Friedman and his band rose to fame by parodying taboo subjects and satirizing American politicsThe post Country music veteran and mystery writer Kinky Friedman has died, aged 79 appeared first on NME.

Kinky Friedman, the satirical singer/songwriter who also dabbled in politics and novel writing, has died from complications of Parkinson’s disease. A statement was shared to his social media and the death was confirmed by bandmate Little Jewford to The New York Times. He was 79.

Patti Smith recently thanked Taylor Swift for her namecheck on The Tortured Poets Department. Now, the punk icon expressed gratitude for another pop star: Lana Del Rey, whose 2012 hit “Summertime Sadness” she covered on Tuesday in Brighton and tonight in Dublin.

Taylor Hawkins' son Shane also performed 'This Is A Call' with the bandThe post Watch Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler join Foo Fighters for ‘Paranoid’ in Birmingham appeared first on NME.

Over the weekend, drama struck the BTS fandom when the Head of Streaming at Geffen Records, Ray Kurzeka, appeared to shade Jimin in a tweet. When fans tweeted at Kurzeka to ask when iTunes pre-orders for Jimin’s song “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” would be up, he replied with a link to Gracie Abrams and Taylor Swif...