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This Friday, October 19th, marks the 20thanniversary of Cher‘s “Believe,” the hit song that ended up predicting our future of techno-bubblegum and robo-warble. A massive hit in 1998and 1999 — it was Number One in America, the U.K., Australia, France, Germany and more — it helped introduced the world to …

13 months ago, the brother duo Mau y Ricky weren’t having much luck as artists — none of their singles had charted. Songwriting was another matter: Ricky had reached the Top Five in Mexico with his work on Thalia’s “Por Lo Que Reste de Vida,” and both men had then …

More than half a century ago, the Velvet Underground formed in downtown Manhattan and five decades later, the group has given their blessing to a new exhibition devoted to their legacy. The Velvet Underground Experience opened in Greenwich Village this week — a quick walk from where they first formed …

Lil Wayne, Lauryn Hill and Meek Mill will be among the dozens of artists to take the stage at the fourth annual Tidal X: Brooklyn benefit concert, which will benefit criminal justice reform organizations. Vic Mensa, Anderson .Paak, the Roots’ Black Thought, Kodak Black, Teyana Taylor, Kaskade, Normani, the Lox …

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry will embark on a headlining tour this fall in support of his new album, Sweetzerland Manifesto. The trek starts November 30th at the Anthem at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Sioux City, Iowa and includes stops in Detroit, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco. …

As strongly hinted, Foo Fighters staged a Nirvana reunion to close out their Cal Jam as Dave Grohl and Pat Smear reconnected with Krist Novoselic and enlisted Deer Tick‘s John McCauley and Joan Jett for a six-song set during the encore. Both McCauley and Jett served as guest vocalists when …

Moby is selling nearly 200 analog drum machines from his personal collection to raise money for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The sale starts next Thursday, October 11th, on Reverb. “I’ve always been a little obsessed with drum machines,” Moby said. “In fact, I’ve always been a lot obsessed …

Riz Ahmed, the actor-rapper best-known for his roles in The Night Of and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, celebrates his Pakistani roots on new single “Mogambo,” released under his rap name, Riz MC. The song opens with Ahmed spitting a frenetic verse over relentless hand drums. “They put their …

Jaden Smithhas a wide range of influences, and he wears them on his sleeve. The 20-year-old is an intriguing rapper, working on the mechanics to become a good rapper. On “Back On My Sh*t” he isn’t there yet, but the process is getting closer to its endpoint. Here’s a list …

EDITORS’ PICK: Christine & the Queens, Chris “Chrisis an LP doubled,”writes Will Hermes. “First, there’s a mostly English-language set, with heavily accented lyrics, charmingly off-kilter syntax, and polyglot asides. ‘Let me taste/On a butch babe in LA,’ she pleads on‘Damn (What A Woman Must Do),’lamenting the extremes of ‘what must …