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Mick Jagger Talks Olivia Rodrigo and AI Music as Rolling Stones' New Album 'Foreign Tongues' Lands Billboard Cover
The Rolling Stones' 27th studio album 'Foreign Tongues' earns them a Billboard cover story, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards separately discussing the record, Olivia Rodrigo, and AI's impact on music.
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Live Nation, OVG and Saudi Arabia's SURJ Launch radia to Build Out Middle East Sports and Entertainment Venues
Live Nation, Oak View Group and Saudi sovereign investor SURJ Sports Investment have formed a joint venture called radia to manage, operate, brand and market sports venues across Saudi Arabia.
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Steve Lacy's "Oh Yeah?": A Raw Self-Portrait Set Against the Times
Steve Lacy's third album "Oh Yeah?" drops July 17, 2026 via RCA Records, featuring SZA and Erykah Badu, and NME calls his honesty the record's core strength.
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Slipknot Talk New Album: Working with Producer Matt Wallace, Over 50 Riffs Already in the Works
Guitarist Jim Root says Slipknot has amassed more than 50 pieces of material for their follow-up to 2022's The End So Far, working with producer Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Deftones, Maroon 5).
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Leon Bridges Announces New Album 'Happiness Anytime,' Drops First Four Tracks
Leon Bridges has announced his fifth studio album 'Happiness Anytime,' due September 15, 2026 via Columbia, with the first four tracks out now and production from Jungle's J Lloyd-Watson and Lydia Kitto.
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Ed O'Brien Explains Why Radiohead Cap Tours at 20 Shows a Year: "These Songs Are Too Powerful"
Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien tells the Los Angeles Times why the band limits touring to 20 shows a year, and reveals their biggest streaming audience now skews 16 to 24 years old.
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Lorde Slams Spotify's AI Song Summaries: "We Don't Want This"
Lorde publicly criticized Spotify's new AI-generated song summary feature on Instagram, calling its description of her new track "Current Affairs" inaccurate and saying it limits listeners' freedom to interpret music for themselves.
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Standing On The Corner Announce New Album "SOTC 'II'" for Sept 11 Release on XL Recordings
New York experimental group Standing On The Corner will release their second album, Standing On The Corner "II", on September 11, 2026 via XL Recordings, featuring guest turns from Solange Knowles, Danny Brown, Styles P, and Lady Bug Mecca.
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Robert Smith Rips Into FIFA World Cup Halftime Show: "Please Just Fuck Off"
The Cure frontman Robert Smith slammed the upcoming FIFA World Cup final halftime show, curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin, in a blunt Instagram post packed with all-caps screaming and pointed hashtags.
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