The Pussycat Dolls Cancel North American Reunion Tour
Their European dates are still a go though
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Lizzo Refuses to Settle Backup Dancers’ Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: ‘I’m Not Afraid of the Truth’
Lizzo told Gayle King that while she could easily settle the lawsuit, she is prepared to testify at trial
St. Vincent Swears by Steely Dan’s ‘Kid Charlemagne’
The guitarist riffs on her favorite solo, giving all credit to Larry Carlton
Kid Cudi Boots M.I.A. From North American Tour
Her response: "This is the work of Satan"
Kid Cudi Drops M.I.A. From Tour After ‘Offensive Remarks’ as Opening Act
“I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing,” Cudi says
Britney Spears Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving in DUI Case, Avoids Jail: ‘She’s Doing Well’
The pop star received a year of probation and must submit to requested searches if pulled over and continue her “mental health and substance treatment”
Ninajirachi Plots 2026 North American Tour
The I Love My Computer and It Loves Me tour takes place this fall
Udio admits to scraping YouTube audio for AI training in answer to Sony Music lawsuit
Udio admitted that its models were trained with “a vast amount of different kinds of sound recordings” gathered from publicly available sources. Source
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Ana Roxanne, Cornelius, Nia Archives, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Hayley Williams, Mitski, Ethel Cain Set for All Things Go Festival 2026
Brandi Carlile, Zara Larsson, Muna, Father John Misty, and Slayyyter will also play the Merriweather Post Pavilion event
Shakira Brings Her Biggest Hits to Free Rio de Janeiro Show
The artist performed for an estimated two million at Copacabana Beach
Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform New Song With Weyes Blood on SNL
Rodrigo played double duty last night, hosting and performing alongside guests including Debbie Harry and Aziz Ansari
James Broadnax Executed After Failed Petitions From Travis Scott, Young Thug
Broadnax’s longstanding murder case had become a cause célèbre in ongoing debates over the use of rap lyrics in court
14 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: American Football, Tori Amos, and More
Stream new releases from American Football, Tori Amos, Isaiah Rashad, and Zara Larsson
Charli XCX is planning ‘conversations’ with fans in New York
Fancy a chat with Charli XCX? If you’re in New York, you may have to join a long queue… With fans eagerly awaiting her next post-Brat move, the British star’s latest Instagram post reveals plans for something called ‘Conversations’ to be held in New York this month. “i love talking about making things and process and stuff […]
Financials roundup: Apple, Roblox and Reddit Q1 2026 trends
Q1 financial-results season is up and running, so much so that we’re having to bundle some of the key announcements together today for reasons of space. We’ll start with Apple, which enjoyed a bumper $111.2bn quarter – its fiscal Q2 – including $30.98bn of revenues from its services: music, TV, games, cloud storage and more. Alas, no new stats […]
Instagram is cracking down even harder on ‘unoriginal content’
For several years now, Instagram has been talking about its desire to boost ‘original’ content in its app, and as part of that drive, to reduce the reach of unoriginal or ‘reposted’ content. We reported on the first announcement of this in April 2022, including The Verge’s sharp take on the motivations behind it: “Translation? […]
PRS for Music reveals its collections grew by 7.7% in 2025
UK collecting society PRS for Music has published its annual financial results, revealing that its collections grew by 7.7% to £1.24bn in 2025. £1.07bn of that was paid out to songwriters, composers and music publishers, up 4.9% year-on-year. And the society hailed the fact that it collected more than £100m from live music for the […]
Hip-hop trends: Genre-blends, fan communities, discovery worries
Online hip-hop community Rap Fame has been surveying its independent artists – 1,595 of them to be specific – to uncover some current trends in the genre. Among the findings: genre boundaries are “seriously fluid” with more than 83% of respondents saying they flit between different sub-genres. “Right now, trap and drill are king, with almost 50% […]
TuneCore will not distribute AI tracks made on ‘pirate studios’
Believe and its TuneCore subsidiary have adopted a new policy when it comes to AI-generated music: they will not distribute tracks made using “pirate studios”. Note the small ‘p’ and ’s’ – this isn’t an unexpected crusade against the popular network of self-serve recording studios. In this context, pirate studios are unlicensed AI-music platforms. Who, though? […]