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State Farm Stadium — Glendale, Arizona Brandon Lake performing at the T-Mobile Mane Stage during the 2025 Stagecoach Festival on April 26, 2025, in Indio, Calif. — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach Several leading contemporary Christian musicians — Brandon Lake, Chris Tomlin, Phil Wickham, Cody Carnes and Kari Jobe Carnes — are scheduled to lead...
JD Twitch (Keith McIvor) performing at The British Music Embassy during SXSW 2013 on March 15, 2013, in Austin, Texas. — Andy Sheppard/Redferns via Getty Images Keith McIvor—better known to fans and fellow DJs as JD Twitch, one half of the influential Scottish duo Optimo (Espacio)—has died at the age of 57 after a diagnosis...
Sonny Curtis of The Crickets rehearses for “The Miller Strat Pack” concert at Wembley Arena, Sept. 24, 2004. Photo: Jo Hale/Getty Images Sonny Curtis, a seminal figure in early rock who wrote the enduring anthem “I Fought the Law” and composed the warm, enduring theme for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at the...
Literary agent David Kuhn and producer-author Mark Ronson celebrate the release of Ronson’s memoir, Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City, at Chez Nous in New York City. Cameron Burton Mark Ronson recently marked his 50th birthday in New York while also celebrating the publication of his memoir, Night People:...
The War and Treaty — BriOWskI Productions As WWE prepares to debut its new premium event, Wrestlepalooza, on Saturday, September 20, 2025, in Indianapolis, the company has invited Grammy-nominated duo The War and Treaty to perform a stirring rendition of “God Bless America” ahead of the evening’s main programming. Michael Trotter Jr. says the invitation...
This Week in Dance: New Releases and Highlights A roundup of festival news, label moves, interviews and the week’s best dance tracks. Festival season news arrived early: Coachella’s 2026 lineup dropped sooner than usual, and we catalogued every electronic act headed to the stage. In Los Angeles on October 9, the Copa del Rave charity...
Kehlani attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Days after Billboard reported that an AI-created act named Xania Monet had secured a reported multimillion-dollar contract, the broader music community has begun to push back — including singer-songwriter Kehlani. In a TikTok post, Kehlani addressed industry...
Cardi B — photo by Brian Ziff Cardi B has officially returned. Her eagerly anticipated album, Am I the Drama?, arrived Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, and it reunites many of the hits and star-studded collaborations listeners have been waiting for. Between career-defining singles and new duets, the record stakes a bold claim as one of...
British singer Morrissey performing at the Cavea of the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome — July 28, 2025. Photo: Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfo Morrissey has canceled two scheduled shows in Massachusetts and Connecticut, citing safety concerns. In an Instagram post published Friday, September 19, 2025, the artist said the concerts would not proceed “out of...
Sabrina Carpenter — Photo credit: Bryce Anderson Pop artist Sabrina Carpenter will make her inaugural appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, joining the venue’s centennial programming. The Opry confirmed the date in an announcement published September 19, 2025; Laci Kaye Booth and Kameron Marlowe are also scheduled to perform that...
