D’Angelo will take over the Harlem, New York’s legendary Apollo Theater for a Verzuz battle against unnamed musical ‘friends.” The event will broadcast live on Apple Music and Instagram under the Verzuz Battle starting at 8 p.m. ET on Feb. 27. Rather than a traditional battle, which sees artists pitted against each other — as […]
“I have honestly never been in one place for more than about six weeks in my entire life, so when quarantine started, I had all this manic energy and, obviously, America and the world are going through a lot of changes that are painful and important,” Kesha told us, on why she started her podcast, […]
After dabbling in emo and learning about Britpop, Nandi Bushell’s back with another classic rock cover, this time tackling the Who’s 1965 hit “My Generation.” “WARNING: Extreme Awesomeness and Flashing Lights! Bruh! Keith Moon!!! Unreal! This one is for you Mooney!” the 10-year-old phenom wrote in the YouTube description. “One of the most difficult covers I have […]
Two months after revealing Shia LaBeouf “conned” her “into an adulterous relationship claiming to be single,” Sia revealed more details about her romance with the actor during an interview with The Sunday Times, saying that she and FKA Twigs both thought they were “singly dating him” when “he was still married.” “It turns out he was […]
This article originally appeared in the April 1986 issue of SPIN. A battered motel room in Watts, the Glen-Dora Motor Lodge. When you come in, John Lee Hooker is standing at the stove in the cramped kitchenette. He’s cooking him up some red beans and rice, some biscuits and gravy, some neck-bones. Battered neckbones. Or no, better—it’s […]
It’s a story you’re burning to tell. A story of new love and devastating heartbreak, fresh beginnings and super-sad endings, feeling alone—and then knowing all your pals will celebrate your shared cauldron of delectable song stew you’ve labored over for hours—weeks, even—to get just the right flavor, order and mix-tape special sauce. All it took […]
Rupert Neve, the famed audio equipment inventor whose consoles and preamplifiers changed the way music was recorded and heard, has died at the age of 94. According to a statement on Neve’s website, he died at his home in Wimberley, Texas and the cause of death was revealed to be non-Covid pneumonia and heart failure. Born on July […]
Ever wanted to see some of the biggest names in the music business perform exclusive intimate live sets, answer your questions, and just generally hang out for a bit? Well, we’ve got good news for you. SPIN will begin livestreaming our featured cover story artists and more, with the fun all set to begin this […]
In case you’ve been living under a rock this week, actor, Cris Cyborg mauling victim, and social media self-saboteur Gina Carano got fired from her role as Cara Dune on The Mandalorian for comparing the experience of modern conservatives to that of Holocaust victims. Although Disney previously refrained from letting her go for making comments that many […]
Former President Trump’s attorneys in his second impeachment trial lit up social media with a provocative argument defending his right to use fighting words: Madonna did it, too. Trump is accused of inciting the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol in Jan. 6 by a group of supporters who claimed with no basis in reality […]