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The beleaguered official 50th anniversary tribute concert to Woodstock will be free, if it moves forward. A rep for the festival told the Washington, D.C. radio station WTOP that if it’s able to pull off the supposedly three-day event, still aiming to kick off in a little over two weeks, …

Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” gets another new remix. For the latest version, BTS‘ RM teams up with Nas for the cleverly named “Seoul Town Road.” On the new remix, which was unveiled on Wednesday around midnight, they reference South Korea’s capital city Seoul, where BTS formed, and the …

Woodstock 50 organizers said they will attempt to relocate the festival from upstate New York to Columbia, Maryland in a last-ditch effort to save the beleaguered event, Bloomberg reported. Organizers told the New York Times that they will attempt to stage the festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion, which is about …

Over 70 items of Madonna memorabilia are currently up for auction, including costumes, demo cassette tapes and, most famously, a handwritten apology letter from Tupac Shakur that was sent to Madge a year before his death. The auction, hosted by Madonna’s former art advisor Darlene Lutz and the auction house …

Prolific rocker Ty Segall released “Ice Plant,” a surreal song based on memories of the musician’s childhood. The track is the third and final single off First Taste, out August 2nd via Drag City. “Ice Plant” features the melodic, intertwining voices of Segall and Freedom Band member Shannon Lay following …

UPDATE:The judge overseeing the class action lawsuit over alleged damages in a 2008 Universal Music vault fire has denied UMG’s motion to stay discovery in the case, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The ruling means UMG will have to turn over a trove of documents, including lists …

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert couldn’t contain his fandom as The Mountain Goats appeared on the late night show to perform their classic 2005 track “This Year.” Colbert leapt onstage during the rendition to sing along with frontman John Darnielle, giving an impassioned performance of the tune. The band, …

Bon Iver shared two new songs, “Faith” and “Jelmore,” both of which will appear on the group’s upcoming album, i, i, out August 30th via Jagjaguwar. The two tracks vary in approach but both hit upon that ethereal, infinite feeling that’s become a hallmark of Bon Iver’s music over the …

Ed Sheeran and YEBBA took over London’s Abbey Road Studios for a new live music video for their collaborative track “Best Part of Me.” The video, recorded in black and white and directed by Dan Massie, reveals the duo performing the song in an empty studio space with Sheeran on …

Ariana Grande released a new video for confessional Thank U, Next track “In My Head.” The visual was produced and directed by Vogue, which also published a revealing interview with the singer about grief. Directed by Bardia Zeinali, the video features Grande in a bright white room by herself. She sings …