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United States Department of Homeland Security Responds to Anti-ICE Lyrics in Zach Bryan Song Snippet
Walden Green, Pitchfork
DHS assistant secretary of public affairs Tricia McLaughlin told TMZ that Bryan should “stick to ‘Pink Skies’”
Oct 7, 2025, 10:31 PM
Watch Geese Perform “Taxes” on Kimmel
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork
Cameron Winter and the band bring the Getting Killed single to late-night
Oct 2, 2025, 2:45 PM
Watch Public Enemy Perform a Career-Spanning Medley on Kimmel
Walden Green, Pitchfork
Flavor Flav and Chuck D played 1988’s “Don’t Believe the Hype,” 1990’s “Fight the Power,” and their new single “The Hits Just Keep On Comin”
Sep 30, 2025, 8:10 PM
Watch Alex G Perform “Oranges” on Kimmel
Walden Green, Pitchfork
A performance of the Headlights song as the late-night show continues its return from suspension
Sep 30, 2025, 2:46 PM
Assata Shakur, Black Revolutionary and 2Pac’s Godmother, Dies at 78
Walden Green, Pitchfork
The Black Liberation Army member, who escaped to Cuba in the 1980s, was name-checked in songs by Public Enemy and Common
Sep 29, 2025, 8:21 PM
Yasmin Williams Says Organized Republican Group Heckled Her at Kennedy Center
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork
The musician, who has criticized Trump’s takeover of the center, claims that Log Cabin Republicans came to her show just to disrupt it
Sep 26, 2025, 2:27 PM
Watch Jimmy Kimmel Address Suspension, Sarah McLachlan Perform on Kimmel
Walden Green, Pitchfork
The late-night talk show host discussed his current relationship with ABC and tapped Robert De Niro to play FCC chair Brendan Carr
Sep 24, 2025, 5:47 AM
Jimmy Kimmel Live! to Return After One Week Off the Air
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork
The Walt Disney Company said that it had suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country”
Sep 22, 2025, 8:04 PM
Federal Trade Commission Sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment
Walden Green, Pitchfork
The FTC alleges that the concert giant has knowingly collaborated with secondary market brokers to spike ticket prices
Sep 19, 2025, 1:30 AM
ABC Takes Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments, Prompting Wave of Support for Host
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork
Public figures have expressed outrage after the FCC’s director threatened ABC with reprisals if it did not act on a Kimmel joke suggesting Kirk’s shooter was part of “the MAGA gang”
Sep 18, 2025, 2:13 PM
Yasmin Williams Shares Statement on Decision to Perform at Trump-Led Kennedy Center
Walden Green, Pitchfork
In April, the composer and guitarist posted screenshots of a heated email exchange with Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell
Sep 9, 2025, 12:01 AM
Jack White Responds to Trump Official Calling Him a “Washed-Up, Has-Been Loser”
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork
Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, was not happy that the White Stripes musician said the Oval Office now “looks like “a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler’s dressing room.” White pulled no punches in further criticizing…
Aug 21, 2025, 12:18 PM
Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, and George Strait Get First Kennedy Center Honors Since Trump Takeover
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork
Actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael Crawford were also selected for honors
Aug 13, 2025, 5:12 PM
Yelle Cancel North American Tour Due to “Very Worrying” U.S. Political Climate
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork
“The current political climate in the US, especially in regard to immigration and freedom of speech, is very worrying,” the French electropop band shared. “We are now traveling as a family with our young child, so more than ever, we need to feel safe.”
Jul 16, 2025, 6:27 PM
Bob Vylan Singer Asks UK Crowd to Stop “Death to the IDF” Chant Amid Police Investigation
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork
“You’re gonna get me in trouble,” Bobby Vylan told fans at London’s 100 Club. “Apparently, every other chant is fine, but you lot will get me in trouble.”
Jul 10, 2025, 6:10 PM
Jenny Hval Cancels 2025 North American Tour Dates
Walden Green, Pitchfork
The Norwegian artist was set to perform in major cities across the United States and Canada this September
Jul 1, 2025, 12:24 AM
Bob Vylan’s U.S. Visas Revoked by Trump Administration After “Death to the IDF” Chant at Glastonbury
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork
British police are investigating the British punk duo, who had told the Glastonbury crowd that violence is “the only language some people speak, unfortunately”
Jun 30, 2025, 5:55 PM
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Kim Gordon Reworks “Bye Bye” Into Trump Protest Song, Shares New Video: Watch
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork
“Bye Bye 25!” updates the lyrics from The Collective’s lead single to words that the current administration flagged to cancel grant projects or research proposals
Jun 13, 2025, 2:08 PM
Beyoncé Warns Trump Campaign Over “Freedom” Video: Report
Pitchfork
A Trump campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, posted a clip of the former president to X that features the Lemonade hit
Aug 21, 2024, 8:50 PM