Lady Gaga‘s flamboyant visual style has inspired the name of a newly discovered insect species. Kaikaia gaga is a new genus of the treehopper bugs found almost three decades ago near the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, the Fader reports (via Illinois News Bureau). Brendan Morris, a PhD candidate in entomology …
Read More »Haim Touring Delis in Honor of First-Ever Show
Haim’s new album Women in Music III is due out next month, and in addition to their upcoming official tour dates, the band has announced a limited Deli Tour happening this week. In their announcement on Instagram, the trio wrote: “Our first show ever was at Canters Deli in 2000 so …
Read More »Lady Gaga Announces Six-City The Chromatica Ball Summer Tour
Lady Gaga has announced a special six-date summer tour dubbed the Chromatica Ball. The trek, presented by Live Nation, will kick off July 24th in Paris and continue through London, Toronto, Boston and Chicago before wrapping on August 19th in East Rutherford, New Jersey. General tickets for the Chromatica Ball …
Read More »Pearl Jam to Preview New Album 'Gigaton' With Special Theatrical Events
Pearl Jam will offer fans an early listen of their new album, Gigaton, with special audio-visual experiences scheduled at over 200 Dolby Atmos-equipped theaters around the world. The one-night only event will take place March 25th, two days before the LP’s March 27th release date. The “Gigaton Listening Experience” will …
Read More »Hear Louis the Child and Foster the People Team Up on 'Every Color'
Louis the Child and Foster the People have joined forces for a new single, “Every Color.” The track, co-written by Louis the Child’s Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett and Foster the People frontman Mark Foster, is an upbeat psychedelic pop number that embraces both bands’ styles. The single is accompanied …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Rips a Bong in 'Garden Song' Video
Phoebe Bridgers gets extremely high and hangs with fuzzy monsters in the video for “Garden Song.” The track is her first new solo material in three years, following her 2017 debut, Stranger in the Alps. Directed by Bridgers’ brother, Jackson, the clip opens with Bridgers alone in her room, slowly …
Read More »Princess Nokia to Release Two Albums This Week
Princess Nokia made a surprise album announcement this week: She’ll be releasing not one, but two LPs on Wednesday, February 25th, coinciding with a performance on The Late Late Show With James Corden. The two albums will be titledEverything Is Beautiful and Everything Sucks,and the New York-born singer and rapper …
Read More »David Guetta, the Chainsmokers to Perform at Electric Daisy Carnival 2020
Insomniac announced its Electric Daisy Carnival 2020 lineup on Friday, celebrating a full decade of the festival in Las Vegas. David Guetta, the Chainsmokers, Tiësto, DJ Snake, Alesso, Alison Wonderland and Martin Garrix are among the more than 250 dance and electronic artists announced in this year’s lineup. EDC 2020 …
Read More »UMG Confirm Elton John, Nirvana, Beck Recordings Were Lost or Damaged in Vault Fire
Original master tapes and other recordings belonging to 19 artists, including Elton John, Nirvana, Sheryl Crow, Soundgarden, Beck and R.E.M., were lost or damaged in a 2008 fire at a Universal Music Group vault, according to new legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The revelation appeared in a new filing …
Read More »'Rodeo': Here's Why Lil Nas X's Video Mashed Up Vampires and 'The Matrix'
When “Old Town Road” rapper Lil Nas X asked Bradley and Pablo to direct his video for “Rodeo,” the Los Angeles directors were ecstatic. The duo had directed music videos for Rosalía, Mark Ronson, and Charli XCX, but they had never been approached with an idea as bonkers as this: …
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