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The frontman looks back at the album that arrived exactly when the band needed it most — a 20-minute sci-fi statement that silenced the pressure and won them creative control.
Dara’s kukeri-inspired anthem secures Bulgaria’s maiden win, while a boycott over Israel’s participation shadows the 70th edition in Vienna.
At The Great Escape, Caity Baser gave a surprise performance on the CLASH stage, drawing a crowd that snaked down the street. It was a brief, fitting return for an artist who cut her teeth in the city.
Six decades after its release, the album that reset pop music’s ambitions remains as much a burden as a benchmark.
The actor and musician’s honesty about playing to “half empty houses” stands in contrast to music’s usual fill-in-the-blank statements.
The final defendant in the 2021 killing of the Memphis rapper received a 20-year sentence Friday, closing a chapter that moved through four trials and a life sentence for the gunman.
Wes Orchoski’s Di’Anno – Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer arrives June 9, tracing the final years of the former vocalist with appearances from Steve Harris, James Hetfield, and others.
A three-album drop late in the week includes a rap record that settles scores with Kendrick, J. Cole, LeBron, and a long list of former allies.
The guitarist will take an unspecified temporary break, replaced by Longwave’s Steve Schiltz. His absence was already felt during the band’s Late Show performance.
Three new albums arrived at once, pulling in record numbers and sharpening old tensions.
