Author: Amanda Collins
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, has just revealed the second wave – bringing the total up to 1,200+ artists to perform at ADE 2025. This includes, Amaliah, Ben UFO, Bullet Tooth, CARISTA, Carl Craig, Chris Stussy, DJ Pierre, Enrico Sangiuliano, FJAAK, Héctor Oaks, Indira Paganotto, Jeff Mills, Mahmut Orhan, Moodymann, Polygonia, Sally C, Seth Troxler, THC, Tjade, TOKiMONSTA, TWIENA, YoungWoman and many others. With over 450 ADE Festival events confirmed so far and the program nearing halfway completion, ADE 2025 is set to provide a star-studded program filled with one-off highlights…
Morrissey has revealed he wants to sell off all of his business interests in The Smiths as he’s “burnt out by any and all connections” to his former bandmates. Yesterday (September 3), the ex-Smiths frontman took to his website and official social media accounts to share that he has “no choice but to offer for sale all of his business interests” in The Smiths to any potential investors or parties. He explained in a statement: “I am burnt out by any and all connections to [Johnny] Marr, [Andy] Rourke, [Mike] Joyce. I have had enough of malicious associations. With my…
Dual Damage are currently among the biggest names in hardstyle, dominating the mainstages at the world’s biggest festivals and racking up millions of streams online. Kruelty, meanwhile, is a force on two fronts, tearing through the raw hardstyle scene while also carving his name into the hard techno world with his brutal, industrial sound. Now we see the Dutch power duo join forces with dark innovator for one of the most anticipated collaborations of the year “VENGEANCE”, something fans have been craving all spring and summer. “Vengeance” is already play tested on the biggest festival stages this summer, leaving nothing…
SoFi Stadium opened its doors to members of the media Wednesday (Sept. 3) to preview the NFL facility’s food and beverage offerings ahead of the home-opening game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Houston Texans this Sunday. The L.A. stadium — which is also the home venue of the L.A. Chargers and hosting a number of big-ticket concerts this fall, including two headlining dates by Chris Brown (Sept. 13-14) — showcased dozens of menu items sold across its suites, clubs and concession stands during the tasting event, from tomahawk steaks to the stadium’s signature all-beef hot dog, which regional…
Young Thug is finding himself in a bit of precarious situation these days. Over the past week or so, the Atlanta rapper has been dealing with leaked audio from jail phone calls and interrogations from when he was incarcerated for three years awaiting his YSL RICO trial, and some of the subject matter has led to him receiving backlash online. Thugger seemingly addressed the vitriol that’s been coming his way this afternoon with a tweet that reads, “Bashing me only goin f— that rap community up more, I’m the blue to this fake a– game.” Last week, Thug tweeted, “Stop…
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Lady Gaga announced late Wednesday (Sept. 3) that she had to postpone her Mayhem Ball Tour stop in Miami after fans had already packed Kaseya Center for the show. She revealed that her voice was strained during rehearsals on Tuesday night and that it hadn’t improved during her warm-up ahead of Wednesday night’s show. “Hi everyone I am really so so sorry but I need to postpone tonight’s show in Miami,” Gaga wrote in an all-caps message posted to her Instagram Stories. “During rehearsal last night and my vocal warmup tonight my voice was extremely strained and both my [doctor]…
Dream Theater have announced their first Australian tour in nearly nine years, with a run of national dates booked for February 2026. The four-date run comes as part of the band’s world tour celebrating 40 years as a band, as well as celebrating their recently-released 16th studio album Parasomnia. The full list of tour dates, as well as ticketing information, can be found below. “The excitement we have felt from the fans since the first leg of this tour was announced has been overwhelming,” said the band in a joint press statement. “Now, we get to bring the show to…
As opposition to the $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Virgin Music Group heats up, Downtown CEO Pieter van Rijn says the controversial deal has attracted more attention because of the buyer’s owner, Universal Music Group (UMG), than it has for the benefits musicians would enjoy from the combination. In an open letter obtained by Billboard, which arrived as the European Commission investigates the acquisition’s potential effect on competition, van Rijn took aim at what he called “misinformation” aimed at “undermin[ing] our longstanding and trusted client relationships….It’s disappointing to see how quickly some parts of our industry closed…
Los Angeles-based, Hawaii-born singer and songwriter Kiki T shares her brand new single One Island Leads to Another, an island synth-pop anthem about wanderlust and the pull of freedom in a world that wants you boxed in. This catchy electro-pop cut finds the talented artist beautifully showcasing her sweet, expressive vocals and storytelling abilities over a synth-laden production that I find quite captivating and nostalgic. Out now on Bag of Dicks, One Island Leads to Another captures the fantasy of island-hopping, falling in love, and never settling for ordinary. This message is nicely conveyed through Kiki T’s delicate vocals which soar…