Ron Bushy, drummer with psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, died Sunday (Aug. 29) at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital after a bout of ill health. He was 79. Bushy “passed away peacefully,” surrounded by his wife Nancy and three daughters, reads a statement from the band’s official social accounts. “He was a real fighter,” the message continues. […]

Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (Geffen) rebounds to No. 1 in the U.K. for a fifth non-consecutive week at the summit. Sour enjoys a burst of life following its release on vinyl, relegating Lorde’s new album Solar Power (EMI) to a No. 2 start on the Official U.K. Albums Chart. According to the OCC, Sour racks up

Solar Power (Universal) is lording it over the Australian albums chart as Lorde bags her third successive leader. Lorde’s new album blasts to No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, continuing a run that began with her debut from 2013 Pure Heroine, and continued with her sophomore set from 2017, Melodrama. Also, two singles from

Kanye West doesn’t seem pleased with the rollout of his latest album, Donda. Just hours after Donda arrived on streaming services Sunday morning (Aug. 29), the 44-year-old rapper and fashion mogul claimed on social media that the oft-delayed album was released without his approval by Universal Music Group, the parent company of Def Jam Recordings. “UNIVERSAL

The remix of BTS’ summer smash “Butter,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 27) on Billboard, choosing the team-up between the K-pop boy band and Houston rapper as their favorite new music release of the past week. The “Butter” remix brought

Only Kanye West could rent out Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for weeks at a time and also live there in the process of making an album. After pump-faking the release of Donda twice, Kanye returned on Aug. 26 by rebuilding his childhood home at midfield of Soldier Field in his hometown of Chicago for another listening

Taylor Swift is showing some love to Halsey. Swift took to social media on Sunday (Aug. 29) to praise the 26-year-old singer-songwriter’s just-released fourth album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which explores themes of pregnancy and motherhood. “I’m blown away by @halsey’s artistry and commitment to taking risks,” Swift tweeted. “Giving us

Musicians around the world are mourning the loss of legendary Jamaican producer and a dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry, who died Sunday (Aug. 29) at the age of 85. Artists like the Beastie Boys’ Mike D, Flying Lotus, Lupe Fiasco and many others took to social media to pay their respects to Perry, whose pioneering

Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour returns for a fifth week nonconsecutive, and total, week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, following its vinyl LP release on Aug. 20. It continues to have the second-most weeks at No. 1 in 2021, behind only Morgan Wallen’s 10-week run with Dangerous: The Double Album. In the tracking

Nearly two decades ago, the iconic 40/40 club opened its doors in downtown Manhattan for the first time and has been the go-to spot for some of music’s most memorable nights ever since. Hip-hop icon Jay-Z threw an exclusive, star-studded celebration Saturday night (Aug. 28) to properly commemorate its 18th anniversary. The 40/40 was temporarily