Tonight’s episode of “Conspiracies & Coverups” deals with the weather, something we all contend with but have absolutely no power over — or do we?

Taylor Momsen was hospitalized on Tuesday after she was bitten by a spider while her band, The Pretty Reckless, was on tour with AC/DC. Momsen took to Instagram to share a photo of her bitten leg. It appeared the bite was on her upper ankle, which resulted in a blotchy rash running up to her […]

After the blockbuster trial that went from the U.S. Department of Justice to 34 states, a jury has decided that Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster illegally held monopoly power in the ticketing market. The jurors came to their decision after around five weeks of the antitrust trial, according to NBC News. Deliberations in […]

Where have all the boy bands gone? If you’ve asked yourself this question, there’s a simple answer — they don’t exist anymore. At least, not the way they used to. The ‘90s and early aughts were filled with boy bands featuring synchronized dancing to up-beat pop tracks, such as NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, Boyz II […]

Eyekons! Save the date: Katseye will release “Wild,” their latest EP on Aug. 14. “Wild” is the band’s third EP and is the follow-up to last year’s “Beautiful Chaos.” The news comes after the group made their Coachella debut last weekend, where they performed their latest single “Pinky Up,” and “Gnarly.” The band were joined […]

Anne Hathaway has played many roles across her two-decade career, but pop star is a new one. As a singer, she’s usually gravitated toward musical theatre — with an exception being her stellar cover of Queen’s “Somebody to Love” — but for David Lowery’s “Mother Mary,” coming from A24 on Friday, she had to go full […]

The Songwriters Hall of Fame will present singer-songwriter Raye with the Hal David Starlight Award, recognizing young talent, at its 55th annual induction and awards dinner. The ceremony takes place Thursday, June 11 at its longtime home, the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The Hal David Starlight Award, created in 2004, was named […]

Madonna is returning to the dance floor. The pop icon has revealed that her new album, “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II” — a follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2005 dance record — will release on July 3 via Warner Records. It marks her first full-length album in seven years and is a reunion […]

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren and four colleagues are urging the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to use its authority under the Tunney Act to closely examine the Department of Justice’s proposed settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster, in an effort to ensure the Department made its […]

Spotify and the National Independent Venue Association have announced a year-long partnership intended to strengthen independent live music in the U.S.  As the live-music business has expanded and consolidated, independent venues have found themselves facing daunting odds competing against giants like Live Nation and AEG. “Independent venues are the heartbeat of live music,” said Spotify’s […]