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Ariana Grande is suing two individuals over the alleged hacking of unreleased music, photos, and videos, reports People. The complaint states, “In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs belonging to Ms. Grande were hacked, stolen, and leaked by Defendants. Since her music debut in 2011, hundreds of similar leaks have taken place.” Grande’s team also alleges that the hackers were paid “significant sums of money” by selling the leaked data. Grande currently does not know the identity of the hackers; her intention with the suit is to unmask those responsible.“The lawsuit is [also] intended to serve as a deterrent against future…
Simon O’Connor, who has played guitar in Modest Mouse since 2021, has apologized to a young fan for sending inappropriate messages on Instagram, including a sexually explicit meme. O’Connor wrote on the Modest Mouse subreddit, where the original allegations were posted, that he mistook the fan for a troll with a history of “messing with” him from fake accounts.The fan who posted the allegations says they were 16 at the time of the interaction and had their date of birth in their Instagram bio. O’Connor opened a direct-message conversation with a sticker that read “Simon calls your bluff, BUZZZ.” He…
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have revealed the title track to their forthcoming EDM album, Alien Metal. It’s the latest preview of the group’s new foray into the high-energy genre, following the release of “Level 5” last month. Give it a listen below.The bands 28th LP is due “later this summer” on P(doom) Records, and was made using the modular synth the six-piece plays during their live shows. (The band has affectionately deemed the rig “Nathan.”) “It completely rewired my brain,” Stu Mackenzie said of the Eurorack rig, which he began experimenting with on the recommendation of bandmate Joey…
Tyler Childers is that rare artist that doesn't share every waking moment of his life in the press or on social media. Which is what makes his brief but powerful interview with Newport Folk's Sea to Shining Sea series such a must-watch. Recorded in Childers' barn in his native Kentucky, the singer-songwriter touches on John Prine, the importance of getting along, and the power that music has to help us do that. He also looks back at “Long Violent History,” the socially-charged song he released in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd. “It's…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Want to party like it's 2008 again? Now you can, thanks to the Jonas Brothers, who are set to perform their “The Burning Up Tour All Over Again” at Madison Square Garden from Aug. 20 to Aug. 22, 2026. The original “Burnin' Up Tour” took place nearly two decades ago, and now all three JoBros are ready to treat an almost sold-out crowd in New York City to some of their most famous songs, including “SOS,” “When You…
A favorite on the Kardashians' shows, the nonagenarian died earlier in July A death certificate has revealed that Kris Jenner's mother, Mary Jo Shannon (née Campbell), died of acute cardiopulmonary arrest, according to Us Weekly. Essentially, the 91-year-old's heart and lungs stopped at the same time. The medical report also revealed that Shannon, known affectionately to fans as “MJ,” suffered from acute respiratory failure and metastatic lung cancer. For the death certificate obtained by the outlet, she'd had these conditions for months. Jenner reported on social media that her mother, grandmother to the Kardashian clan, had died on July 16.…
Paste Magazine has started a big project destined to develop over several months: choosing the best songs of all time. The idea is to proceed decade by decade, selecting favorite singles and album tracks, before creating a big definitive ranking over the course of the autumn. After the top 100 of the 60s, here is the ranking of the 100 best songs of the 70s. “We do not intend to claim that our ranking is better than all the others, we have rather tried to offer an interesting perspective on what could have been the greatest decade in the history…
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament has announced a new photography book titled Since Forever, featuring more than 250 images from the band’s formative years. The 9” x 12” hardcover book will bring together Ament’s black-and-white photographs of the people, places and moments that surrounded Pearl Jam’s rise during the 1990s. Created with his brother, designer Barry Ament, the visual memoir will see the photographs accompanied by the musician’s personal reflections and observations. Most of the images were taken between 1990 and 1998, with Ament saying that 90 per cent of them have never previously been made public. “If there was a goal,…
When acclaimed producer James Ford, who’s overseen every Arctic Monkeys album since 2007’s Favourite Worst Nightmare, found himself undergoing cancer treatment in a London hospital last year, he says it was only natural that his mind would eventually drift back to music. “I’d been in hospital feeling awful and the first moment that my energy came back a bit I realized I was in survival mode and I didn’t really have any creative thoughts, which was terrifying in a way,” he recalls. “I’m so used to making music every day and it’s a real part of my self-worth and identity. All these things are…
Fcukers are giving Ö the remix treatment. On July 30, they’ll release a new EP, NüYork, comprised of three new versions of tracks from their March LP. They teased the project today with a flip of “If You Wanna Party, Come Over to Me House” by veteran New York DJ Eli Escobar. Check that out below. The other two remixes on NüYork come courtesy of two other tri-state area legends: Justin Strauss, who contributed a redux of “Beatback,” and Junior Sanchez, who flipped “TTYGF.”The duo of Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis also added a few dates to the tour…