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Eric Burdon weighs in on whether Bob Dylan is a great singer: “Rock ‘n’ roll is everyone’s music”
Eric Burdon has said Bob Dylan does not possess a conventionally great singing voice, but argued that this does not lessen his importance as an artist. The Animals frontman’s remarks matter because they distinguish technical vocal ability from the capacity to communicate meaning and move an audience. Speaking about the expectation that pop stars should…
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The “raunchy” 2000 scene Gillian Anderson never got to shoot: “The greatest sex in the world”
Gillian Anderson once said she would have liked to film a highly sexual scene between Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in *The X-Files*, imagining it as “the greatest sex in the world”. However, she believed making their relationship explicitly romantic would undermine the carefully built chemistry and intimacy between the characters, so the idea remained…
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Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts Return With New Album Second Song
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts have announced their second album, Second Song, alongside its 11-minute title track. The release continues Young’s work with the Chrome Hearts after their 2025 debut, Talkin to the Trees, and follows the resolution of a trademark dispute with the clothing company Chrome Hearts. The seven-track album is due on…
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Chappell Roan announces Los Angeles fundraiser for trans youth
Chappell Roan and her non-profit, the Midwest Princess Project, have announced ‘The Super Graphic Spectacular’, a two-day Los Angeles fundraiser supporting trans youth and LGBTQ+ communities. Held at The Shrine on 21 and 22 October, the event will pair Roan’s headline performances with drag, comedy, guest appearances and volunteering opportunities, aiming to connect fans with…
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Jay-Z’s New Verse on a Beyoncé Outtake, Plus Karol G and More Songs You Need to Know This Week
Rolling Stone’s weekly new-music roundup highlights 30 recently released tracks across pop, hip-hop, Latin, R&B, indie and roots music. – Beyoncé and Jay-Z lead the selection with a remix of “Morning Dew (Donk)”, featuring a new Jay-Z verse. – Karol G’s “Final Feliz”, featuring Oklou, is presented as a notable track from her new album.…
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Marissa Nadler & Milky Burgess – “Forever” (Buddy Killen Cover)
Marissa Nadler and Seattle musician Milky Burgess have released a new cover of “Forever”, a song written by Buddy Killen. The collaboration reunites the pair after their 2025 EP The Bloody Gardener and highlights their continuing creative partnership, with Burgess also having contributed arrangements, recording and engineering to Nadler’s album New Radiations. Nadler said she…
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From Karol G to Stray Kids, Stella Lefty & More, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!
Billboard has opened a reader poll asking listeners to choose their favourite new release from the first week of August, spanning Latin, K-pop, country, rap and pop. The article highlights the breadth of releases and invites audiences to vote for the songs, EPs or albums they are most likely to keep playing. Karol G’s 14-track…
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Olivia Rodrigo Plays Brooklyn’s Warsaw, Joins Bandcamp
Olivia Rodrigo played a surprise, last-minute show at Warsaw, a 1,100-capacity venue in Brooklyn, on 7 August. The intimate performance was notable because her forthcoming tour has reportedly sold out much larger arena venues, while it also gave fans an early glimpse of several songs from her new album in a live setting. Rodrigo announced…
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Max Styler Was Ready to Quit Dance Music, Now He’s One of Its Buzziest New Artists
Max Styler says he was close to leaving dance music and becoming a ghost producer before advice from his then-girlfriend, now wife, prompted him to make music he personally enjoyed and that audiences wanted to dance to. That change helped revive his career, turning the California-born DJ and producer into a prominent emerging figure in…
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Why Gen-Z Is Embracing Old Tech: Fighting the Algorithm with Analog
Gen Z and Gen Alpha are increasingly embracing analogue technology, physical media and in-person entertainment as a response to highly curated digital culture and the rise of AI-generated content. The article presents Quebec experimental rock duo Angine de Poitrine as a symbol of this movement, arguing that their handmade, unpredictable performances offer an alternative to…