Music

Greg Lee, co-lead singer of stalwart L.A. ska group Hepcat, died March 19. He was 53.Lee suffered a brain aneurysm followed by cardiac arrest on March 17 at his home in Paramount; he died in a hospital. Hepcat was slated to perform at the highly anticipated SoCal festival No Values at the Pomona Fairplex on June 8. For the record: 11:12 a.m. March 20, 2024An earlier version of this story stated that Lee died at age 54. He was 53. “He has touched the lives and hearts of so many people all around the world through…

In the late 1980s I was working at Sub Pop records in Seattle as a jack of all trades, and also doing in-house photography. One evening I went to see the label’s new signings, Nirvana, but I just didn’t get it. I didn’t even photograph them that night, as I wasn’t impressed. But that all changed very quickly. I heard their debut album, Bleach, and was blown away. And the next time I saw them I was like, “Oh my God, this is not the same band.” Kurt Cobain was doing Pete Townshend jumps and it was a crazy show. I…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Hotties can snag tickets to Megan Thee Stallion‘s tour on Ticketmaster, or StubHub and Vivid Seats for sold-out shows. Clear your schedules this summer, Hotties — Megan Thee Stallion is bringing the heat with her highly anticipated Hot Girl Summer Tour. Presale is happening now on Ticketmaster, with general sale starting on Friday, May 22. Kicking…

The song will appear on Guts (spilled), the deluxe edition of her upcoming album out Friday “Miss Right Now” reads the sash across Olivia Rodrigo‘s chest in the official teaser trailer for “Obsessed,” the forthcoming song set to appear on the deluxe edition of Guts, out Friday. The music video won’t premiere until midnight on Thursday, but the singer is holding court now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXcjPySjdJU In the clip, Rodrigo gathers in a room full of her ex’s other scorned and…

This week, Future and Metro-Boomin are returning to the rap game grandly with We Don’t Trust You, the first half of a two-part album — the sequel, rumored to be an R&B-focused project, drops April 12th. Their release will compete with Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 2, the second volume in a series of three albums over three months. There’s also Beyoncé’s upcoming record, Act II: Cowboy Carter, which drops next week and follows 2022’s Act I: Renaissance. The country-focused album already has fans speculating on…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Fans can watch tonight’s Colorado Buffaloes vs. Boise State Broncos March Madness game online for free with a five-day trial to DirecTV Stream. The first matchups of March Madness have arrived. Now in the second day of the men’s NCAA tournament, the Colorado Buffaloes take on the Boise State Broncos in tonight’s First Four game. Streaming live from…

Aespa will give fans around the world the chance to watch their first show ever in the U.K. with a new concert film hitting movie theaters April 24 and 27.  Aespa: World Tour in Cinemas marks the K-pop outfit’s first concert film, and it was filmed during their gig at London’s O2 Arena last September. The show was part of Aespa’s extensive 2023 SYNK: Hyper Line Tour, which included concerts across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.  The concert film will feature performances of Aespa hits and…

A study published in the International Journal of Arts and Technology has looked at the relationship between traditional Javanese music and the introduction of technology and western instrumentation into this genre. The work undertaken by Aris Setiawan of the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Indonesia Institute of the Arts in Surakarta, Indonesia, focuses on the integration of advancements in music technology within the context of…

Once upon a time, long before he set his sights on the White House, Donald Trump leveraged his massive real estate empire into a braggadocious reality TV show called The Apprentice. The show’s bombastic theme song sang “money, money, money, money,” at viewers over shots of Trump’s New York properties, private planes, and helicopters. Now, two decades after the show first premiered, the former president is begging his followers to fork over cash in order to preserve the assets on which he built his throne.  “KEEP…

In Oprah Winfrey’s newest television special Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution, the celebrated television host tells the crowd that when she got over the excitement of first appearing on the cover of TV Guide, she noticed a demeaning headline referencing her weight. “Bumpy, lumpy, and downright dumpy,” the magazine read. That sentiment would be echoed in the hateful and rude treatment, Winfrey said, that has followed her throughout her career.  “I took on the shame that the world gave to me,” Winfrey,…