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After years of frustration over leaked music, Ariana Grande is taking the issue to court. According to Billboardthe Grammy-winning artist filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles court Monday and claimed that anonymous hackers stole unreleased music, photos, and video footage that are “part of her personal and professional creative process and that are not intended for public consumption.” She alleged they targeted her photographers and producers to gain access to the materials, then sold it “on the dark web” for large sums of money. Grande accused the hackers of violating the “sacred relationship that exists between her and her fans”…

Jilian Medford’s output as Ian Sweet has followed something of a long conceptual arc. When she first began releasing music as a Berklee student over a decade ago, Medford earned a reputation for “sad girl” anthems built around dreamy, guitar-forward pop. Things took a turn on her best and most daring album, 2021’s Show Me How You Disappear; when Medford sang, “I’ve been waiting to tell you what it’s like to be alive,” it was a testament to the long road she took to finally flourish. The ensuing effervescence of 2023’s Sucker hinted that the journey paid off. But Medford…

Since she was a teenager, Syd has sculpted the sound of alternative rap and R&B. At 16, she was the audio engineer, and eventual producer and DJ, of the pioneering Los Angeles rap collective Odd Future, which then launched Syd’s solo career and those of Frank Ocean, Tyler, the Creator, and Earl Sweatshirt. A few years later she started The Internet, whose ’70s funk-tinged style has since become a mainstay in indie R&B. She has also released two solo albums that mix trap-inflected soul and airy R&B, and worked as a producer for artists including Vince Staples and Beyoncé—all before…

Lately, Casablancas has been trying hard to be heard, but he’s incapable of expressing a political opinion without ironic padding. Anyone expecting a Rage Against the Machine turn after the Strokes’ anti-imperialist 2026 Coachella performance of “Oblivius” should recall that Casablancas joked to some Oxford students a couple months later that he thought the bold agitprop stage design would be “a treat that influencers would really appreciate.” And Casablancas’ viral “Subway Takes” assertion that “American Zionists get the benefits of white privileged people but talk like they are Black people during slavery” came only after he excoriated voice memos and…

Friends, collaborators, and members of the music community have posted a public plea to anyone knowing information on the whereabouts of beloved singer-songwriter Linda Perhacs. The statement, written by Perhac’s former manager Laurel Stearns, claims that the 82-year-old songwriter was discharged from a residential care facility eight months ago under the supervision of her legal guardian. Perhac’s friends and collaborators state that they haven’t been able to contact Perhacs nor her guardian. In an Instagram post alongside a photo of the singer, Stearns wrote, “LINDA PERHACS FANS, WE NEED YOUR HELP. LINDA HAS GONE MISSING.” The release itself states that…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. By the time Darius Rucker launched into “Wagon Wheel” beneath the Texas sky on the Fourth of July, the crowd of 7,000 was already on its feet. Throughout the night, the three-time Grammy winner moved between solo hits, Hootie & the Blowfish classics, and a delightfully unpredictable mix of covers. There was TLC's “Waterfalls,” Bell Biv DeVoe's “Poison,” “Valerie,” “Band on the Run” and, because it was Independence Day in Texas, a rousing rendition of “God Bless the…

A judge previously dismissed its defamation lawsuit against NYT over the newspaper’s investigation into Blake Lively’s sexual harassment and smear campaign allegations Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios was ordered to pay The New York Times more than $171,000 in damages after a judge dismissed its defamation lawsuit against the publication over its bombshell report on Blake Lively’s sexual harassment and smear campaign allegations related to It Ends With Us.“We’re delighted by the court’s decision,” a spokesperson for The New York Times said in a statement. The anti-SLAPP statute is designed to combat exactly these kinds of meritless suits brought to silence the press.” A rep for Wayfarer Studios did not…

Tyla, just days after releasing her second album, A*Popannounced that she'll be hitting the road this fall for her world tour of the same name. The extensive 34-date run will be her first global tour, headlining across countries in Europe, North America, and Africa. The European leg will kick off in Paris on Oct. 12 before heading to Amsterdam, London, Brussels, Berlin, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, and more. Her performances in North America will begin on Nov. 12 in Wheatland, California, before she makes her way to Chicago, Boston, New York City, Houston, Los Angeles, and other major cities. To wrap…

Oliver Tree’s mother has said that the late singer was “so happy and excited about life” on the day he was tragically killed in a helicopter crash. The eccentric singer-songwriter died in the accident in Brazil on June 14, aged 32. The incident also took the lives of five others. There was celebration of his life and career held over the weekend in his native Santa Cruz, California, with Diplo, Logan Paul and more coming together to pay tribute to the artist. At the event, his mother Christine Nickell spoke about the last conversation she had with her son, and…

Republican lawmakers are maintaining a practiced silence in the face of new misconduct allegations against one of their own. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has been — not for the first time — in the crosshairs of domestic abuse allegations brought forth by a former partner.  In June, police footage related to a child custody dispute between Miller and his ex-wife Emily Moreno — the daughter of Republican Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno — was obtained by CNN. The footage, which documents a February interview between Moreno and Bay Village, Ohio, police, includes allegations that Miller abused Moreno. Moreno claimed that Miller…