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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 …

Throughout its five previous seasons, Nashville could be counted on to weave compelling, dramatic stories with the continuing thread of top-flight musical numbers. Those threads now appear to be wearing mighty thin as the series marches (well, limps) toward its last-ever episodes. How boring did things get this week? During …

The four members of the Michigan band Greta Van Fleet look, act and sound like they were grown in the lab of some classic-rock-loving mad scientist. How else to explain a group of kids who go around dropping references to Vanilla Fudge’s Carmine Appice and Free’s Paul Kossoff, who cover …

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 …

Another politically motivated Rust Belt blond, Paul Newman, once said “a man with no enemies is a man with no character.” And few musicians could boast more of either than Eminem, the poison-tongued, potty-mouthed scourge of Lynn Cheney, boy bands, clown posses and eventually – on a string of self-auditing …

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 …