On This Day In MusicOn This Day in Music... April 27, 1951: Ace Frehley, Influential Lead Guitarist and the Heart & Soul of Kiss, Is BornKiss was like nothing rock music had seen before, and Frehley quickly became an idol to a whole generation of aspiring guitar gods.
EntertainmentBillie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong and Lorde Call for Ticket ReformA proposed Congressional bill would put limits on secondary market sellers and increase transparency.
MusicNorwood Fisher, Late of Fishbone, Announces New Project the Familyhood Nextperience, Releases First Single, 'To the Hilt'The musicians involved include alumni of Fishbone, the Skeletones, Social Distortion, the English Beat, Suicidal Tendencies, and Trulio Disgracias.
MusicDrake Pulls AI-Generated Kendrick Lamar Diss After Legal Threats from Tupac Shakur's EstateAttorney Howard King threatened legal action against Drake in a cease-and-desist letter.
MusicThe Smashing Pumpkins Reveal New Guitarist Kiki WongThe band received over 10,000 applications after putting out an open call for a new touring guitarist.
MusicMicrowave Frontman Nathan Hardy Unpacks Trippy New Album 'Let's Start Degeneracy'The album's title was gleaned from a story about drugs the songwriter found in a vintage copy of Playboy.
MusicMadness Preparing to Release Expanded Version of 2023's 'Theater of the Absurd Presents C'est La Vie' With 12 Additional TracksThe new edition of the album will include a second disc featuring 5 previously-unreleased songs and 7 live performances.
MusicOur Price Record Stores Are Coming BackThe once-beloved music retailer is relaunching at the end of the month.
MusicBilly Idol Discusses Origins of 'Eyes Without a Face' in Conjunction With 40th Anniversary Reissue of 'Rebel Yell' LP'I think I was deliberately trying to write not a love song because the '80’s was full of love songs, all drippy, soppy love songs,' said Idol.
MusicEminem Announces New Album 'The Death of Slim Shady' Out This Summer'Who killed Slim Shady?' Eminem asks.
MusicScience Meets Song: 'Brainstorms' Uses Pink Floyd to Explore Your BrainwavesThe show melds music and art with the latest neuroscience and technology, in an exploration of how our minds respond to music.
Shows & FestivalsWatch Slipknot Play Their First Show With New DrummerThe metal band is currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.
MusicColdplay Announces 25th Anniversary 'Brothers & Sisters' ReissueColdplay released their early single 'Brothers & Sisters' exactly 25 years ago today.
PlaylistsQ: The Music for the Weekend (April 26, 2024)This week's mix opens with Giorgio Moroder, closes with Fishbone, and in between there's Paul Weller, De La Soul, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, the Descendents, Lesley Gore, and more
On This Day In MusicOn This Day In Music… April 26, 1966: 'You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me' Gives Dusty Springfield Her Only No. 1 SingleDusty elevated a song recorded in a stairwell and written in the back of a taxi into three minutes of pure magic.
MusicThe Rolling Stones Get Support: Who's Opening for the Hackney Diamonds Tour?With 19 shows in 16 cities on the docket, let's look at a cross-section of the artists that will be opening up for, as they say, 'The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World.'
MusicFlorence + the Machine Will Bring 'Lungs' to Life at BBC Proms ConcertThe performance will be the band's only UK concert this year.
MusicOpinion: Childish Gambino Is Normalizing Antisemitism With His Kanye West Collab – He Should Know BetterIt should be shocking that the man behind insightful works like 'Atlanta' and 'This Is America' is collaborating with West.
MusicPet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant Thinks Taylor Swift's Music Is 'Disappointing''Where are the famous songs? What's Taylor Swift's "Billie Jean?"'
MusicFishbone Makes a Major Lineup Change, Moving Forward Without Norwood Fisher and 'Dirty' Walt Kibby'We didn't start Fishbone under the guise of it belonging to one person to make all the financial and creative decisions,' Fishbone founding member Chris Dowd tells Q.
MusicMötley Crüe Announces New Single 'Dogs of War' Out on Friday'There'll definitely be new music out next year, for sure,' frontman Vince Neil said.
MusicTakeoff to Posthumously Appear on Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 2'The Migos rapper was shot and killed in 2022.
MusicBillie Eilish Opens Up About Mental Health and Sexuality: 'I've Never Been a Happy Person''I’m afraid of people, I’m afraid of the world. It’s just scary for somebody like me,' the pop star told Rolling Stone.
MusicR.I.P. Mike Pinder: The Moody Blues Keyboardist and Founding Member Dead at 82Pinder, the last surviving founding member of the Moody Blues, was known for his pioneering use of the Mellotron.
EntertainmentSwifties on a Pub Crawl: The Black Dog Becomes a Taylor Swift Fan Pilgrimage Site'I don't want to give too much away... but we do have a certain blonde regular who frequents, let's just say that.'
MusicGel Drops New Single 'Mirage' Ahead of Upcoming EP 'Persona': 'It's a Step Forward''We really wanted to fill out the songs more and make them more nuanced,' the band's vocalist Sami Kaiser said.
MusicPearl Jam's Matt Cameron Was in a KISS Cover Band As a Teen ... and Got Sent a Cease-and-Desist Letter'We just called our band KISS. We didn't really think ahead there,' Cameron recalled.
MusicDeep Purple Announces New Album '=1' Ahead of U.S. Tour With YesFans should expect the lead single to drop on Tuesday, April 30.
MusicVideo Premiere: Fantastic Cat 'Oh Man!' - Watch and Listen Here First'Fantastic Cat is all about trading off lead and harmony vocals, swapping instruments, and finding flashes of joy amidst the absurdity and chaos of modern life. We're all just doing the best we can.'
On This Day In MusicOn This Day In Music… April 25, 1994: Blur Release 'Parklife', Effectively Launching Britpop'The album was the convergence of a lot of influences,' said Graham Coxon. 'Alex wanted to be in Duran Duran, I wanted to be in Wire, and Damon wanted to be… I don't know.'
The Q InterviewDave McCabe on the New Zutons Album, Working With Nile Rodgers, and the Epic Saga of 'Valerie' & How Amy Winehouse Came to Cover It'You never think you're gonna write one of them songs that aunties and uncles are gonna f---ing sing on a karaoke machine. But that's how it's turned out. And I'm very grateful for it.'
MusicRadiohead's 'Creep' Video Surpasses 1 Billion Views on YouTubeIt's an impressive feat for a song that the band originally didn't even plan to record, only doing so at the suggestion of their producers.
Culture'Survivors Are Not Being Listened To': Outrage as U.K. Government Rejects Report on Misogyny in Music'The report laid bare the incredibly serious problems the sector has and the entirely reasonable steps Government should take to the rectify them,' said the Independent Society of Musicians' Deborah Annetts.
MusicEvery Day Is Earth Day at Audiodrome Record Pressing, the First Solar-Powered Record Plant in America'We knew that taking steps toward mitigating the [environmental] impact was really important if we were going to do this,' says Betsy Bemis of Audiodrome.
Shows & FestivalsKid Cudi Cancels Tour After Injuring Foot at CoachellaThe rapper suffered an injury during his last-minute performance at the festival last weekend.
MusicHayley Williams Is Excited for Paramore's Upcoming European Tour With Taylor Swift: 'So Ready'The extensive trek will begin in Paris on May 9 and end in London on Aug. 17.
MusicSpotify Announces Record Profits (After Laying Off 1500 People)Spotify laid off 17% of its workforce in December.
MusicJohn Lennon's Lost Guitar From 'Help!' Era Up for Auction, Expected to Fetch MillionsThe guitar was played on the Beatles' 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away' and during the 'Rubber Soul' sessions.
MusicTupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens to Sue Drake Over Diss Track With AI-Generated VocalsIn a cease-and-desist letter issued on Wednesday, the late rapper's estate gave Drake 24 hours to pull the song.
Shows & FestivalsRussell Crowe Announces His First U.S. Tour Dates in a Dozen YearsThe tour, which takes place in August, finds Crowe traveling from New Jersey to New Orleans.
MusicSt. Vincent Releases New Single 'Big Time Nothing' From Upcoming Album 'All Born Screaming'Announced in February, 'All Born Screaming' is the first self-produced project from Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent.
MusicStevie Nicks Announces List of Support Acts for Upcoming Hyde Park Show on July 12The bill will also include Brandi Carlile, Anna Calvi, and Paris Paloma, with more artists reportedly yet to be added
MusicWatch Mitski's Dramatic Black-and-White Music Video for 'Star'Mitski released her new album 'The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We' late last year.
MusicSlipknot to Play Intimate One-Off Show in Remote California Barbecue JointOnly 350 fans will be at the show announced on the band's vintage You Can't Kill Me website.
On This Day In MusicOn This Day In Music… April 24, 1995: Oasis Release 'Some Might Say', Sparking the 'Battle of Britpop'Alan McGee later remembered: 'Damon left the party thinking "F--k you, Liam, I'm going to teach you a lesson".'
The Q InterviewPete Wylie on His New Compilation, 'Teach Yself Wah!,' His Early Days in Liverpool With Ian McCulloch and Julian Cope, and So Much More'I'm writing better than I used to... My voice is fantastic... And my guitar playing is stupendous.... So I'm tellin' ya, this is an exclusive: I'm great!'
MusicBlur, Harry Styles, Pink Pantheress Among Ivor Novello Awards NomineesIvor Academy selects both familiar names and fresh blood for songwriting awards.
MusicMegadeth Announces U.S. Tour Dates with Mudvayne and All That RemainsThe 33-date trek will kick off in August.
Shows & FestivalsTyler, the Creator, the Killers and a Country-Flavored Post Malone Set for Outside Lands FestivalThe San Francisco festival returns for its 16th iteration.
MusicJohnny Cash's Upcoming 'Songwriter' Features Previously Unreleased DemosListen to the first single, 'Well Alright.'