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UPDATE (6/22): A judge has ruled in favor of Roc-A-Fella Records and prohibited Damon Dash from minting and selling Jay-Z‘sReasonable Doubt as a non-fungible token, Rolling Stone has confirmed (TMZ first reported the news). Representatives for Roc-A-Fella and Dash did not immediately return requests for comment. ** Roc-A-Fella Records has …

Sleigh Bells have announced new tour dates for this coming fall and winter, dubbed the Unannounced Album Tour. As the name suggests, the band will be supporting an as-of-yet-unannounced new album, although they’ve not revealed any further details beyond, “New music coming very soon.” https://thisforall.net/sleighbells/status/1407007137356828674?s=20 The first leg of the …

Miley Cyrus marks Pride Month with a new Peacock special. The pop star returned to her hometown of Nashville earlier this month to record a concert at the Ryman Auditorium that was heavy on LGBTQ anthems and country-music guests. Streaming June 25th, the hour-long concert includes appearances by Orville Peck, …

Mainstream Nashville’s attempts to engage with a Spanish-speaking audience have been hit-or-miss, despite the obvious similarities between country music and Tejano or Norteño. Freddy Fender is probably the best-known example — his “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” hit Number One in 1975 — but other artists, like Rick Trevino and …

No space is safe from the heaviness of our times — even, it appears, a Maroon 5 record. The tone of Adam Levine and company’s seventh LP is downright elegiac. “Toast to the ones that we lost on the way,” Levine offers on “Memories,” a sweet, somber, genuinely felt ballad, …

Pi’erre Bourne, the rapper and producer best known for helming the sound of acts like Playboi Carti and Young Nudy, has released a new song with diamond-headed rapper Lil Uzi Vert called “Sossboy 2.” Previously, the pair connected on the deluxe edition of Uzi’s Eternal Atake, for which Bourne produced …

In yet another sign the pandemic is rapidly coming to an end, the I Love the ’90s Tour is returning to the U.S. in August with Vanilla Ice once again serving as the headliner. He’ll be joined by a rotating crew of Nineties stars that includes Rob Base, Kid ‘n …

John Mayer strikes a comforting chord with his new song “Last Train Home.” The track will appear on his eighth studio album, Sob Rock, which arrives on July 16th. The song, like the album’s nostalgic cover art, has an Eighties vibe, as does its accompanying video. The Cameron Duddy and …

Half Alive appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their recent single “What’s Wrong,” which dropped in March. The California rock band gave a choreographed rendition of the upbeat track, accompanied by tuxedo-clad dancers. “What’s Wrong” will appear on the band’s second album, as will their single “Time 2,” which …

“In all the world there’s no escape from this infernal din,” Geordie Greep fittingly intones on “John L,” his spoken-word ravings spilled over spiky Henry Cow-meets-Primus riffs and a bruising rhythm section that could battle Battles. London’s Black Midi satiated critics’ chaos cravings on their out-of-nowhere 2019 debut,Schagenheim. But the …