Will Ferrell’s son earns Best New Artist nomination at VMAs
Magnus Ferrell’s “Asleep Talking” blew up online thanks to, you guessed it, his dad.
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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dead at 77
Beard had been performing with the group since its 1969 inception, appearing on classics like Tres Hombres to Eliminator .
Jack White and Charley Crockett are fighting online
Ever since Crockett complained about White bringing the Satanic doo-wop group Twin Temple on tour with him, both musicians have been making catty posts about each other on social media.
Phoebe Bridgers gets appendicitis for her birthday, cancels intimate UK tour dates
The shows will be rescheduled for a later date, Bridgers confirmed on social media.
Cameron Winter to release his first live album
Live At Carnegie Hall , which the Geese singer recorded last December, is out this October on Partisan/PIAS.
Anna Shoemaker wants to tell you everything
After a breakup made Shoemaker retreat to her childhood home, she later emerged with a deeply felt portrait of starting over. In an exclusive interview, the LA-based musician talks to Paste about Back to Pennsylvania .
Wild Pink tells stories lower to the ground
Bandleader John Ross talks about movies, fatherhood, and continuing the heavier style of Dulling the Horns on its equally excellent successor, Still Coming Down .
Friendship powers perfection on Westside Cowboy's It Goes On
Paste Pick: What an undeniable rock inferno this British band has unleashed, where even the quiet parts will swallow or split you.
Phoebe Bridgers recorded an hour-long college radio show
The musician explained the meaning behind each song on her new album Lost Weekend during a special broadcast last weekend.
It looks like Fontaines D.C. used AI in their new music video
The Dublin band’s new clip for “Marianne” listed AI “artists” in its credits on YouTube.
The best concerts we’ve seen lately (August 3 – August 17)
This week’s Gig Report features Water From Your Eyes’ yearly boat show, Sweeping Promises at a toy shop, and a train-tacular morning at Bob Baker Marionette Theater.
Carly Rae Jepsen and Lena Dunham’s 10 Things I Hate About You musical to debut on Broadway in 2027
An adaptation of the 1999 rom-com will begin preview performances next August.
Columbia House to cease operations after 71 years
The mail-order media company Columbia House announced that it will shut down on September 15, 2026.
Rush’s Fifty Something Tour makes time stand still
The band’s first tour after drummer Neil Peart’s death never feels like another arena rock band trying to cash in on nostalgia. What I saw, three nights in a row, was iconically complicated music still pushing Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson to their limits, and them loving every minute of it.
Hovvdy’s album covers bring their “lo-fi in IMAX” sound to life
In our latest Cover Me feature, Will Taylor and Charlie Martin dive into the creative process behind all of their album artwork, including their latest, Big World .
R.I.P. Dave Marsh: Rock critic and Bruce Springsteen biographer dead at 76
Marsh, one of the sharpest voices in the history of music criticism, saw his health in decline after fighting a degenerative brain disease.
The 7 best songs about Arizona ever made
Our tribute to the best songs ever written about the Grand Canyon State, featuring "Big Iron," "Goodbye Sky Harbor," and others.
Courtney Love says her new album is done, but that she almost died while making it
The singer shared on Instagram that she was “healthy” after an illness in 2020.
Frankie Valli retires and then unretires
After the nonagenarian singer’s brother claimed he was done working, Valli disputed the narrative.
Watch Elizabeth Moen’s Paste Session at Solid Sound
In June, the Chicago singer-songwriter brought three original songs off her forthcoming album Fields On Fire —and one sneaky Willie Nelson cover—to Fresh Studio 9 in North Adams.
Dance music is Icona Pop’s medicine on the uneven Ritual
The Swedish duo’s fourth album is at its best a meditation on womanhood and the self, and at its worst, something of a non-event.
Paste Session of the Day
Chicago's Elizabeth Moen performed a Paste Session at this year's Solid Sound. Watch here.
The 10 greatest grunge music videos of all time
If you didn’t have the nerve to drop out of school and hitchhike to Seattle, watching these videos was the next best thing.
Predictability clouds Jungle’s Sunshine
The London trio’s fifth album is pleasant enough to leave on, but rarely compelling enough to listen to.
11 new albums to stream today
The new albums from Hovvdy, L'Rain, and Phoebe Bridgers should be at the top of your queue today. Tap in and find a new obsession.