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Kanye West Joins Tyga on New Song “Feel ...

To bring in the new year, Kanye West joins Tyga for a new song called “Feel Me.” Stream it below. In September, Kanye welcomed Tyga on stage as a “new G.O.O.D. Music signee.” Kanye’s appearance on “Feel Me” continues a trend of new songs released on New Year’s Eve, following 2014’s “Only One” and last year’s “Facts.”  See where Kanye West’s 2016 output placed on this year’s Best Music Videos, Best Songs, and Best Albums lists. Revisit Kanye West’s “Wolves”...
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2 Dead, 2 Injured After Meek Mill Concer...

Two people are dead and two more are injured after a shooting following a Meek Mill concert at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut on Friday night, My Record Journal reports (via The Fader). Police responded to reports of gunshots at 11:12 p.m., after the show had ended, as concertgoers and Mill were leaving the venue. The victims have been identified by police as Travis Ward, 31, and Jacquan Graves, 20. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made. Wallingford Police Lt. Cheryl Bradley said the shooting isn’t related to Meek Mill. James Bozzi,...
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More Than 60 People Injured in Stampede ...

Dozens of concertgoers were injured at Falls Festival in Lorne, Australia when a stampede broke out between headlining sets from DMA’s and London Grammar. Several fans lost their footing running from the Grand Theatre tent to the Valley Stage, causing several people to get trampled. More than 60 people were hurt and 19 were hospitalized during the stampede, The Sydney Morning Herald reports (via Stereogum). Injuries included lower leg fractures, pelvic fractures, and cuts and bruises. The incident is being blamed on unstable ground and congestion at exits. “Worksafe has...
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Watch Michael Stipe Sing “Happy Birthday...

Tonight Patti Smith celebrated her 70th birthday. At her concert at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, where Smith was performing her seminal album Horses, Michael Stipe joined her on stage to sing “Happy Birthday” with cake and confetti. Watch clips from Stipe’s appearance below. Earlier this month, the two performed together at a Democracy Now! event in New York City.  See where Patti Smith landed in our lists of the 200 Best Songs of the 1970s and the Story of Feminist Punk in 33 Songs. Michael Stipe, the lead singer of R.E.M., came out with a cake and sang “Happy...
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Mount Eerie Performing New Music at Firs...

Phil Elverum has announced his first Mount Eerie concert since September 2014. The free show will take place on Friday, January 6 at the Business record shop in Anacortes, Washington. In a series of posters on the Tumblr for his record label, Elverum writes that he will perform 11 new songs, and that the acoustic show will last for about 45 minutes. He also “warns” attendees that the music will be about his late wife Geneviève, who recorded her own music as Woelv and Ô Paon. He writes: These songs are about Geneviève getting diagnosed with bad cancer, dying, and then the...