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The full lineup for MIKE’s Young World V has been revealed. Previously announced headliners Max B and MIKE himself will be joined by Niontay, Thirteendegrees°, EristhePlanet, Salimata, and Black Noi$e at the free, all-ages event, which returns to Brooklyn’s Herbert Von King Park on July 11 as part of New York’s SummerStage series. Check out

 Listen via:Apple Podcasts|Spotify|Amazon Podcasts|More Platforms Gerry Beckley, founding member and co-lead singer of America, spoke with Kyle Meredith about his new solo album, MERCIFUL, and the creative flood that’s followed his retirement from touring. After decades of life measured in hotel rooms, backstage doors, and 200 travel days a year, Beckley now splits his

If you walked anywhere near Times Square over the last decade, you were likely bombarded with a fleet of rickshaws blasting the 2009 concrete-jungle anthem “Empire State of Mind” through makeshift speakers. To some who live here, it’s one of the reasons to avoid Midtown Manhattan—that is until last week, when the New York Knicks’

Despite Mel Brooks’ singular comedic voice, it feels odd to think of the soon-to-be 100-year-old as an auteur — mostly because so much of his work was produced in collaboration, whether it be co-writing Blazing Saddles with Richard Pryor, his multiple films with Gene Wilder, or his sympatico bonds with so many others. Two relationships,

Speedy Ortiz frontperson Sadie Dupuis has been recording solo music as Sad13 for over a decade, though lately that project has been on hold. Now, she’s ready to make her grand return with a new mixtape, 1331, and has shared its opening three songs. Listen to “I Am Now Completely Invisible,” “Art Institute,” and “Watermelon

ABC yanked this season ofThe Bachelorette before it even airedin March after video surfaced of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives breakout Taylor Frankie Paul throwing metal stools at her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen. Now, it appears Season 22 is back on track for next month. According to TMZ, the reality show’s producers are targeting a mid-July

Poet, actor, director, singer, and recently minted graphic novelist Saul Williams has announced his first album in seven years. Leap Life arrives August 28 via Big Dada, and features a stacked list of contributors: Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja, Kamasi Washington, Carlos Niño, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Surya Botofasina—along with Gonjasufi and Moor Mother, who contribute

Sienna Spiro announced her 2026 “My House” World Tour this month, and tickets sold extremely fast. “We just sold 130,000 tickets,” she wrote on Instagram following the pre-sale. Spiro then added additional dates due to demand, but now, according to a press release, the tour has completely sold out. Get Sienna Spiro Sold-Out Tickets Here

Mystikal has received a 20-year prison sentence for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022, Associated Press reports. The rapper had pled guilty to third-degree rape in March as part of a plea deal, which protected him from the state’s automatic life sentence for first-degree rape. He has been behind bars without bond

black midi’sGeordie Greep has announced a 2026 North American fall tour in continued support of his 2024 debut solo album, The New Sound. After kicking off on September 11th in Pensacola, Florida, the trek will hit cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Denver. See Greep’s full touring schedule below. Get Geordie GreepTickets

Two Shell have detailed their next project. Landing October 16 via Young, Infinite Now follows the anonymous London group’s last studio album, 2025’s IIcons, and includes the new single “Thing About You.” Below, listen to the ultra-digital (and slightly creepy) two-step track, which the pair originally premiered at their Dekmantel set last summer. Infinite Now

Línea Personal have announced their first-ever US headlining tour. Dubbed the “Todo Ø Nada Tour,” the 2026 run will see the Stockton, California quartet bring songs from their acclaimed sophomore album, TODO Ø NADA, to audiences across the country this summer and fall. The 16-stop tour kicks off August 7th in San Luis Obispo, California,

Kim Gordon swung through The Tonight Show in a Knicks’ Jalen Brunson jersey on Wednesday to perform the title track off her 2026 album, Play Me. Watch it go down below. Gordon is set to kick off the second leg of her tour tonight at Manhattan’s Night Club 101. All stops are listed below. Read

The estate of the late songwriter Leonard Cohen has released a statement condemning the planned use of “Hallelujah” at an upcoming rally held by President Donald Trump. “The Leonard Cohen Estate has learned that the song ‘Hallelujah’ is to be performed at a Donald Trump rally on June 24th,” the statement read. “This use is

Craig Finn is staring down the barrel of a jam-packed 2026. The Hold Steady frontman already announced the second round of his joint tour with Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood, set for June, and a European trek supporting the Mountain Goats in October. To those, Finn has now added a November run of full-band headlining shows,

Kirk Hammett is not winning over fans of contemporary pop music these days. The Metallica guitarist recently wore a t-shirt that upset Taylor Swift fans, and in a new interview he calls today’s pop music “crap.” While speaking with The Irish Times, Hammett recalled how music used to challenge him when he was growing up,

Sleep, the legendary stoner and doom-metal band, have returned with their first new music in eight years and plans for a North American tour this fall. “Have Spacesuit Will Travel” is out now via Third Man. But wait: it’s also getting the flexi disc treatment as part of a bundle for Sleep Comic Book, the

Erykah Badu has announced a 2026 North American tour featuring producer The Alchemist and pioneering rap group De La Soul. Smino will also support on select dates, with additional special guests to be announced. Badu’s “LIVE” tour kicks off on September 10th in Highland Park, Illinois, and will also stop in Detroit, Toronto, New York

Hip-hop producer Tay Keith has died. In a statement shared on Thursday, June 18, Nashville police confirmed that the artist, real name BryTavious Chambers, was found dead in his apartment by officers performing a welfare check. Although a cause of death was not confirmed, police do not suspect any foul play as of this writing.