8+ hour, 16+ min ago  (221+ words) Written by SPIN Staff |" June 19, 2026 - 9: 13 am Ken Carson isn't wasting any time following the success of More Chaos. The Atlanta rapper has announced that his next full-length project, xperiment, will arrive July 3. There's no track list yet, but Carson has…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago  (257+ words) Written by SPIN Staff |" June 19, 2026 - 9: 09 am The 89-year-old Freeman serves as narrator and producer on the project, which features contributions from Taj Mahal, Keb" Mo", Shemekia Copeland and producer Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, alongside members of the Chineke! Orchestra, Europe"s…...

11+ hour, 57+ min ago  (269+ words) Written by SPIN Staff |" June 19, 2026 - 9: 14 am Taylor Swift didn't spend long searching for inspiration when it came to Toy Story 5. The artist has revealed that her original song for the imminent Pixar film, "I Knew It, I Knew You," came…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago  (505+ words) Written by Jesse Kirshbaum |" June 19, 2026 - 8: 00 am Today is Juneteenth, a holiday that marks not just freedom, but how long it took for the news of freedom to be shared. Emancipation happened in 1863. The news reached Galveston, Texas, in June 1865. It…...

12+ hour, 42+ min ago  (148+ words) Written by Al Shipley |" June 19, 2026 - 8: 30 am Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Missy Elliott and Timbaland called out "beat biters" on her 1999 album…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago  (290+ words) Written by Liza Lentini |" June 19, 2026 - 8: 00 am Best known for'A mediocre Father with a cool bar in Montana." Really want to be in. I'm currently living the dream in MT running an old western bar and kicking out music with my…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1535+ words) Written by Steve Appleford |" June 17, 2026 - 11: 00 am Geezer Butler was there at the moment of heavy metal creation." In the 1960s, there had been other artists who paved the way for a new era in heavy music'Jimi Hendrix, the Yardbirds, and Cream…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (198+ words) Written by SPIN Staff |" June 17, 2026 - 9: 13 am Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in a Louisiana rape case, closing a legal chapter that began with his 2022 arrest on multiple felony counts. Tyler…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (708+ words) Written by Lina Lecaro |" June 17, 2026 - 9: 09 am When art begets art, there's no stopping the ferocity of flow, especially for a fierce female with a lot to say." Nadya Tolokonnikova wasn't planning on making a record when the components for Pussy…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (202+ words) Written by SPIN Staff |" June 16, 2026 - 5: 44 pm The official opening of the Obama Presidential Center this week will double as one of the year's most impressive all-star music gatherings. The invitation-only dedication ceremony, scheduled for June 18 in Chicago's historic Jackson Park,…...