026. The pair also discuss growing up on the Beatles and the Beach Boys, singing harmony with their parents and connecting with Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado, who became a […]

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KISS Saluting Ace Frehley At Vegas Celebration

Kiss' Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer take a final bow on Dec. 2, 2023 in New York (photo: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Live Nation). KISS is running it back in Las Vegas and will pay tribute to a fallen comrade along the way. The band has announced the second edition of its KISS Kruise: Land-locked in Vegas, set for Nov. 13–15 at Virgin Hotels […]

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Sleater-Kinney, Liz Phair Make Touring Team

Sleater-Kinney and Liz Phair (photos: Robin Laananen / Eszter+David) Indie rock lifers and ’90s mainstays Sleater-Kinney and Liz Phair are teaming for a short fall tour amusingly dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, beginning Sept. 6 in El Cajon, Ca.Phair says the trek “is a nod to 1990s alt-rock culture and the female-fronted bands who staked their claim to center stage in a male-dominated music industry. Sleater-Kinney and I both […]

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Metallica Beefs Up 1997’s ‘ReLoad’ For Boxed Set

Metallica's Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 4, 2023 in East Rutherford, N.J. (photo: Theo Wargo / Getty Images). Metallica is continuing its deep-dive catalog campaign with a massive reissue of 1997’s ReLoad, arriving June 26 via its own Blackened Recordings. Remastered by Reuben Cohen with longtime collaborator Greg Fidelman overseeing, ReLoad (Remastered) will be available across multiple formats, including vinyl, CD, cassette, digital and a […]

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Bruce, Bono, Bangalter Set For Tribeca Talks

U2's Bono and Bruce Springsteen at the 25th anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 30, 2009, in New York (photo: Kevin Kane / WireImage). The Tribeca Festival is continuing to roll out pieces of its 25th anniversary lineup, with its newly announced Talks, Reunions, and Retrospectives programming putting a sharp spotlight on music-driven storytelling and the artists shaping it.Running June 3–14, the […]

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Petal’ Blooms In July

(photo: Katia Temkin) After devoting much of the past two years to her starring role as Glinda in the Wicked film franchise, Ariana Grande has announced her eighth studio album, petal, arriving July 31 via Republic Records. It’s her first full-length release since 2024’s eternal sunshine.Executive produced and co-written by Grande alongside longtime collaborator ILYA, petal is described as a more organic, growth-focused project. Grande portrays the album as “something […]

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