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The Recording Academy and charity foundation MusiCares have pledged $1 million to support artists and music industry professionals impacted by the ongoing wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area and displacing residents in the tens of thousands. The organizations have joined forces to form the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort, which is also accepting donations

Last month, Rio da Yung OG was released from federal prison and promptly celebrated with a new song called “Rio Free.” The Michigan rapper has now shared a new project called Rio Free, which includes his other recent single “WYDT.” Find the 10-song project, along with a new music video for “Off-Rap,” below. Rio da

Sam Moore, the soul singer best known as one half of Sam & Dave, has died, according to a press release from 2911 Media. The musician’s death occurred on January 10, in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications after surgery. Moore was 89 years old. Moore is best known for his tenor vocal work in

A benefit concert for victims of the ongoing California wildfires has been announced. FireAid will take place Thursday, January 30 at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome, with the show’s lineup yet to be announced. Proceeds for the event will go to a 501(c)(3) with the purpose of “rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced families, and advancing fire prevention

After a holiday break, Saturday Night Live returns, later this month, with new episodes. On January 18, Glorilla will make her SNL debut in an episode hosted by Dave Chappelle, who is coming back to the show for the first time since November 2022. Then, on the January 25, Timothée Chalamet will serve as both

Last month, Megan Thee Stallion filed a petition for a restraining order against Tory Lanez—who is currently serving a prison sentence for shooting the Houston rapper multiple times in 2020—in Los Angeles’ Superior Court. At a court hearing today, Judge Richard Bloom officially granted the request, according to Meghan Cuniff and Rolling Stone’s Nancy Dillon.

Brandy has announced an intimate, career-spanning memoir that will be published by Hanover Square Press on October 7, as People notes. The book, which does not yet have a title, will chronicle Brandy’s ascent from singing at her hometown church in McComb, Mississippi, to R&B stardom, acting, and beyond. Brandy will discuss her achievements as

Bob Mould is releasing a new record this year. Here We Go Crazy follows 2020’s Blue Hearts and is out March 7. He’s also shared the new album’s title song. Watch the video for it below. “On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar pop songs. I’m refining my primarysound and style through

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Peter Yarrow, one of the principal singers of the seminal 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died of bladder cancer, The New York Times reports. He was 86 years old. Yarrow was born in New York, in 1938, to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. He attended the city’s esteemed High School of Music and Art

The lineup for the California edition of Rolling Loud has been announced. The music festival takes place in Inglewood on March 15 and 16. Headlining the first night is A$AP Rocky, and Playboi Carti will headline the second night. Mexican singer Peso Pluma has also been announced as a headliner. Elsewhere on the bill are:

Boston Calling Music Festival has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition. Set to take place from May 23 to 25, in Allston, Massachusetts, the festival includes headliners Fall Out Boy, Dave Matthews Band, and Luke Combs. The lineup also features Vampire Weekend, Public Enemy, Avril Lavigne, T-Pain, Sublime, TLC, Sheryl Crow, Remi Wolf, and

The Waterboys have joined forces with Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and other artists to make a concept album about the late, great actor Dennis Hopper. Life, Death and Dennis Hopper is out April 4, via Sun, and will be led by the single “Hopper’s on Top (Genius)” on Friday (January 10). In the

Camille and Clément Ducol have won Best Original Song at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards for “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez. Their song was in the running against tracks performed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers’ “Compress/Repress”); Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, and Andrew Wyatt (The Last Showgirl’s “Beautiful That Way”); Maren Morris (The Wild

Neil Young will headline Glastonbury 2025 after all. After writing in a blog post this week that the BBC was exerting “corporate control” over the sponsorship-free, nonprofit festival, he backtracked in a new post this morning. “Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing!,” he wrote, blaming “an

Young Thug has dropped his first verse since being released from jail in the autumn. The rapper appears with Future on Lil Baby’s track “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber,” which features on the latter’s brand-new album, Wham. Thug kicks off the second verse of the song, which was produced by Wheezy and Juke Wong. Check that

Note: This article contains references to alleged sexual assault that some readers may find disturbing. A new, 90-minute documentary about Sean “Diddy” Combs will arrive on Peacock later this month. Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy features interviews with a bodyguard, makeup artist, and intern of Diddy’s, as well as Dawn Richard’s attorney Lisa

Bad Bunny has shared a new short film ahead of his imminent new album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. The clip stars legendary Puerto Rican filmmaker Jacobo Morales as a man reflecting on his life in his native country—and showing his treasured photographs to a frog voiced by Kenneth Canales. Bad Bunny co-wrote and co-directed the