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Morrissey Reportedly Gets Shitpost Taken Down Amid Legal Fight With Imposters
The Instagram account MozPosting is a beloved source of Morrissey memes, shitposts, and the like. Unfortunately the admin may have taken things too far with a fake Morrissey Central blog post that has gone so viral that the Smiths singer's management has reportedly asked them to
Katy Perry Sings With 10-Year-Old Tius Luka At World Cup Opening Ceremony
The final 2026 FIFA World Cup USA Opening Ceremony went down last night at Inglewood's Los Angeles Stadium, featuring performances from LISA, Anitta, Tyla, Rema, Future, Dan + Shay, and Purahei Soul. It also had a headlining set from Katy Perry, who was joined by the 10-year-old
Alice Cooper Gifts His Latest Album To Man Who Found His Credit Card At Payson Gas Station
Here is a wholesome news story for the weekend: An Arizona man named Geoff Guy found a credit card at a Payson gas station, and it happened to belong to Alice Cooper, who had been golfing in the area and accidentally left the card at a pump. He managed to get it back to the rock
La Sécurité’s Bingo! Is The Art-Punk Party Record Your Weekend Needs
When our pal Ryan Leas covered Pop Montréal for us a few years back, he brought back word of La Sécurité, who he described as a brooding and shadowy art-punk band with a dash of Devo's playfulness. That francophone combo is back today with Bingo! , their second LP, and I didn't w
Michael Surpasses Bohemian Rhapsody To Become Highest Grossing Musician Biopic Ever
In 2018, the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody became the highest-grossing musician biopic of all time . It accumulated awards, with Rami Malek winning a Golden Globe for his performance as Freddie Mercury and the film taking home Best Picture . Now, Michael has broken the record, b
The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded p
Hear A Track From The Fall’s New Album Recorded Before Mark E. Smith’s Death
When post-punk iconoclast Mark E. Smith passed away from lung and kidney cancer in 2018, the Fall had been working on a new album. Now, that album is finally coming out. It's called Post Script , and the lead single "30 Degrees" is here. The post Hear A Track From The Fall’s New
Fousheé – “Drive”
In the past, I've referred to Fousheé as an alt-R&B singer. That's a pretty vague genre tag, but it doesn't really apply anymore. No genre tag does. Fousheé seems perfectly happy wandering all over the map, and she's made some extremely cool music along the way. Last year, Foushe
The Album Leaf Announce New Album A Body Of Voices: Hear “Turns” (Feat. Nicole Miglis)
Leaves drop every autumn, and this year that includes the Album Leaf. Jimmy LaValle's longstanding ambient/electronic/post-rock project will release their ninth LP, A Body Of Voices , in October. It will feature LaValle's recent singles with Stephen McBean of Black Mountain and P
Carly Simon Announces First New Album In 18 Years: Hear “Howl”
Carly Simon is back. Today the legendary singer-songwriter is announcing Comes In Waves , her first new studio album of original songs since 2008's This Kind Of Love . The lead single "Howl" is here now. The post Carly Simon Announces First New Album In 18 Years: Hear “Howl” appe
Gloorp – “Ice Bath” (Feat. Chasia)
Back in May we learned of the latest album from Garrett Burke, the Philly producer and percussionist known as Gloorp. It's out in July, and pleasingly, it's called Gloorp Life . (The last one was called Gloorp 'Em Up . This guy is good at naming things.) The post Gloorp – “Ice Ba
Elvis Costello Knocks Oasis, Defends Olivia
Elvis Costello will say whatever. He doesn't care. In the past, that tendency has gotten him into trouble. He was famously banned from Saturday Night Live earlier in his career, and he once said some drunken, racist stuff against Ray Charles that he's still apologizing for decade
Matt Proxy Announces Debut Album Trojan Horse Feat. fakemink, Current Joys, & Grimes
A few months ago, Matt Proxy, a 19-year-old rapper/producer from Minneapolis, went viral for his closing verse on the 2026 Underground Sound cypher , a kind of summit meeting of extremely-online rage-rap kids. This summer, Proxy will tour with JPEGMAFIA. He'll also release his de
Morrissey Says Political Activists Have Been Posing As Him Online, Including One Linked To Former Smiths Bandmate
While Morrissey is still popular enough to headline festivals in America, his career suffered in the past few years, largely thanks to evidence of his fucked-up political ties, such as the time that he wore a button supporting the right-wing extremist group For Britain while perf
Olivia Rodrigo Shares “stupid song” Video, Performs It For The First Time On Jimmy Kimmel
Olivia Rodrigo's heavily anticipated new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love is finally out today. As if the great early singles " drop dead " and " the cure " and the involvement of figures like Robert Smith and Weyes Blood hadn't already convinced the discerning lis
Bob Dylan Performs “I Shall Be Released” For The First Time In 18 Years
Bob Dylan, still a tireless road dog at 85, loves to pull out a random deep cut at a random show. Dylan is now 64 years and 40 studio albums deep into his career, so his catalog is vast, and he can pick from a lot of tracks. Last week, for instance, Dylan kicked off the latest le
Angine de Poitrine Make Silent, Surprise Appearance To Accept Billboard Canada Award
The anonymous, elaborately costumed Montreal microtonal math-rock duo Angine de Poitrine are one of the more charming viral success stories in recent memory. Ever since the band's KEXP session went nuclear early this year, they've been getting the rock-star treatment, including h
Zach Bryan – “Breakfast In Bed”
Prolific country-rock megastar Zach Bryan loves to drop a new track without warning or context. Sometimes, that music never even appears on streaming services. Sometimes, it's just a video of him playing an unreleased song acoustic. Since his self-produced records are so resolute
Stranger Cole, Reggae Pioneer, Dead At 83
Stranger Cole, the Jamaican singer who was a big part of the ska and rocksteady boom in the '60s, has passed away. Jamaica Observer reports that Cole died at Kingston's University Hospital Of The West Indies on Thursday. Cole's son Wilburn "Squiddly" Cole says that his father was
In Latest Twist For Napster, DOJ Says $3 Billion Investor Was Fake
Because its peer-to-peer file sharing software was so revolutionary for music fans, Napster looms large in the minds of a whole generation. Thus, the Napster IP has changed hands many times over the past quarter-century as companies including Roxio, Best Buy, Rhapsody, MelodyVR,
Fenix Flexin Denies Viral Song “Rubberz” Is AI-Generated
Fenix Flexin is a longtime member of Shoreline Mafia, the LA rap crew who had a run of huge regional success a few years ago. Right now, though, he's having a wave of success for a completely different reason. Last week, Fenix released "Rubberz," a fussy and synthy dance-pop trac
Lucy Dacus, The Last Dinner Party, This Is Lorelei, & More Pick Their Favorite Album Of 2026 So Far
Last week the Stereogum staff listed our picks for the year's best albums so far . A few weeks earlier, during our visit to Salt Lake City for Kilby Block Party , our team posed the question to some of our favorite artists at the fest. Kilby performers including Lucy Dacus, the L
Album Of The Week: Wiki Ancient History
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The Number Ones: The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber’s “Stay”
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Indie Again: A Conversation With Death Cab For Cutie
The last time Death Cab For Cutie dropped an album that wasn't on Atlantic Records, The O.C. was TV's new sensation , and a portion of the band's fanbase had not yet been born. That album was Transatlanticism , an indie classic that launched Death Cab to real-deal rock stardom. N
Album Of The Week: Slippers Slippers 08
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The Alternative Number Ones: Live’s “Lakini’s Juice”
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BabyChiefDoIt Is Ready For His “Big One”
As distinct as he is today, BabyChiefDoIt’s first raps were a Frankensteinian masterpiece of cap. Using an instrumental from Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red , he recorded lyrics from 22Gz’s “Suburban” before playing the track for his impressed friends. While he knew the lyrics we
Kim Petras Takes A Detour Off The Pop Highway
Kim Petras begins with the end on her latest album. Earlier this year, the German-born, LA-based pop star parted ways with her major label, Republic Records. With Detour , self-released today, Petras steps into a new era of independent pop reinvention defined by risk, rupture, an
The Bizarre Pilgrimage Of Chariots Overdrive
The band Tang Dynasty started in 1989, when New York-born Chinese American guitarist Kaiser Kuo moved back to the country of his parents' birth. (The actual Tang Dynasty began in 618 AD.) Before the modern internet, culture didn't flow as freely between China and the rest of the