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In a Popcast interview about her third album, Daughter From Hell, Gracie Abrams talked about how she’d changed her songwriting style. A few years older and more conscientious of the feelings of the people she wrote about, she described the new record as “a little bit less diaristic, and mildly more existential.” Existential is right, but “mildly” is putting it, well, mildly: By the end of the album, you will hear many different attempts to explain how it feels to be Gracie Abrams, or at least to be around Gracie Abrams. There are physical descriptions: She is sick, she is…
Josh Homme is set to make an appearance on Celebrity Gogglebox. The reality show sees a host of famous faces “sharing their sharp, insightful and funny points of view” as they watch various TV programmes, news broadcasts and films. Season eight is currently airing on Channel 4, with episodes being broadcast every Friday. Today (Thursday July 16), it’s been confirmed that Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Homme will feature on tomorrow night’s edition (Friday July 17). He’ll be sharing the sofa with Scissor Sisters singer and actor Jake Shears, his longtime friend and former collaborator. Homme made a cameo…
Photo by Francesca Maffioletti Before Scar he tore up the turf with hard trap and street attitude. Sharp voice, minimal beats, zero compromises. Then 18Kwhich raised the temperature: autotune, melody and provocation. Two generations of Italian rap preparing the ground, one after the other, like two acts of a prologue. The live: Salmo entered without frills, only against the light. Black jacket, microphone, and now “90MIN” to act as a starting point. Rugby Sound exploded. What is striking about Salmo live is the tension between control and chaos. On the one hand, the meticulous performer: tight band, surgical tempo changes,…
Matty Healy has performed with a tribute band of The 1975 on his Malibu stag do. Healy is due to be married to model and former Nasty Cherry musician Gabbriette. Now, he’s held a stag do in Malibu in preparation for the big event – where he got on stage to perform with The 9075, a tribute band of The 1975. Footage has captured the frontman singing along to ‘The Sound’ with the tribute band, before requesting his doppelgänger join him on stage. In addition to The 1975, all members of The 1975 (George Daniel, Ross McDonald, Adam Hann) were…
New Music Friday: the report cards of All Music Italia to the new Italian singles of 17 July 2026, edited by Alvise Salernoradio host and web music disseminator who reviews new Italian releases for us every week. In the week of July 17, 2026 we find, among others, new songs by Artie 5ive, Chadia, Antonio Maggio, Sethu, Svegliaginevra and many others, especially emerging and independent. These are the report cards of New Music Friday dedicated to the new Italian singles released this week. Within the categories, each song is rated in stars and with a numerical rating, so as to…
A picture of Justin and Hailey Bieber may be worth a thousand words, but this one could cost $150,000. Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz is dragging Observer Media, which owns Observer.com, to court, claiming the media outlet swiped her iconic 2019 shot of the newlywed Biebers twinning in matching Dolce and Gabbana polka dots without proper licensing. According to the complaint, obtained by Rolling Stone, Leibovitz and her licensing agency sent a letter to Observer Media more than two years ago, on May 24, 2024, notifying the company that the reproduction on Observer.com infringed on Leibovitz’s copyright. They demanded the photo…
As eyes, throats, and lungs burn amid wildfires raging across swaths of the northeastern United States and southern Canada, a growing list of artists are either postponing or cancelling their concerts due to the hazardous air quality. The Black Keys were among the musicians postponing their shows. “We’re sorry we won’t get to see y’all in Chicago tonight, but keeping everyone safe is the most important thing,” said the band in a social media post, adding that their concerts had been rescheduled to Oct. 20 and 21. “Hang onto your tickets and we’ll see y’all real soon.” The group said…
Phoebe Bridgers returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night for a tender acoustic version of ‘Lost Boys’ – check it out below. The singer-songwriter had appeared on the show the previous night (July 14) to perform the same track, marking its television debut with a band of young musicians. ‘Lost Boys’ was shared last month after Bridgers announced her upcoming new album ‘Lost Weekend’, which will be her follow-up to 2020’s ‘Punisher’. It will be released on August 14 via Dead Oceans and you can pre-order it here. For her return to the programme last night (July 15), Bridgers stripped the song back for a softer acoustic take, bringing the…
Lorde would prefer to let her music speak for itself, especially when it comes to misleading AI descriptions. In an Instagram story posted on July 16, the singer expressed frustration over Spotify’s new About the Song feature, which uses AI to generate a summary of whatever song the app is playing. Tagging the streaming platform, she wrote: “I’m gonna go out on a limb and say we don’t want this.”The summary in question appeared alongside the Virgin track “Current Affairs,” and incorrectly cited it as the song Lorde performs during a moment from her 2025 Ultrasound World Tour when she…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Jack White‘s latest album, Frozen Charlotte, arrived on July 10, the day he kicked off his North American tour. The record is “his most sustained maximalist-garage studio party in the eternity since the White Stripes’ breakthrough rager, 2003’s Elephant,” wrote Rolling Stone’s review, making for the kind of album that’s meant to be heard live. At a Glance: Where to Buy Jack White Tickets The North American leg of White’s tour will run through late November, with most…
