40 Years of Doomsday for the Deceiver, Flotsam and Jetsam Recall a Fragile Beginning
The band’s 1986 debut still stands on its own, but four decades later, it’s a quiet gesture from their former bassist that stays with them.
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Dario Klein
Spotify’s Top 50 Sheds Explicit Lyrics as Hip-Hop Fades and Catalog Listening Rises
Explicit songs have fallen from 74% of Spotify’s Top 50 in 2018 to just 13% in 2026. The shift reflects the growing dominance of catalog music and hip-hop’s declining chart presence.
Oasis Reunion Documentary Opens Its Archive With First Preview
A year after the live return that broke records, Don’t Look Back In Anger offers the first glimpse of an unprecedented film built around the Gallagher brothers’ first conversation in nearly two decades.
Before the Ego, Before the Fame: How 'Lose Yourself' Was Built From Detroit Memory
Eminem’s 2002 hit cut across rock and rap audiences by trading his incendiary reputation for a question rooted in his own past—and the result rewrote what a crossover single could sound like.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Marry, Adam Sandler Officiates
The ceremony, confirmed Friday by Swift’s publicist, blended pop music and NFL royalty with an unconventional officiant. Details of attire and a Madison Square Garden celebration followed.
Fiona Apple’s Music Opens Anya Taylor-Joy’s New Miniseries Lucky
The elusive artist’s work scores the title sequence of the Apple TV+ thriller, marking a rare placement that co-star Timothy Olyphant says immediately defines the show.
Dave Stimson, Co-Founder of Touch & Go, Has Died
The Michigan schoolteacher helped launch one of punk’s most important zines and labels, leaving a mark on hardcore’s formative years through a partnership built on humor and instinct.
Shakira, FIFA Channel $500,000 Into Venezuela Earthquake Education Effort
The Colombian singer’s fund directs half a million toward classroom support for children affected by the June disaster, with a broader aid campaign also enlisting Hugh Jackman, John Legend, and others.
Beyoncé Drops Unreleased B’Day-Era Track as 20th-Anniversary Countdown Begins
“MORNING DEW (DONK)” surfaces on July 4, written with Pharrell and originally conceived around her 2006 album, ahead of a deluxe reissue this September.
Oasis Documentary Trailer Hints at Chaos and Reconciliation
The first teaser for Don’t Look Back in Anger leans into the skepticism and friction that made the reunion seem impossible, before cutting to the scale of the sold-out tour.