Madonna leads the 2026 VMAs with 11 nominations, but the Best New Artist field includes a familiar name: Magnus Ferrell, whose song “Asleep Talking” broke after his father played it on Michelle Obama’s IMO podcast.
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Madonna leads the 2026 VMAs with 11 nominations, but the Best New Artist field includes a familiar name: Magnus Ferrell, whose song “Asleep Talking” broke after his father played it on Michelle Obama’s IMO podcast.
Chicago’s Grant Park saw a day of shifting registers on Saturday, as JENNIE, Geese, Ethel Cain, Wolf Alice, and Clipse pulled overlapping crowds to the festival’s second day.
What began as a conspiracy theory about a rock band’s marketing now reached Metallica’s stage in Budapest, drawing predictable fire from Taylor Swift’s fan base.
Headlining the Ohio festival’s opening night, the Brooklyn band played with a looseness that felt like a single mind operating multiple instruments — a live force that refuses to replicate its records.
The Goose frontman discussed his admiration for the Brooklyn band and its singer Cameron Winter in a recent interview, tracing their rise from a late-night TV surprise to a breakout year.
The anniversary weekend places Pulp, CMAT, Mac DeMarco and Geese at the top of the bill, with the wooded Effing Forest area opening a day early for the first time.
The post-punk quintet won three major trophies, while the French producer swept multiple categories at the annual celebration of independent music.
As mega-festivals morph into fashion spectacles, a different kind of gathering is gaining ground. Pickathon in Oregon, now in its 26th year, shows how curation, ecology, and artist development can thrive on a smaller scale.
The Brooklyn band extends its North American run with second shows in six cities and a third night in Los Angeles, following strong ticket sales for the initial dates.
Geese have announced a fall North American tour with their biggest headline shows yet, including a stop at Forest Hills Stadium in New York.
