Lizzo, Jack Harlow, Blackpink, and Maneskin have been added to the performance lineup for the MTV Video Music Awards, which will be handed out on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. They join previously-announced performers Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello and Khalid, Panic! At The Disco, Kane Brown, and Nicki Minaj, the latter […]
Adele has spoken in detail for the first time about the circumstances behind the January cancellation of her planned residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, which will finally resume on Nov. 18. In an interview with Elle, the British vocalist admits “there was just no soul in” the show. “The stage […]
This week marks the 53rd anniversary of Woodstock — the music and art fair of 1969, originally announced as “An Aquarian Exposition,” which took place at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York, after promoters couldn’t find a festival location in the town of Woodstock itself, a well-known haven for musicians at the […]
“I love New York,” Julia Michaels tells me, only a few minutes into our interview, from her Los Angeles home. Straight off, the singer and songwriter, who will turn 29 this year, is a lesson in dichotomies. She loves New York because it “feels communal,” in stark contrast to the place that Dorothy Parker once […]
Rage Against The Machine wrapped its first tour since 2010 last night (Aug. 14) at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a 19-show run that continued despite frontman Zack de la Rocha injuring his leg on night two and being forced to perform seated ever since. de la Rocha’s condition necessitated the cancellation of Rage’s planned […]
The Chicks had a surprise in store for Olivia Newton-John fans at the last stop of their summer tour last night at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash. About midway through their set, the country trio covered the late actress and singer’s Grease classic “Hopelessly Devoted to You.” “We lost a worldwide sweetheart last week, Olivia Newton-John,” […]
The National are teasing a new song with Bon Iver. As Reddit user u/Dannydarko pointed out in a post, posters plastered around Brooklyn are promoting the song, which is called “Weird Goodbyes.” The National has been at work on its next album for some time, but no release date has been revealed for it or […]
This article originally appeared in the March 1998 issue of SPIN. It is being republished in honor of the 25th anniversary of South Park. Here’s how it works in the post-Simpsons era. The tremors start at coffee shops, movie queues, dorm rooms: young people talking in bizarre pinched voices. Goateed cashiers spouting off-color catchphrases. Strange little […]
One person is dead and 17 are injured after a staged collapsed at the Medusa Festival near Valencia, Spain. As CNN reports, three of the victims are in serious condition. The tragedy took place Saturday morning at 4:18 a.m. local time, officials said. “Due to a strong gust of wind, the main entrance and the […]
After being introduced to electronic music at the age of 15, Germany’s own Magdalena has become a breakthrough artist, promoter and DJ. She’s created a captivating party series entitled SHADOWS, with events held across Ibiza, Europe, and North America, and has brought in high profile bookings such as Solomun, Tale of Us, Nicole Moudaber, Hernan […]