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Peter Max, the German-American artist whose psychedelic posters and rainbow-hued portraits of everyone from Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr to President Obama and Taylor Swift made him a defining artist of the pop art movement, has died. He was 88. His death was confirmed by his close friend and family’s spokesperson, Michael Pagnotta, who worked for Max in the mid-80s. Pagnotta said the artist died on Monday at a Manhattan hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He said Max is survived by his children, Max and Libra, who “loved him very much.” “He had a very expansive mind.…

Friendly Fires have announced their long-awaited fourth album, ‘Dig Deeper’ – listen to new single ‘Magnetic’ below. The 11-track project is due for release on January 15 via LAB Records, following on from 2019’s ‘Inflorescent’. You can pre-order/pre-save it here. “Attraction is a force so strong it can be beyond our control. What we want and what we should do aren’t always the same,” the band explained about the meaning behind their latest song. “Can you ever take charge over something so powerful?” In the glistening chorus, frontman Ed Macfarlane expresses the difficulties of not giving into temptation in the face…

Neither New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft nor the rapper Macklemore have any business being the center of a serious national conversation, but somehow, here we are. This week, venue owners for Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour — including, most prominently, Kraft — ordered his promoter to fire the rapper, who was an opening act. Why? He had spoken out from the stage, declaring “Free Palestine” and showing images of the destruction of Gaza.  “Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium,” Macklemore wrote in a statement. “Ed also told me that Kraft…

Elijah Blue Allman, the son of Cher and the late Allman Brothers frontman Gregg Allman, has reportedly been indicted on a felony criminal mischief charge in New Hampshire after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home in March and smoking a cigarette on her couch while she hid in a closet. The indictment said Allman “purposely damaged the property of (the alleged victim) by breaking a glass window,” according to WMUR News 9. Allman, 50, has been held at a locked psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire since shortly after his March 1 arrest. He initially faced charges of burglary, criminal mischief,…

This article has been updated with a new statement from Robert Kraft.Last week, Macklemore said that he had been ousted as an opener on the U.S. leg of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour after calling for a free Palestine onstage. Now, the rapper has pledged to donate $1 million of his net earnings from the tour to six organizations supporting Palestinian aid. “I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom,” Macklemore said on Instagram.The Ben artist also invited…

Hours after Macklemore challenged Robert Kraft “to match” his $1 million donation to organizations supporting Palestinians, the billionaire New England Patriots owner responded. Earlier in the week, Kraft allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off of Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour, igniting a firestorm of backlash from artists and fans accusing Kraft of censoring Macklemore’s free speech. “I’ve dedicated much of my life to building bridges between all people. I believe deeply that all lives are worth protecting,” Kraft said in a statement on Gillette Stadium’s social media. (Kraft owns the venue.) “Earlier today, before Macklemore…

Oasis‘ second upcoming show in Paris on their ‘Live ’27’ tour is reportedly under threat due to planned transport works. The Britpop icons confirmed their tour earlier this week (Monday September 14), with plans for 38 shows kicking off next May. Dates open with five nights at Glasgow’s Celtic Park, before an impressive 11 gigs at The Etihad in Manchester, followed by shows across Europe including two nights at the Stade de France on July 23 and 24. But according to a report in Le Parisien, the second show could be cancelled due to planned works on the public transport network…

Macklemore said he will donate $1 million to organizations supporting Palestinians, and encouraged Robert Kraft “to match” after the billionaire New England Patriots owner allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off of Ed Sheeran’s tour. In a statement shared Wednesday — after two days of coverage about not only Macklemore’s ouster, but the subsequent exit of all of Sheeran’s opening acts — Macklemore said he wanted to “bring the conversation back” to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank “who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom.” He…

Madonna is bringing Danceteria back to the VMAs. This year, the pop star will open the awards show for the first time since 2003, performing as the most-nominated artist for her ’80s nightlife-inspired album, Confessions II. Her nods include Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year. This is the third time Madonna has led the VMA nominations, having earned nine nods for “Ray of Light” and “Frozen” in 1998, and nine for “Vogue” in 1990.The last time Madonna opened the show, she performed “Like a Virgin” and “Hollywood” alongside—and then made out with—Britney Spears…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. These days, smartwatches primarily fall into one of two buckets: lifestyle or fitness. Lifestyle or daily watches, led by the Apple Watch and the Samsung Galaxy Watch9, function best as an extension of your phone for tasks like messaging, reminders, and everyday health monitoring. Fitness watches, led by Garmin’s lineup, offer deeper fitness analytics, much longer battery life, and things like offline mapping. That means most buyers need to make a decision between an everyday lifestyle smartwatch and…