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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, May 2023 (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) News Rihanna Named Her Son After Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, A$AP Rocky Confirms on Child’s First Birthday After Rakim Athelaston Mayers’ name was revealed by tabloids, Rocky proudly announced, “‘WU TANG IZ 4 DA CHUREN 🤲’ HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO MY 1st BORN . RZA❤️.”

100 gecs’ Laura Les and Dylan Brady, photo by Steve Smith News 100 gecs Share Chaotic New Video for “The Most Wanted Person in the United States”: Watch Theft and crime abound in a video that surprisingly co-stars Ryan Phillippe By Evan Minsker May 11, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter 100 gecs have shared a

Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, photo by Ki Price News Pretenders Announce New Album, Share New Song: Listen “Let the Sun Come In” leads Relentless—the band’s first album in three years By Madison Bloom May 11, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Pretenders have announced their next album: Relentless arrives September 1 via Rhino, marking the band’s return

Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images News MoFi Wins Approval for Settlement Over Analog Vinyl Fraud Lawsuit Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab was hit with a class action lawsuit after the purported “all-analog” company admitted to using Direct Stream Technology By Madison Bloom May 11, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Prestige reissue label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

Loretta Lynn (Photo by Jay West/WireImage). News Posthumous Loretta Lynn Book Announced A Song and a Prayer includes lyrics inspired by Lynn’s writing sessions with artist, co-author, and ordained minister Dr. Kim McLean By Madison Bloom May 11, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter A new book by late country legend Loretta Lynn will be published

Phoebe Bridgers and Rob Moose, photo by Shervin Lainez News Rob Moose and Phoebe Bridgers Share New Version of “Wasted”: Watch the Video An update of Bridgers’ 2015 track appears on the violinist’s Inflorescence EP, which is out in August By Allison Hussey May 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Rob Moose has shared another

Lil Durk and J.Cole (Still from “All My Life” visual). News Lil Durk and J. Cole Share Video for New Song “All My Life”: Watch Durk’s new album Almost Healed is out May 26 By Evan Minsker May 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Lil Durk has shared a new single from his forthcoming new

Overmono, photo by Elliott Morgan News 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Overmono, RP Boo, Madison McFerrin, and More Also stream new releases from Oval, Midwife & Vyva Melinkolya, Lucy Liyou, Seán Barna, and Memotone By Jazz Monroe, Allison Hussey, and Evan Minsker May 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter With so much

Grandaddy, photo by Chugrad McAndrews News Grandaddy Announce Sumday 20th Anniversary Box Set The reissue of the 2003 album features rarities and demos. Listen to Sumday: The Cassette Demos now. By Evan Minsker May 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Grandaddy have announced a box set celebrating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough 2003 album,

Kylie Minogue, photo by Edward Cooke News Kylie Minogue Announces New Album Tension The Australian superstar’s first studio LP since 2020 lands in September By Matthew Strauss May 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Kylie Minogue has announced a new album: Tension, the follow-up to 2020’s Disco, is out September 22 via BMG. The Australian

Bashar Jackson aka Pop Smoke, January 2020 (Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images) News 18-Year-Old Confesses to Killing Pop Smoke He was one of five people arrested in connection with the 2020 home invasion, and because he was 15 years old at the time, faced juvenile charges By Allison Hussey May 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter An

Taylor Swift, July 2011 (Kevin Mazur/WireImage) News Taylor Swift Announces New Re-Recorded Album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) The news arrived during an Eras Tour stop in her former home city of Nashville By Allison Hussey May 5, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Taylor Swift has announced the next of her re-recorded early albums. Speak Now

Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot), Boys Noize (Shane McCauley), Alice Glass (Illumitati) News Pussy Riot, Boys Noize, and Alice Glass Share Video for New Song “Chastity”: Watch “This song will put the patriarchy in a tiny cage and throw the key out”—Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova By Matthew Strauss May 5, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Pussy

Boldy James, February 2022 (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) News Boldy James Announces First Concerts Since Car Accident James and the Alchemist are heading out on The Six Million Dollar Man Tour in Europe By Evan Minsker May 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Boldy James and the Alchemist have announced The Six Million Dollar Man Tour,

A record store customer in Atlanta, Georgia, February 2023 (Photo by Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg) News Billboard Announces New “Fan Bundle” Rule for Chart Eligibility The institution is reinstating merchandise bundles for album sales, with tight restrictions By Allison Hussey May 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Billboard has updated its eligibility rules again, restoring some formats

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, January 2021 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) News Foo Fighters Were Going to Perform on SNL Before the Writers’ Strike Labrinth had also been scheduled to appear on a now-canceled episode of Saturday Night Live By Madison Bloom May 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Foo Fighters and Labrinth were scheduled