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3 Songs From the 1950s That Will Instantly Turn You Into a Country Music Fan
American Songwriter offers a short appreciation of country music from the 1950s, arguing that the decade laid the foundations for the modern genre. The writer picks three tracks they say will convert any newcomer into a country fan, framing the era’s comparatively simple sound as the root of everything that followed. The selections are Hank…
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Lorde Speaks Out Against “Fucked Up” AI Glasses
While performing at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday 9 July 2026, the pop star Lorde used her time on stage to speak out against AI-enabled smart glasses. Telling the crowd that “increasingly in our world it gets harder and harder to know what is real”, she declared “Fuck the Glasses. Don’t get…
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‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Star Miranda Hope Talks Music Debut and Shares a Season 5 Update
Miranda Hope, best known for starring in Hulu’s Emmy-nominated reality series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, has launched a music career with her debut single “FU4THAT”, a country-pop track about reclaiming personal power and moving forward. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she framed the release as the start of a broader musical…
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TOMORA on soundtracking World Cup TV coverage ahead
Norwegian-British duo TOMORA — made up of art-pop singer Aurora and The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands — have spoken to NME about how their music is soundtracking UK television coverage of the 2026 World Cup. The interview coincided with a knock-out match on Saturday 11 July in which the pair’s home nations, Aurora’s Norway and…
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Orioles Host Turnstile Night
The Baltimore Orioles dedicated a home game at Camden Yards to Turnstile, the city’s Grammy-winning hardcore band, ahead of the group’s forthcoming tour with several supporting acts. The tribute night celebrated the band in their hometown, with members taking part in on-field activities and the ballpark playing Turnstile and Turnstile-related music throughout the game. The…
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He Was Replaced in Guns N’ Roses. He Still Loves Axl
Frank Ferrer, the longest-serving drummer in Guns N’ Roses history, has given his first interview since leaving the band, speaking warmly about frontman Axl Rose and reflecting on his 19-year tenure. Ferrer, who joined almost by accident in 2006 as a two-week stand-in, went on to outlast the combined stints of predecessors Steven Adler and…
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“Nailed it”: The 1989 song that landed Nirvana a record deal
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4 Hit Singles That Demonstrated the Potency of Power Pop in 1979
American Songwriter revisits 1979 as a banner year for power pop, a genre already well established but often bundled together with the newer New Wave movement. The piece argues that despite fierce competition from a wide range of emerging styles, power pop asserted itself strongly, and it highlights four hit singles that captured the genre’s…
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FL Studio head Constantin Koehncke turns to Reddit for feedback and fun
The Verge has published a “Weekend Questionnaire” interview with Constantin Koehncke, CEO of Image Line, the company behind the popular digital audio workstation FL Studio (once known as Fruity Loops). The piece highlights how Koehncke stays close to his user base, checking the FL Studio forums and Reddit every day, and it matters as a…
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4 Arena Rock Songs From 1984 That Still Feel Larger Than Life
This American Songwriter piece is a nostalgic round-up celebrating four arena rock songs released in 1984, a year the writer regards as emblematic of the genre’s soaring vocals, elaborate guitar solos and theatrical excess. Rather than reporting news, it revisits tracks that the author argues still feel enormous decades later, offering a snapshot of the…