Singer Morris Day has denied what he is calling “rumors” that he and the Time are set to play a “Freedom 250” concert on the National Mall next month, even though organizers announced him as headlining a show June 27 as part of a controversial 16-day fair in Washington, D.C. “Contrary to rumors,” Day announced […]

Olivia Rodrigo has spoken about the online controversy surrounding her recent choice to wear a babydoll dress, stating that the logic behind the criticism showed how “we really normalize pedophilia in our culture” and that she was actually inspired by music icons like Kathleen Hanna and Courtney Love to wear them. Rodrigo recently donned the […]

The Chicks will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their multiply Grammy-winning “Taking the Long Way” album with a 10-city, 16-date run through U.S. theaters this fall. It marks the trio’s first trip out on the road in America since they did an arena tour in 2023. The tour has a subtitle: “Still Not Ready to […]

In the classic musical “Brigadoon,” the Scottish townspeople who inhabit the mysterious town of the title keep referring to “the miracle,” which confounds the two American travelers who stumble across it one dark and shroudy night. Our two Yank interlopers spend some time puzzling over what that supernatural secret might be, before all is revealed […]

Tribeca X, the Tribeca Festival’s flagship program dedicated to brand-supported storytelling, has announced that A$AP Rocky will be honored with the inaugural Tribeca X Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes the rapper for his work in music, fashion, film, design, and brand storytelling. Tribeca X will take place June 8–9 at Spring Studios during […]

Sony Music and Julie Swidler, the company’s longtime executive VP of business affairs and general counsel, have announced her “long-planned” departure at the end of June. In making the announcement, Sony Music Group Chairman Rob Stringer said: “Julie has been a vital component of the Sony Music senior management team for many years and her […]

John McClain, the veteran music executive who was co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and helped engineer the financial recovery of the singer’s legacy and properties, died Monday due to complications from a fall, a rep for the estate confirms to Variety. He was 71. Estate co-executor John Branca said in a statement: “I am […]

Featuring unreleased recordings from the 1977 sessions that spawned “Surfin’ Bird” and “Human Fly”

Alongside a surreal music video from Cuan Roche and Chanthila Phaophanit

Coming to North American theaters and concert halls this fall