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The 100 Best Vocalists of All Time consequence.net/list/the-100-b…

Never mind the bollocks, Sex Pistol are the 3rd best punk band of all time. → cons.lv/punkbands 📸: Richard E. Aaron/Getty Images

Paul McCartney is teasing a posthumous collaboration with Prince. "Crazy scoop here: I was with some guy a couple of years ago, so it was after Prince had died. And this guy said, 'Have you heard Prince do 'Long and Winding Road?' I said, 'Well, no. That's one of my songs.' I said, 'I don't think he ever did it.' He said, 'Well, he did. He did it in rehearsal. He was rehearsing it for something.' "He said, 'I'll send it to you if you want.' This guy, I think he was Prince's photographer, his personal guy. So, he sent it to me and it's really great. And so I'm going to sort of ask [the estate] ... because I could make it into something really good... "It's kind of rocky. He plays some really good guitar on it. He was a special guy." (via @BBCRadio2's Track of My Years) 📸: Mary McCartney / Michael Ochs Archives

Arcángel is celebrating 20 years with a new North American tour. The reggaetón and Latin trap star has announced the US leg of his "La 8va Maravilla World Tour 20 Aniversario," bringing his latest album and biggest hits to arenas across the US and Puerto Rico this fall. consequence.net/2026/05/arcang…

Paul McCartney says he's still "nervous to approach" Bob Dylan. "I'm a fan, but y'know, I don't know him well enough. George knew him very well because they were in the Traveling Wilburys together. I'm a little bit nervous to approach him. Some people, it's easy, you sort of think we can chat easily. "Last time I saw Bob, it was a few years ago, we are at Coachella and they did the Desert Trip, so it was a lot of vintage acts. Us, Stones, Bob, Neil Young, and one of our girls said, 'Bob Dylan wants to see you.' "Anyway, I came in to see him, and it was like, 'Wow.' It was just him and me in this massive, big tent backstage. He was very complimentary, it's funny because it was kind of a little bit embarrassing, he said, 'You’re a star.' And I thought, what do you say to that? 'Well, thank you, Bob. I love what you do.'" (via @BBCRadio2's Track of My Years) 📸: Fairchild Archive/Getty Images

Out with the horses, in with the hanging hoop: Athletes at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will race through Ninja Warrior obstacles instead of equestrian jumping as part of the Modern Pentathlon. consequence.net/2026/05/ninja-…

.@BottleRockNapa returned with a little something for everyone: Foo Fighters, Lorde, Backstreet Boys, Ludacris, LCD Soundsystem, wine, food, and yes, a corn dog topped with caviar. consequence.net/2026/05/bottle…

Foo Fighters revisited Nirvana's MTV Unplugged era during their BottleRock headlining set, performing The Vaselines' "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" live for the first time. consequence.net/2026/05/foo-fi…

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KATSEYE's "WILDWORLD TOUR" is completely sold out, according to Live Nation.

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Rivers Cuomo has mysteriously uploaded an album’s worth of mostly acoustic, lo-fi covers to YouTube, including takes on Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Metallica, Dolly Parton, Radiohead, Post Malone and more. consequence.net/2026/05/rivers…

Proud uncles Dave Grohl and Pat Smear with Shane Hawkins at BottleRock Music Festival 📸: David Ciemny

Kehlani has announced a 2026 North American tour behind her self-titled album, which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and was a Consequence staff pick for April. consequence.net/2026/05/kehlan…

"I would love to get that woman in a studio, slap her in the face a couple times and say, 'Wake up. Get back to who Madonna is and what you represent.'" Linda Perry says Madonna is still her dream collaborator, but admits she wants to help the Queen of Pop stop “following the trends” and reclaim her power. “Focus on the power of what her voice can do, not the power of what Auto-Tune and effects can do, and all the electronics that she’s into right now to hide all that.” “I’d put her out in the open… just show [her flaws] and make this beautiful, more acoustic type of record with strings. Something she could sit down and just sing to a crowd that’s wearing nice clothes at Carnegie Hall or whatever.” consequence.net/2026/05/linda-…

Jack Osbourne says the family’s digital Ozzy Osbourne avatar is “not gonna be fucking lame,” pushing back on criticism of the project and insisting it will be “tasteful” and built with “high-level technology.” consequence.net/2026/05/jack-o…

Alter Bridge have announced a second leg of their fall 2026 “What Lies Within” US tour, with Big Wreck and Tim Montana joining as support. consequence.net/2026/05/alter-…