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Over 35 years after the introduction of the Parental Advisory sticker, the record industry is now weighing whether to place labels on music that utilizes AI. In a joint announcement from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and other organizations in the music community, the groups declared “a unified approach to voluntary track labeling to give fans clearer information about the use of generative AI (GenAI) in sound recordings.” Their proposal is to add digital markers — like those denoting explicit lyrics on streaming services — to songs either entirely created or assisted by AI technology.…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Conor McGregor is marking a return to the ring after five years, and will face Max Holloway in a welterweight event. The Irish mixed martial artist has courted plenty of controversy, even by UFC standards, but he remains one of the most well-known names in MMA, making this fight one of the most discussed of the year. At a Glance: How to Watch McGregor vs. Holloway In previous years, the biggest UFC events were available on pay-per-view, but…
Charli XCX performed a handful of Music, Fashion, Film songs live for the first time Friday during an intimate gig in Brooklyn. Taking the stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg — a much smaller venue than her recent Brat arena tour — XCX opened the show with a trio of live debuts from her upcoming album, “Playboy Bunny,” “SS26,” and “Camera.” Charli XCX was also joined by a trio of guests over the course of the concert. First, Underscores — the opening act on her upcoming Music, Fashion, Film Tour — performed their own “Music” alongside the singer. Kim…
TOMORA have spoken to NME about soundtracking the TV coverage of the World Cup in the UK, just as their native countries of England and Norway go head to head tonight (Saturday July 11). The duo made up of Norwegian art-pop phenomenon Aurora and The Chemical Brothers' legend Tom Rowland have two songs from their acclaimed 2026 debut album 'Come Closer', with UK football fans likely to have heard the ear-worm single 'Somewhere Else' over the top of the BBC's main theme for the tournament. “We both liked the idea of this place called 'Somewhere Else',” the pair told NME…
Jay-Z turned Yankee Stadium into a celebration of legacy, hometown pride, and the enduring impact of Reasonable Doubtdelivering an opening night performance that balanced nostalgia with spectacle as the first of three anniversary concerts. When I arrived in the Bronx, the atmosphere surrounding Yankee Stadium felt like an event long before anyone stepped inside. It was absolute pandemonium. Traffic had completely overwhelmed the Grand Concourse, River Avenue, 161st Street, and the surrounding blocks, forcing me to abandon the car and walk the rest of the way to the stadium. Thousands of fans poured through the streets in every direction, all…
Drummer Frank Ferrer was at his then-seven-year-old daughter’s talent show in 2006 when his phone rang. On the line was his friend Tommy Stinson, the Replacements bassist who was in the middle of a long tenure in Guns N’ Roses at the time. ”Hey, man, there’s this thing happening,” Stinson told him. “Why don’t you learn a bunch of Guns songs? I’ll give you more info later on.” As it turned out, Guns drummer Brian “Brain” Mantia’s wife was due to have a baby while the band had a tour booked, and the idea was to recruit a sub for…
Is Jude an omega? Will Haaland be able to resist his pheromones during Saturday's highly anticipated World Cup quarterfinal between England and Norway? Why are there more than 43,000 fanfics listed under the “Men's Football” tag on Archive of Our Own? Do these sentences mean nothing to you? The World Cup is always a collision of fandoms. Your favorite players from your favorite clubs divide themselves by nationality (patriotism is a fandom, right?) and clash on a global stage that produces the most legendary games and rivalries in sports. It's also a televised barrage of emotional moments and dramatic tension,…
Interpol played a secret warm-up show in Madrid before playing Mad Cool Festival with The Walkmen’s Matt Barrick on drums – check out what went down below. On Thursday (July 9), the band announced a secret intimate show billed as Iron City, the name of their latest single. The track is the third to be taken from the New York band’s forthcoming ninth album, ‘This Mirror Weighs A Ton’. Set for release on August 28 via Partisan Records, you pre-order it here. At the secret show in Madrid’s Sala But club, they were joined by Matt Barrick, of Muzz and…
Photo by Giada Stanzian Click here to see photos of KOKESHI in MILAN or browse the gallery below Directly from Japan, one of the most visceral and intense realities of the Asian post-hardcore and blackgaze scene arrives in Italy for the first time: the KOKESHI. For those who have followed their rise online, they know well that we are not faced with a simple concert, but with a strong emotional experience, built around the singer's heartbreaking vocal performances Nana Yokotto. The band's sound is a mix of blackened hardcore full of screamo, shoegaze and post-rock cuts, where Nana's high-pitched and…
When The Open Mind premiered on PBS in 1956, host Richard D. Heffner wanted to do something that had never been done on television before: each Sunday for an hour, have a weekly dialogue about ideas, not merely events, scrutinizing not just what we are doing as a country but why we are doing it. Sure, TV hadn’t been around that long — a decade earlier, only one percent of American homes even had one — but Heffner’s creation was revolutionary. He broadcast Martin Luther King Jr.’s first televised interview in 1957; he discussed “Living Within Our Means” with Milton…
