If you were to have asked late Sugar Hill Records co-founder Sylvia Robinson who helped put hip-hop—a genre traditionally dominated by men—on the map, she would have justifiably raised her hand. Robinson, who passed away in 2011, was largely responsible for hip-hop’s first Top 40 single, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugar Hill Gang (1979), as […]
This is a new ongoing series about the business of music with a SPIN twist. There’s a new headliner in the music business, and it’s not on stage. It’s in the wings, in a tailored suit, with a checkbook bigger than the tour budget. Over the last decade, the most unexpected disruptor in music hasn’t […]
Off the Grid Campout founder, visionary and DJ Mikey Made has been on a mission to foster community in the SoCal dance music scene for over a decade. In the past few years, he’s expanded OTG’s footprint from Austin to Mexico City and many points in between. He’s acquired his own remote festival getaway – […]
Foo Fighters and Guns N’ Roses will round out the headliners for the 2026 edition of Welcome to Rockville, which, as previously reported, will also feature My Chemical Romance and Bring Me the Horizon when it returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fl., on May 7-10. Turnstile, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Staind, […]
Lorde, the xx and Turnstile will headline the seventh Kilby Block Party, which will return to the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City from May 15-17. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Nov. 19), with the lowest-priced early bird options expected to go clean very quickly. Kilby Block Party will feature an undercard loaded with […]
David Byrne re-teams with one of his favorite collaborators, Brian Eno, on the new single “T Shirt,” which the pair co-wrote. “T Shirt” didn’t make the cut for Byrne’s latest album, Who Is the Sky?, but has been played nearly every night on the in-progress tour in support of it. The song also features piano […]
** A highly eclectic lineup of pop and alternative acts will assemble July 30-Aug. 2 in St. Charles, Ia., for the 11th Hinterland Music Festival, including headliners KATSEYE, Lorde, Mumford & Sons and Kali Uchis. The undercard offers Jessie Murph, Santigold, MUNA, beabadoobee, Geese, Wet Leg, Suki Waterhouse, the Format, CMAT and Jane Remover. The […]
Trance legends Above & Beyond culminated their US tour at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountainview, CA with a celebration of their album release and the announcement of their forthcoming flagship show location: Above & Beyond Group Therapy 700 at The Gorge. A&B have a rich history at The Gorge, previously holding their milestone ABGT250 in 2017, […]
Matt Pryor holds on to a lot. That fact becomes clear as the Get Up Kids/New Amsterdams frontman and I settle into a video chat on Halloween to discuss his new solo album, The Salton Sea. In just a couple hours, costumed kids will ring the doorbell of his Lawrence, Kansas house, probably not even […]
The hosts and musical guests are locked in for the final 2025 shows of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, beginning Dec. 6 with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Dijon. The following week, actor Josh O’Connor will host and the resurgent Lily Allen will perform for the first time since 2007. The latter’s no-holds-barred new album, […]