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Kurt Cobain’s smashed guitar sold for 10 times more than expected at auction

A guitar smashed up on stage by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain sold for $600,000 at auction. The black Fender Stratocaster is signed by the late singer and former bandmates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.

music / Rock

Little Simz praises Mac Miller for being vulnerable and “unapologetically himself”

London's Little Simz takes time out of her "Gorilla" lyric breakdown interview to give flowers to the late Mac Miller.

music / Hip-Hop

Olivia Rodrigo promises her second album is “so close to being done”

GRAMMY award-winner Olivia Rodrigo celebrates the two-year anniversary of her debut album, Sour, and promises her second record is "so so close" to being done.

music / Pop

Ice Cube vows to sue anyone who creates a “demonic” AI Ice Cube song

Ice Cube took aim at AI's effects on hip-hop during an appearance on the Full Send podcast.

music / Hip-Hop

U.K. artist Ragz Originale confirms Sampha, John Glacier for debut album Bare Sugar

Producer and vocalist Ragz Originale will release Bare Sugar on June 30. Listen to new song "Radio Silence" now.

music / R&B

Foo Fighters confirm details of new drummer taking over from the late Taylor Hawkins

Josh Freese will play drums for Foo Fighters on their upcoming headline tour dates and festival appearances. He replaces Taylor Hawkins, who died age 50 in 2022.

music / Rock

Dr. Luke named Songwriter of the Year amid litigation with Kesha

ASCAP have given Dr. Luke their coveted Pop Songwriter of the Year Award, his first win since Kesha sued him in 2014 for sexual assault.

music / Pop

Bandcamp votes to unionize

Bandcamp workers voted 31-7 today in favor of forming Bandcamp United.

culture / News

Song You Need: Osees’ “proto-synth punk suicide-repellant”

Watch the video for “Intercepted Message,” the lead single and title track from OSEES’ newly announced, forthcoming album.

music / Punk

Fetty Wap prosecutors are using “Trap Queen” to ask for a lengthy drug trafficking sentence

In August 2022, Fetty Wap pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess drugs. He's asking a judge for five years, but prosecutors are using "Trap Queen" to help argue for a longer sentence.

music / Hip-Hop

Tinariwen on bridging Saharan blues with American country

Tinariwen’s new album Amatssou finds common ground between the contemporary Sahara and the Old West and calls for unity among the Tuareg peoples.

music / Rock