J Balvin is entering the new year on a conciliatory note. The Colombian reggaeton superstar publicly squashed his beef with longtime collaborator Bad Bunny onstage in Mexico City a few days before Christmas. Now he’s made peace with another rival. On Instagram on New Year’s Eve, Balvin posted a photo of himself with Residente of…
J Balvin is entering the new year on a conciliatory note. The Colombian reggaeton superstar publicly squashed his beef with longtime collaborator Bad Bunny onstage in Mexico City a few days before Christmas. Now he’s made peace with another rival. On Instagram on New Year’s Eve, Balvin posted a photo of himself with Residente of…
On Friday (January 2), Billy Joel performed live for the first time since revealing his diagnosis with a brain disorder last year. He joined the Billy Joel tribute band Turnstiles for two songs at their show in Wellington, Florida, singing and playing piano on “Big Shot,” from 1978’s 52nd Street, and “We Didn’t Start the…
Last May, Australian pop-rock duo Royel Otis got some negative attention surrounding some eyebrow-raising lyrics to their hit single “Moody.” Around the same time, a since-deleted thread in the r/triplej Subreddit alleged that the band’s Royel Maddell — real name Leroy Bressington — had a sexual relationship with a minor who was also their music…
One year ago today, Jane Remover kicked off the rollout for Revengeseekerz, one of the best albums of 2025, with the release of closing track “JRJRJR,” one of the best songs of 2025. It’s New Year’s Day once again, and Jane Remover once again has a new song for us. Just before midnight, Jane tweeted…
In May of last year, Billy Joel canceled all of his shows due to normal pressure hydrocephalus, which is when cerebrospinal fluid builds up in your skull and presses on your brain. He later clarified that he was not dying, but he said his “balance sucks.” Last night, the Piano Man performed for the first time…
Morrissey loves to cancel shows. This has always been true, but it’s especially true as of late. In September he canceled an Ottawa concert over a Bluesky threat, in October he axed a Turkey gig due to backlash over his support for Israel, in November he called off his South American tour because of “extreme exhaustion,” and in December he…
San Francisco’s beloved independent music venue Club Bottom Of The Hill has been around for 35 years, but it’ll be closing at the end of 2026. The longtime owners Ramona Downey, Kathleen Owen, and Lynn Schwarz made the announcement yesterday. In a statement on Instagram, Schwarz wrote: Bottom of the Hill is in its final revolution!We…
Peter Gabriel, whose 1982 single “I Have The Touch” just got a needle drop in Marty Supreme, has begun rolling out a new album. The 12-track o\i comes after 2023’s i/o, which was the art-rock legend’s first collection of new songs in over 21 years. o\i follows the pattern of two-letter PG album titles beginning…
Since 2024, R.E.M. have reunited a couple of times, and Peter Buck has launched supergroups like the Silverlites and Drink The Sea. Now, he’s joining the Icicle Works’ Ian McNabb for a cover of R.E.M.’s Reckoning track “So. Central Rain.” “In the year just passed, I recorded some guitars on a version of ‘So. Central…
