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Mandy Moore is more famous these days as an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress on the hugely popular family drama This Is Us, but she’s never stopped thinking about the music that came first. Moore, now 35, became a TRL-era superstar at 15 with the bubblegum-pop hit “Candy,” and made …

David Bowie, Britney Spears and Roger Waters are among the list of artists tapped for Record Store Day 2020 releases. The annual event, which celebrates independent, local record stores, will be held on April 18th around the world. Per Record Store Day’s tradition, David Bowie releases will be included. This …

Boricua band Buscabulla have dropped a brand new video for their gauzy disco cut, “NTE.” It is the second single off their upcoming full-length debut, Regresa, out May 8th on Ribbon Music. “NTE” stands for “No Te Equivoques,” or “Don’t Get It Wrong.” Directed by Chris Gregory-Rivera and filmed by …

As an atmospheric scientist, Katharine Hayhoe understands the realities of climate change more deeply than most. As an evangelical Christian atmospheric scientist, she understands her religious brethren — and their propensity to doubt man-made climate change — probably better than anyone. So she’s made it her mission to help them …

TikTok is backing out of Austin’s South By Southwest global music-tech festival, the company has confirmed to Rolling Stone. Joining Facebook and Twitter, TikTok — which has been exploding in both user growth and employee count around the world in recent months — is the latest major tech company to …

UPDATE: The Smashing Pumpkins have canceled their Rock Invasion Tour 2 due to ongoing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The trek was originally supposed to take place in April, but was then postponed until October because of the coronavirus. In a statement on Instagram, the Smashing Pumpkins said, “It is …

Some pop stars might go through a few different versions of the video for their first solo hit; Normani went through about 50. Written with Max Martin and Normani’s tourmate Ariana Grande, “Motivation” was a blast of airy, sexy, rhythmically savvy pop. In the video, released last summer, Normani romps …

UPDATE: A judge dismissed the songwriters’ countersuit against Lizzo over the song “Truth Hurts,” noting that a “joint author of one copyrightable work does not automatically gain ownership of a derivative work.” However, the judge allowed for the lawsuit to be refiled pending amendment, Deadline reports. Three songwriters have filed …

UPDATE (3/10): The Los Angeles Opera revealed their findings in a long-awaited investigation on Domingo, the New York Times reports. The company, which opened the investigation following Domingo’s accusations last summer, announced that their investigators received 10 allegations by women, occurring between 1986 and 2019. They also “deemed the allegations …