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Troye Sivan made his Saturday Night Live debut on the Jessica Chastain-hosted episode, where the emerging Australian singer performed his two new singles “My, My, My!” and “The Good Side.” Both tracks – the dance-pop hit “My, My, My!” and the ballad “The Good Side” – are earmarked to appear …

Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan’s cause of death will not be revealed until at least April, a London coroner’s office announced Friday. The coroner’s officer Stephen Earl provided more details about the circumstances of O’Riordan’s death on January 15th at the age of 46. “The London ambulance service was contacted and …

The long-gestating Beastie Boys memoir is expected to be released this year. In an interview with Matt Wilkinson on Beats 1 (via Pitchfork), Mike D announced that the as-yet untitled tome will come out “in the fall of this year.” The group’s surviving members, Mike D and Ad-Rock, have been …

Ray Thomas, flautist, vocalist and founding member of the Moody Blues, died Thursday at the age of 76. Thomas’ label Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red Records confirmed the multi-instrumentalist’s death on Facebook, adding that Thomas died suddenly at his home in Surrey, England. No cause of death was announced. “We are deeply …

UPDATE: Taylor Swift has announced that Charli XCX and Camila Cabello will serve as her tour openers during herReputationstadium tour. The singer unveiled the news on Thursday, via a video tweet. *** Taylor Swiftextended her upcoming Reputation tour with seven new stadium dates, adding concerts in Santa Clara, California; Washington, …

Mariah Carey will return to Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on December 31st, exactly a year after the singer staged a disastrous performance at New York’s Times Square on the 2016-ending special. “Take 2,” Carey tweeted after her return performance was announced. In a joint statement, Carey and Dick …

Rolling Stone‘s list of the year’s top 50 songs was a group effort, but that doesn’t mean there was full consensus on every pick – far from it. On the latest episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, editorial staffers Rob Sheffield, Chris Weingarten, Sarah Grant and Jon Dolan …

SZA reimagined her neo-soul ballad “Supermodel” on Tuesday’s Tonight Show, expanding the minimalist track with a live string section and keyboards. The singer showcased her vocal range, building to a series of climactic high notes over a guitar riff and jazzy, climactic drum march. Pharrell Williams co-wrote and sang on …

Jason Derulo and a troupe of dancers prance through the jungle in the new clip for “Tip Toe.” The single is set to appear on the Derulo’s next album, 777. “Tip Toe” operates in the same musical mode as Derulo’s “Swalla” single, mixing peppy synthesizers with the propulsion of dancehall. …

“It was a lousy weekend,” Brian Johnson says from his Florida home. And with good reason: As AC/DC‘s primal-grunt lead singer, Johnson spent 35 years singing and writing songs with guitarist and co-founder Malcolm Young, who died November 18th at age 64 of complications from dementia. During those years, the …