Wilco will bring their Solid Sound festival back to MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA this summer. Taking place June 26-28, the event will feature sets from both Wilco and Jeff Tweedy and a previously announced collaboration with Billy Bragg performing their collaborative Mermaid Avenue material. Other Wilco members’ bands the Autumn Defense and Nels […]
Tyra Empowers Listeners Through Don’t Be Shy
Tyra doesn’t open conversations gently, she opens them honestly. Her latest single, “Don’t Be Shy,” does exactly that, stepping straight into the uncomfortable space of emotional unavailability, mixed signals, and modern relationship games. From the first listen, the song feels direct. There’s no hiding behind metaphors that soften the truth. Instead, Tyra calls things out […]
Seth Meyers Gets Drunk With Sabrina Carpenter, Talks Rob Reiner With Jack Black
Despite no musical performance, Tuesday night’s episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers was extremely music-adjacent. For one thing, Meyers welcomed Sabrina Carpenter, who has become a regular at his old show Saturday Night Live, for his latest Day Drinking segment. During their time at NYC’s Ripple Room, Meyers and Carpenter played a game in […]
Robber Robber – “Suspicious Minds” (Elvis Presley Cover)
Robber Robber, one of the more exciting young indie bands on the rise, have decided to close out the year with an Elvis Presley cover. The Burlington combo announced their signing to Fire Talk with last month’s impressive “Talkback.” Now they’ve shared a recording of the King’s 1969 chart-topper “Suspicious Minds.” The Robber Robber version […]
Coldplay’s Chris Martin Surprises Newlyweds With First Dance Song
Chris Martin is perhaps best known for the unpleasant surprise he sprung upon a couple who were illicitly attending a Coldplay concert together, but he loves gracing lovebirds with more welcome surprises. Back in 2022, Martin performed an engaged couple’s wedding dance song, 2014’s “A Sky Full Of Stars,” upon encountering them at a pub […]
Young Thug Proposes To Mariah The Scientist Onstage In Atlanta
Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist are engaged. The Atlanta rapper proposed to the R&B singer onstage at State Farm Arena Tuesday night during his Hometown Hero benefit concert, and as video of the big moment reveals, she said yes. The proposal comes after Thug (born Jeffery Williams) issued multiple public apologies in September for […]
The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2025
This year’s best country albums list is once again presented in partnership with Don’t Rock The Inbox, the amazing country music newsletter run by Stereogum contributors Marissa R. Moss and Natalie Weiner. Check it out and consider buying a subscription. 2025 — a year where once again, country music, its aesthetic and its politics remained far too relevant. But year after […]
Oscars 2026: Best Song Shortlist Includes Nine Inch Nails, Nick Cave, & HUNTR/X
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 […]
Another Used Rock Refrigerator Hits The Los Angeles Black Market
Earlier this month, someone tried to sell a refrigerator that had supposedly been abandoned outside Ariel Pink’s home in Sun Valley, CA. 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. […]
Lineup For Billy Joel Tribute At Carnegie Hall Announced
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 […]