Is Howard Stern leaving SiriusXM after more than 20 years? The longtime radio host says he will talk about reports that he’s been “fired” on his show next month. The rumors began with a report from the U.K. tabloid The Sun on August 5, which claimed SiriusXM would not renew Stern’s contract when it ends […]
A voice can spark a dance craze. A dance can change who feels welcome on a floor. Chubby Checker did both. With a grin in his tone and a director’s sense of pacing, he turned three chords into instruction manuals that every age could understand. Horns punch like handclaps. Drums hop with trampoline bounce. Guitars […]
While Erykah Badu gears up for her Mama’s Gun 30th Anniversary tour, she has also been working on a joint album with The Alchemist. Today, she revealed the release date for Abi & Alan, which will land on August 29th. It’s Badu’s first album in over 15 years, as New Amerykah Part Two (Return of […]
Jerry Cantrell has had a good summer. For starters, he got to participate in the “world’s biggest rock ‘n’ roll high school reunion,” as he described his recent experience paying tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne at Back to the Beginning. Now he’s starting the final leg of his tour supporting 2024’s I Want Blood, his […]
“Are you ready, boy?” It’s a question that is so much more than just a title for YUNGBLUD‘s first feature-length film. Four words that are permeated throughout it despite not always being uttered, lingering in the background of every striking shot, every frenzied performance, every stark admission being uttered. Documented in the limbo period between […]
The only woman charged for the 2024 murder of Florida rapper Foolio is set to stand trial next week. First Foolio Murder Trial Looms Jury selection for murder suspect Alicia Andrews’ trial is expected to begin in Hillsborough County, Fla., on Monday (Aug. 18), according to court documents obtained by XXL on Thursday (Aug. 14). Andrews […]
Despite getting permission from employees to play outside a BP gas station in Chicago, Silly Goose‘s frontman Jackson Foster was arrested for the surprise set outside the gas station on August 2nd, right after their performance at Lollapalooza 2025. The incident ended up being covered by the New York Post, Fox News Atlanta, WSB-TV Atlanta, […]
With their high-concept, theatrical stage show and stadium-filling metal epics, you might think Iron Maiden would be a perfect candidate for a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. But frontman Bruce Dickinson said the band has no interest in playing the state-of-the-art venue. Dickinson addressed a prospective Maiden Sphere show on a Thursday episode of SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation […]
A statement shared Thursday (Aug. 14th) to Neil Young’s official Facebook account has revealed his decision to leave the social media platform. “At Neil Young’s request, we are no longer using Facebook for any Neil Young related activities,” the statement read. “Meta’s use of chatbots with children is unconscionable. Mr. Young does not want a […]
Some bands play at urgency. The Stranglers made urgency feel elegant. Jean Jacques Burnel’s bass growled like a motorbike at idle, then launched like a racing cat. Dave Greenfield’s keyboards stitched baroque lines through alleyway riffs. Hugh Cornwell’s vocal turned cool observation into stagecraft, while Jet Black’s drums moved like a very precise storm. The […]