New Lawsuit Details AI Vocal Work on Kanye West’s ‘Vultures 2’ and ‘Bully’
A producer’s anonymous complaint claims he was hired to build custom voice models for both albums and was never paid or credited.
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Squid Pisser Announce New EP ‘Throat Slave’, Share ‘Tumors’
The avant-grind unit led by GWAR’s Grodius Maximus returns with a personal record about severing toxic ties, out August 28 on Skin Graft.
ZZ Top Cancel Hollywood Bowl Date Over Unspecified Obstacles
The Texas trio pulled Wednesday’s show, with refunds issued automatically. Cheap Trick fill the gap with a last-minute Troubadour set.
Phil Collins Couldn’t Crack the ‘Dancing In The Street’ Drum Fill
For his 2010 Motown covers album Going Back, the drummer and singer got most of the details right — except one iconic opening.
Queens of the Stone Age Open a Complaint Hotline
The band invites fans, friends, and foes to dial +1 (760) 437-1966 with grievances, big or small.
The Rolling Stones Return with ‘Foreign Tongues’
Less than two years after the late-career triumph of ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ the band pushes ahead with a new album that refuses to treat Charlie Watts’ absence as an ending.
Four Decades of Music Journalism Gutted as Veeps Lays Off Staff at BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, and More
BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been almost entirely laid off by parent company Veeps. The cuts erase decades of independent music coverage.
Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland on Their Bizarre Resurgence
After years of being a critical punching bag, Limp Bizkit are headlining major rock festivals. Guitarist Wes Borland suggests the turnaround comes down to one thing: the band finally learned to have fun.
Brandon Flowers Knows the Question: Why Keep Doing This?
After every tour, The Killers frontman gets sick and confronts the same doubt. His new solo album, Thrasher, came from that space—but the answer isn’t simple.
Este Haim Co-Scores the Score for Will Gluck’s Government-Mandated Celibacy Rom-Com
The HAIM multi-instrumentalist partners with Christopher Stracey to give a dystopian dating satire an unexpectedly smooth, dream-pop pulse.