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U2 have been named MusiCares’ 2027 Persons of the Year. Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. will be honored with a gala and, presumably, a star-studded concert on February 5, 2027, two nights ahead of the Grammys. The artists set to play U2’s classics in front of U2 have yet to be announced.“We are huge fans of MusiCares and the lifelines they provide across the incredible pool of talent that is the music industry,” the band writes in a statement accompanying the announcement. “We’ve been recording and touring for 50 years because of that pool, from producers…

Nice as Fuck—the long-dormant trio of Jenny Lewis, Erika Spring, and Tennessee Thomas—have, with little warning, emerged from hibernation. A decade after after their sole, self-titled album, Lewis, Spring, and Thomas are hitting the road once again. The October trek starts out West, at Sid the Cat in Pasadena, before heading East through Chicago. DJ Alix Brown will open all dates of the anniversary tour. Scroll down to see the full itinerary.Lewis, Spring, and Thomas began performing together in 2016. (They played their debut show at a rally for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign.) Nice as Fuck isn’t the only Lewis-fronted…

Shygirl has returned with her long-awaited sophomore album. Swallow! arrives November 6 via Because Music. Later today, she’s sharing its lead single, “Lucky (Hymn),” a track about coming into your own, as well as an Austen Taylor Pease-directed video that was filmed in one unbroken take.Swallow! was written during a coming-of-age moment in Shygirl’s life, during which she fell in love, learned more about herself and her impulses, and uncorked a deeper type of appreciation for what surrounds her. “Shygirl calls Swallow! a reintroduction,” reads a press release. “During sporadic, unhurried sessions, Karma Kid made everything maximalist, while Casey MQ…

The complete soundtrack to EA Sports FC 27 has been revealed, with Royal Blood, The Strokes, Blossoms, Yard Act and more all featuring in the latest installment of the long-running sports game. EA Sports FC 27 launches later this month (September 25) but fans who pre-ordered special editions of the football title can play from September 18. Ahead of the game going live, EA have revealed the full soundtrack for the game. “Over the past 20 years, the EA Sports FC soundtrack has become an international institution,” said Steve Schnur, president of music & marketing for EA games. This year’s…

After some surprise onstage appearances the past few weeks, Julien Baker will return to the road this fall with three-night residencies in six cities. Baker’s month-long rock club tour begins October 15 with three shows in Salt Lake City, followed by a trio of gigs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Carrboro, North Carolina, Athens, Georgia, Lawrence, Kansas, and concluding November 19 in Seattle, Washington. Check out Baker’s site for ticket information. The artist announced the trek a day after she played a surprise show Wednesday at Nashville’s the Blue Room; at that gig, she was accompanied by her longtime collaborators Matt Gilman…

The collection, announced in August and available now, features the musicians alongside Danny Trejo and Eva Longoria If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Willy Chavarria is continuing his subversive streak with his latest footwear collaboration. The designer teamed up with Ugg on a line of beefed-up biker boots, swapping the usual soft sheepskin for black leather. The collection is available now from Ugg, with prices ranging from $190 for the hotel slipper to $800 for boots. The Mexican-American designer is known to wear his…

U2 has been named MusiCares‘ 2027 Persons of the Year. Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. are being honored for their music and decades of global activism at the 36th annual Persons of the Year benefit gala. The event will be held on Feb. 5, 2027 — two nights before the Grammys — at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. “We are honored to celebrate and recognize U2 as this year’s MusiCares Persons of the Year,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy and MusiCares, said in a statement. “Their impact goes far beyond the stage.…

Geese, the indie rock sensations whose breakout last year benefitted from an alleged astroturfing campaign, have addressed the fallout from their association with the publicity firm Chaotic Good. They do not seem terribly upset about the narrative that fake fans fueled the band’s stratospheric rise behind Getting Killed. “I thought the same thing, I really did,” Cameron Winter said, laughing, in a new cover story with Rolling Stone. “That seemed like a reasonable explanation.” He continued, “We were just like, ‘Oh, my God. The whole fucking thing is fake.’ We were having a meltdown. Then we marched up to our…

Ahead of releasing her new album, Frequency of Love, Victoria Monét has announced a run of North American headlining shows. The Frequency of Love Tour will hit most major U.S. and Canadian cities—including a night at Madison Square Garden—across late October, November, and December. Check out the full itinerary below.Monét spent the summer supporting Bruno Mars on the European leg of his Romantic Tour. Today, she’s also shared another taste of Frequency of Love. “Juicy” follows the previous singles “Reach Out” and “Let Me.” Scroll down to hear it.Read about Victoria Monét’s “On My Mama” at No. 30 in The…

Max Richter has announced his new album ‘While The Flood Rages’ with his meditative new single ‘Now We Can Sing’. The British-German composer is set to release the new album on October 16 via Decca Records. He will team up with choreographer Wayne McGregor for the third time for the album. A co-commission between National Ballet Of Canada and the Royal Opera House, the album will be inspired by Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy, which explores how humanity rebuilds itself after a deadly pandemic. It consists of 15 tracks and three acts, with ‘Now We Can Sing’ acting as its closing…