In a new CollegeHumor video, Saturday Night Live‘s Jay Pharoah is joined by First Lady Michelle Obama in a rap number called “Go to College.” The song espouses…well, yeah, you get the idea. (Rolling Stone) Adele won British Artist of the year at the BBC Music Awards. No surprise there, nor in the category of Best International Artist,…

The Replacements have cooperated with writer Bob Mehr on a 520-page book about the band’s history. Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements will be published on March 1. The book, nearly a decade in the making, will also include 70 rare and never-before-seen photos. (Rolling Stone) The 2016 Golden Globe nominations have been announced; nominees for…

Mary Forsberg Weiland, a former wife of late singer-songwriter Scott Weiland, has penned an open letter asking fans not to “glorify” the drug use that, she says, led to his death. “December 3rd, 2015 is not the day Scott Weiland died,” the letter begins. “It is the official day the public will use to mourn him,…

Holly Woodlawn has died of cancer at age 69. A pioneer as a transgender actress, Woodlawn was a member of Andy Warhol‘s Factory and was immortalized in song in the opening verse of Lou Reed‘s “Walk on the Wild Side”: Holly came from Miami F-L-A / Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A. / Plucked her eyebrows on the…

At a charity auction, Ringo Starr‘s personal mono copy of the Beatles‘ White Album sold for $790,000 — setting a new record for the most money ever paid for a vinyl record. The drum kit Starr used to record Beatles classics like “I Want to Hold Your Hand” sold for $2.2 million, to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay.…

In 2016, almost certainly the year’s single most-watched music gig will be played by Coldplay, who will star in the Super Bowl 50 halftime show on Feb. 7. Beyoncé, who duets with Chris Martin on the band’s new song “Hymn for the Weekend,” is “in talks” to join the band on the field in Santa Clara, Calif. (Pitchfork) BREAKING: Scott…

“Lionel and Adele…that’s the best pairing you could have!” So declares Lionel Richie, who’s an Adele fan and is happy that her smash hit “Hello” has drawn renewed attention to his signature ballad from 1984. “We are going to be doing something together,” he says — but acknowledges that it may have to wait for her tour…

“Prince is so mysterious,” says Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes. “He’ll summon you, and you’ll go meet him, and you don’t know what to talk about, and you’re just trying not to freak out.” Howard tells Rolling Stone it took Prince only 15 minutes to learn the band’s song “Gimme All Your Love,” which he took a solo…

Festival Palomino, Trampled By Turtles‘ Americana festival at Canterbury Park, has announced that it will return for a third year: the 2016 date is Saturday, Sept. 17. Early-bird tickets are now on sale. The lineup won’t be announced until early next year, but it’s a pretty safe bet that a certain quick-strumming band from Duluth will…

Vice has released the full video of its recent interview with Eagles of Death Metal, who describe their harrowing and horrifying experiences during the Paris attacks — and pledge to carry on as a band. “I want to be the first band that plays in the Bataclan when it opens back up,” says frontman Jesse Hughes. Meanwhile,…