Olivia Rodrigo held her much-anticipated women-led Daisy Chain Fields in Irvine, CA last night. The inaugural event raised $10 million for women’s rights nonprofits, and Melinda French Gates is doubling that amount with a $10 million donation through her charity Pivotal. At a press conference on Friday, Rodrigo said the artists and activists participating in Daisy Chain gave her hope amid the current "regression of women’s rights."

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It was a bad week for Bad Wolves. A couple of months ago, the LA metal band released "Paint It Red" and announced Sara "Killboy" Skinner as their new singer. Skinner replaced D.L. Laskiewicz, who left to play bass in Falling In Reverse (Laskiewicz himself had replaced Tommy Vext, who left Bad Wolves amid a rift with founder/drummer John Boecklin tied to Vext's MAGA support). Skinner's first shows with Bad Wolves were supposed to be on tour with Christian rockers Skillet and alt-metal group Escape The Fate, but Skillet fans apparently got Bad Wolves dropped from the tour because of Skinner's involvement.

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It looks like Dolly Parton is getting her own airport. Since January, fans have been campaigning to rename Tennessee's Nashville International Airport after the American icon, who was born in Tennessee. Since the her death on Tuesday (Aug. 25), the movement has only gained momentum. On Friday (Aug. 28), Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Nashville International Airport (BNA) announced their intent to rename the facility to honor Parton.

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Do you remember the great Banana Man controversy of summer 2026? At the Baltimore hardcore band End It’s Toronto show in early June, frontman Akil Godsey called out a guy in the pit for “[wanting] attention” with his banana costume. "You don't get rewarded for doing that shit," he told the crowd. "He wanted the attention, and now he has it." Godsey offered the setlist to whoever stripped off the costume.

“People have been trying to dim my sparkle my entire life,” a distraught Banana Man wrote on Instagram after. “I was an unwilling participant, attacked and clothing removed at the direction of a band I paid to see.” Tons of online commenters, many of whom had never heard of End It or been to a hardcore show, had strong opinions about the incident.

Godsey became the target of racism and death threats before addressing the situation on his own Instagram.

Last month, Elephant 6 greats the Olivia Tremor Control announced their first new album in 27 years, The Same Place. The idiosyncratic psych-pop outfit shared "The Same Place" and "Garden Of Light" as the first previews, and now they're back with "Advice From The Oceans," a jaunty ode to the sea.

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On Friday (Aug. 28), the first day of Big Church Festival in West Sussex commenced. However, the festival ended early after a large sign fell, leaving one dead and six injured.

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Last year, Miguel released his fifth album, Caos. On Friday (Aug. 28), the R&B star took to social media to call out the "racism, harassment, stalking, invasions of privacy, and false allegations" his family has been facing following the announcement of his partner  Margaret Zhang's pregnancy with their second child.

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Last year, Sam Smith did a 24-show residency at Brooklyn's small Warsaw. The singer used the opportunity to cover Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers' 1987 song "It Will All Work Out" and discuss their copyright dispute with the classic rock icon, revealing that Petty had written them a letter at the time. Smith elaborated on the story in a recent episode of Alchemy With Anthony Mason.

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Who is the drummer for the Who? It's complicated. Last year, they fired Zak Starkey for overplaying, rehired him, and then fired him again. Now, he's apparently back in the band.

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Earlier this year, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore joined forces to release the collaborative album Tragic Magic. Now, two ambient artists are announcing its followup: a score for the Jessie Diggins documentary Threshold. Three songs from it are out today.

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Back in February, Danz CM released MYTHS, an ambient album with vintage synths. Today, the synth wiz is teasing a new project with two new songs called "Bontempi Pop 3" and "A Violent Power."

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Dominic Fike opened the Tame Impala show I attended this week, but I missed his set because I got false intel about its start time. Sorry, Dominic Fike! Here's what I can do to make it up to you: a blog post about your new album announcement.

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