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A 17-year-old boy who was “hours away from committing an atrocity” at a Justin Bieber concert in June 2017 has been sentenced to at least 11 years in custody after being convicted of plotting a terror attack at the Cardiff, Wales performance. Lloyd Gunton of Llantrisant, Wales was found guilty …

Happy birthday to Ray of Light, the masterwork that introduced the world to Cosmic Psychedelic Madonna, 20 years ago this week. Ray of Light was the queen’s first proper album in four years, dropping on March 3rd, 1998, a week after she unveiled her new sound with the single “Frozen.” …

Jake Owen revisits a John Mellencamp classic with his nostalgic new single “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).” Borrowing both the signature guitar riff and the scrappy, romantic feel from Mellencamp’s 1982 heartland rocker “Jack and Diane” – Mellencamp was performing as John Cougar at the time – Owen’s updated …

Ahead of their final tour, Slayerlaunched a docuseries that will look back on their nearly four decades of aggression. The first installment focuses on the band’s formation and early years. “I found [guitarist Jeff Hanneman] auditioning for another band at some warehouse,” recalls guitarist Kerry King, who adds that he …

Foo Fighters, who have won five BRIT awards over the course of their career, performed at the Brit Awards ceremony for the first time on Wednesday. They also took home the International Group award for the fourth time, having won the category previously in 2008, 2012 and 2015. In 2008, …

InTinashe‘salluring new video for “Faded Love,” the singer dances inside an empty warehouse decorated with gauzy curtains and broken mirrors.While the choreography and costume are plenty sultry alone, the tightly-composed vertical frame adds another level of intensity to the clip. “Faded Love” follows Tinashe‘s previously released single, “No Drama,” which …

Kanye West has settled his lawsuit against insurer Lloyd’s of London. Howard King, the attorney representing West’s touring company in the suit, confirmed in a statement to Rolling Stone that “the dispute has been amicably resolved.” The rapper alleged the insurer withheld paying claims from the portion of West’s canceled …

Tom Rapp, the leader of the beloved psych rock outfit Pearls Before Swine and a longtime civil rights lawyer, died in hospice at his home in Melbourne, Florida. He was 70. A representative for the record label Drag City, reissued Pearls Before Swine’s debutOne Nation Undergroundlast year, confirmed the musician’s …

Bruno Mars extended his massive 24K Magic world tour with a final run of North American shows. The trek, which features his “Finesse” collaborator Cardi B, now wraps with a block of new dates spanning September 7th in Denver, Colorado to a four-night stand in Los Angeles on October 23rd, …

Calvin Harristeamed with Canadian musicianPartyNextDoor on “Nuh Ready Nuh Ready.”The dancehall-tinged cut is embellished by skipping percussion, light synth plunks and stray horn riffs. The music video is a distorted, surreal creation showing PartyNextDoor super-imposed over shots of London. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio, Harris …