MUSIC
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Recording Academy Adds Grammy Categories for Country Albums and Cover Art
The Recording Academy has unveiled its updated rulebook for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Key changes include the division of the Best Country Album category into two awards: The original category is now called Best Contemporary Country Album, and a new one, Best Traditional Country Album, has been added. Notably, Beyoncé won the 2025 Best Country Album Grammy in her first…
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Doja Cat, Tems, and J Balvin to Headline 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show
Doja Cat, Tems, and J Balvin have been announced as headlining performers during the halftime show at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final. Taking place on Sunday, July 13, at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the event was curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin and will be the first-ever halftime show in a FIFA competition. The performances will…
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Third Man Records to Reissue Elliott Smith’s Heatmiser’s Final Album
Third Man Records is reissuing the final album from the Elliott Smith band Heatmiser ahead of its 30th anniversary. The new edition of 1996’s Mic City Sons is out July 25. It includes a remastered version of the original 12-song record, along with 12 rarities and previously unreleased tracks (such as a “Rock Version” of the Elliott Smith classic “Christian…
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Japanese Composer Yasunao Tone Dies at 90
Yasunao Tone, the avant-garde composer and artist who was a key player in the Japanese wing of the Fluxus movement, died in a New York hospital on Monday, May 12, The New York Times reports. Tone co-founded the influential music and art outfits Group Ongaku and Team Random in Tokyo, before moving to New York in the early 1970s and…
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Smerz Announce New Tour Dates, Share New “Dreams” Video: Watch
Smerz have announced new tour dates in support of their new album, Big City Life. The experimental pop duo will play European shows in September and October, before heading to North America for more October dates. Smerz return to Europe and the United Kingdom in November. See Smerz’s tour dates below. Along with the tour news, Smerz have shared the…
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$ilkMoney Returns With New Song and Video: Watch
$ilkMoney is back with new music. “Never Trust a Bitch Tha- *Explodes*” is the Richmond, Virginia, rapper and former Divine Council member’s first solo track since 2022. Micaiah Carter directed the music video. Watch it below. “Never Trust a Bitch Tha- *Explodes*” is $ilkMoney’s first single for Lex Records. This summer, he plans to release a new album called Who…
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D’Angelo Cancels Headlining Roots Picnic Performance to Recover From Surgery
D’Angelo will no longer be headlining the 2025 Roots Picnic, he announced in a statement shared on the festival’s social media pages on Friday. The singer said there has been “an unforeseen medical delay regarding surgery [he] had earlier this year,” and he’s been advised that the performance “could further complicate matters” as he recovers. See D’Angelo’s statement on the…
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Beastie Boys Settle Lawsuit Against Chili’s Owner Over “Sabotage” Ads
Beastie Boys have very nearly settled a lawsuit in which they accused Chili’s of copyright infringement over a social media ad that parodied the “Sabotage” video, Billboard reports and court records confirm. The band sued Brinker International, the parent company of Chili’s Grill & Bar, last July, alleging that the use of the Ill Communication song falsely implied that Beastie…
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Diiv Share Video for New Song Recorded After Altadena Fires: Watch
Diiv are back with a new song, “Return of Youth.” The track’s accompanying music video was filmed after the fires in Altadena, California, that destroyed hundreds of businesses and homes, including one belonging to Diiv frontman Zachary Cole Smith. You can see the video below. Smith, his pregnant wife, and two-year-old son safely evacuated their Altadena house before it was…
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The Black Keys Detail New Album No Rain, No Flowers, Share Song: Listen
Earlier this year, the Black Keys announced the No Rain, No Flowers Tour. Soon after, they released the singles “The Night Before” and “Babygirl.” Now, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have announced the new album No Rain, No Flowers. The duo’s follow-up to 2024’s Ohio Players is out August 8 (Easy Eye Sound/Warner). Listen to the new album’s title song…
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