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Ben Folds (photo: Alysse Gafkjen) Three decades after Ben Folds Five helped carve out a rare guitar-free lane in alternative rock, the band is celebrating its landmark debut with an expanded anniversary edition featuring a long-lost version of the album that almost was.Due Sept. 4 via Capitol/UMe, Ben Folds Five (30th Anniversary) pairs a newly remastered edition of the trio’s 1995 debut with the long-rumored “Shelved First Attempt” — an […]

Marcus King Sets Special Nashville Acoustic Show at Aviator Nation Dreamland on July 29 Aviator Nation Dreamland has partnered with SPIN to present a very special acoustic performance from Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and guitar phenom Marcus King in Nashville on July 29th. Aviator Nation Dreamland is a 70s inspired event venue originating in Malibu and brought to the heart of Nashville. Dreamland calls home to the location previously loved as Two […]

(photo: Bobbi Rich) More than a decade after Sound & Color cemented Alabama Shakes as a vital new face in rock’n’roll, the trio is officially back. The Brittany Howard-fronted group has announced its long-awaited third studio album, I Must Be Dreaming, due Aug. 28 via Island Records, alongside news that its latest single, “I Feel Hope Coming,” will arrive Friday (July 10). Produced by the band with six-time Grammy winner […]

(photo: Gabe Ginsberg / FilmMagic) The film adaptation of Britney Spears’ bestselling memoir The Woman in Me has taken another step forward. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Liz Meriwether has signed on to write the screenplay for Universal’s highly anticipated biopic, joining director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt.Meriwether is best known as the creator of New Girl and for writing and producing acclaimed television series including The Dropout […]

Ken Carson Expands ‘xperiment’ Era With Fall Tour Ken Carson isn’t wasting any time capitalizing on the momentum behind xperiment. Just days after releasing his fifth studio album, the Atlanta rapper has announced the 17-date xperimenting tour, a U.S. headlining run that begins Aug. 26 at Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion and wraps Sept. 23 at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour will make stops […]

(photo: Jenny Lens) The Ramones’ 50th anniversary celebration is heading to one of Los Angeles’ most fitting venues: a cemetery. Ramones Productions and Hollywood Forever Cemetery have announced the Official Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute, set for Aug. 30 at the legendary Hollywood landmark, kicking off a yearlong celebration marking five decades since the release of the band’s groundbreaking 1976 self-titled debut.Hosted by John Travolta, the event will feature the live […]

Dolly Parton (photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor). After a successful Nashville preview, Dolly Parton is bringing her life story to Broadway. The country icon announced that DOLLY: A True Original Musical will begin preview performances Dec. 7 at New York City’s St. James Theatre, with opening night scheduled for Jan. 19, 2027 — Parton’s 81st birthday.The production, which had its world premiere in Music City in summer 2025, features a book […]

Years before 'American Idol' or 'America's Got Talent,' Evanescence singer Amy Lee's father won the top prize on a late '70s talent competition series. Continue reading…

(photo: Viviane Sassen) After months of cryptic teases, surprise EPs and a highly publicized video shoot in Mexico City, U2 has officially returned with “Street of Dreams,” the first single from the band’s still-untitled new studio album, due later this year. The project will mark Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.’s first full-length album of new material since 2017’s Songs of Experience. Produced by longtime collaborator Jacknife […]