The Oscar nominations don’t come out until Jan. 22, but the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has revealed the shortlists for a few of its nominations, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score. So we don’t know who will be nominated yet, but at least we know who could be nominated, and…
A sexual assault lawsuit brought against Marilyn Manson by his former personal assistant, Ashley Walters, has been dismissed ahead of trial, Rolling Stone reports. In his ruling, Los Angeles County Judge Steve Cochran noted that Walters’ claims fell outside the statute of limitations. “We have a situation where the complaint was not filed until about…
Earlier this month, someone tried to sell a refrigerator that was supposedly once owned by Ariel Pink. That auction ended with zero bids. Nobody wanted Ariel Pink’s fridge! Apparently, Pink should’ve been born into a different generation of problematic rock frontmen. The same fate did not befall Glenn Danzig’s fridge. As the great rock writer…
Donna Summer was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Tuesday, in a ceremony held in Los Angeles. “I know how important it was for Donna,” said Summer’s husband, Bruce Sudano, in a statement about the induction. “With all the accolades that she received over her career, being respected as a songwriter was always…
For years now, the New York promoter Michael Dorf has been putting together all-star benefit Music Of concerts at Carnegie Hall. Earlier this year, for instance, Patti Smith performed at her own tribute show alongside Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe, and Karen O, among many others. In March, a very different New York icon will get…
2025 was yet another year of nonstop musical highlights, with so many albums that surprised, delighted, confounded, or otherwise fascinated our editors that they could barely narrow down favorites for their personal lists. Even more than in other years, a consensus of what music was truly the year’s best was hard to discern. There was…
Bill Callahan has shared “Lonely City,” the second single from his February-bound album My Days of 58. The music video comprises a photo montage compiled by the street photographer Daniel Arnold, who documents the hubbub, glamor, camaraderie, isolation in crowds, small joys, small horrors, and seedy underbelly of New York in a photo series shot…
Late last year, Peaer returned with their first new song in half a decade. After another year, they popped back up with news of a new album, doppelgänger. They’ve got another single out today ahead of the project’s January release, and it may be my favorite of the bunch so far. “Bad News” moodily snakes…
Joe Ely, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who helped spearhead Texas’ progressive country movement in the 1970s, has died, his representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. Ely died from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s, and pneumonia at his home in Taos, New Mexico. He was 78. As is true of the most revered country icons, Ely lived…
We knew it was about to happen, and now, as foretold, it has happened. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has broken the record for most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Thanks to streaming, Carey’s Christmas classic has returned to #1 for several weeks during the holiday…
