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Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge reunited for a chat about nearly getting M. Night Shyamalan to direct a Blink-182 video, the white lies Delonge told to help book the band’s earliest gigs, and how dick jokes helped them form an everlasting bond, during a chat on Hoppus’ Apple Music 1 …

UPDATE (8/3):The Weeknd is dropping a new song, “Take My Breath,” on Friday after teasing the track in a spot for the 2021 Olympics. https://www.instagram.com/p/CSGK3iEHcU7/ Abel Tesfaye has shed the red jacket and bandages of the Weeknd’s After Hours era to do a rare interview with GQ during which he …

Slipknot paid tribute to drummer Joey Jordison Friday, just days after the founding member’s sudden death at the age of 46. The metal act posted an eight-minute video tribute to Jordison on YouTube, featuring footage of the drummer on stage and in interviews, plus candid behind-the-scenes clips and home videos …

Fresh from winning a Song of the Year Grammy for “I Can’t Breathe” and an Academy Award for “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah, H.E.R. appears on the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast for an in-depth interview. She goes deep on the making of …

Young Thug performed a set on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series featuring songs from his upcoming album, Punk, backed by a live band including Travis Barker. Punk is Thug’s second proper studio release and follows 2019’s So Much Fun. Last weekend, Thug premiered a new song, “Tick Tock,” during his …

Continuing a tradition he started during his presidency, Barack Obama has shared his annual “Summer Playlist,” with Bob Dylan, Migos, the Rolling Stones, SZA and Brandi Carlile among the artists that Obama has on repeat. “With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate …

Bootsy Collins has tapped G-funk super-producer FredWreck for a new remix of his Power of the One track, “Bewise.” FredWreck’s remix offers a streamlined take on the original, boosting the bubbling bass and letting the slick drums cruise beneath verses delivered by Robert “Bewise” Harding. “I called on one of …

Miley Cyrus held a special 4th of July concert in Las Vegas this past Sunday for the grand opening of Resorts World Casino, and along with playing the usual hits like “We Can’t Stop” and “Midnight Sky,” the mohawked singer threw plenty of covers into the set, including the appropriately …

Wu-Tang Clan members GZA, Raekwon, and Ghostface Killah have announced a joint tour set to kick off this fall. The 3 Chambers Tour will find the artists each celebrating and filling their sets with songs primarily from one of their classic solo albums: Ghostface Killah’s Ironman, GZA’s Liquid Swords, and …

Car Seat Headrest have released a pair of EPs, MADLO: Remixes and MADLO: Influences, as a follow-up to their 2020 album, Making a Door Less Open. MADLO: Remixes features remixes of five Making a Door Less Open tracks, with contributions coming from Superorganism (“Martin”), Scuba (“Weightlifters”), Yeule (“Deadlines”), and Dntel …