Call it the summer of Mum. After taking a couple of years off to recharge their batteries, British folk rock band Mumford & Sons announced their triumphant return on Monday, revealing plans for their third album along with a series of dates as part of their Gentlemen of the Road Stopover...

On Wednesday, Miami’s long-running Ultra Music Festival announced its first batch of performers. The electronic music festival will feature DJ sets from Skrillex, Tiesto, Avicii and others, along with live sets from Bassnectar, Die Antwoord, Porter Robinson and more. Other artists who have been...

Better luck next year, procrastinators: It took just 38 minutes for the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival to sell out of 2015 passes. A tweet sent out by the Indio, California-based festival at 12:38 p.m. broke the news that “Coachella 2015 passes [are] no longer available.” VIP and GA...

Chromeo is bringing the funk back to Red Rocks next summer and this time they’re bringing another Colorado favorite, ODESZA. On Monday, the electronic artists announced Funk on the Rocks, a summer co-headlining stop at the fabled amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. Chromeo and ODESZA will play Red...

Santa is bringing a special present for attendees of KROQ’s annual Almost Acoustic Christmas concert: alt-rock legends No Doubt. On Thursday, the band’s bassist Tony Kanal called into The Kevin & Bean Show to reveal that he and No Doubt will perform at the station’s annual Christmas concert as a...

Today is World AIDS Day, a cause that has long been championed by U2 frontman Bono through his organization (RED). To mark the occasion, U2 has announced a surprise show at New York City’s Times Square that will feature several notable names filling in for U2’s injured singer. According to Pitchfork...

Artists who don’t want their music used in commercials often find themselves in a tough catch-22. If they license the song, they can be accused of “selling out” and often don’t have much control over how their music is used. But if they refuse, the agency responsible for the ad will often hire...