Johnny Cash’s estate is suing Coca-Cola for allegedly hiring a tribute singer to imitate the country music legend’s voice in a commercial. The ad began airing in August, and the complaint was filed Tuesday (Nov. 25) in Nashville, accusing the soda brand of “pirating Johnny Cash’s voice in a nationwide advertising campaign to enrich itself…
Last night, De La Soul were the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where they played two tracks from their new album, Cabin in the Sky. After leading the crowd through a chant, Posdnuos rapped his way through “Run It Back!!,” while Maseo oversaw the production boards. A horn section then walked onstage to segue…
Earlier this year Mustafa organized two Artists For Aid concerts benefitting the people of Palestine and Sudan. The first was in Newark and the second was in London. Now he’s announced one in Los Angeles with performances from Clairo, Geese, Blood Orange, and more. The event is slated for Jan. 10, 2026. Other artists on…
Daniel Lopatin has announced a spring 2026 tour of Europe in support of his new Oneohtrix Point Never album, Tranquilizer. The shows take place in the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, England, and Switzerland, following a pair of concerts in Japan. See all of the musician’s tour dates below. Lopatin released Tranquilizer, his proper follow-up to 2023’s…
Not long ago, Queens Of The Stone Age became the first band ever to get permission to play in the Paris Catacombs, the cemetery tunnels under the city. That’s where they taped Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs, the absorbing concert film and EP that they released earlier this year. More recently…
Talking Heads have gathered some of their early rarities on a new compilation album for Record Store Day’s 2025 Black Friday event. Tentative Decisions features demos of songs that would later appear on the band’s first two albums—1777’s Talking Heads: 77 and 1978’s More Songs About Buildings and Food—alongside a live recording of “Artists Only”…
My Bloody Valentine are playing shows again. The shoegaze legends gave their first performance in seven years at a surprise Dublin warm-up gig last week, and now their UK tour is underway. While MBV aren’t always the most outspoken band, they’ve used the occasion to make a clear statement in support of the people of…
Warner Music Group, one of the major labels that sued AI song generator Suno last year for copyright infringement, has signed a licensing deal with the company. The new partnership, which settles their prior litigation, is designed to help Suno move toward a licensed model where users will pay to download songs made on its…
Before Talking Heads were Talking Heads, they were the Artistics. Rhode Island School Of Design students David Byrne and Chris Frantz formed the Artistics in 1973, and they made a kind of music that wasn’t really known as punk rock yet. The band didn’t last long. Shortly after the Artistics were done, Byrne and Frantz…
Balming Tiger, the self-professed “alternative K-pop” collective, became a Stereogum Band To Watch four years ago. They’ve continued to be a prolific force since then, both together and separately. Today we get an impressive solo debut album from Balming Tiger rapper/singer Mudd the student. Mudd bills LAGEON as the result of a lifetime spent fueling…
