Daft Punk have released limited-edition blue-and-orange skateboards, available for just $280. (Pitchfork) That reported “gentlemen’s agreement” to reunite Oasis turns out to have been not so much of an agreement after all; according to Noel Gallagher in an interview with TMZ, a reunion simply isn’t in the cards. (Billboard) B.B. King‘s daughter Shirley King will host a free…

Minneapolis saxophonist Curt Oren is making national headlines with an increasingly absurd series of attempts to raise awareness about…his new hat. First, Oren and his friends thought it would be funny to get a hat reading CURT’S NEW HAT. Then, Oren got a t-shirt saying, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MY NEW HAT? One thing led to another,…

Is the song “Happy Birthday” a copyrighted musical composition, or is it in the public domain? The answer to that question makes a big difference to music publisher Warner/Chappell, which would like to collect royalties every time the song appears in a movie or TV show. A U.S. District Judge is currently hearing a civil…

Run the Jewels are keeping their promise to release Meow the Jewels, a Kickstarter-backed remix of their Run the Jewels 2 album incorporating cat sounds. El-P has shared a short snippet of “Angelmeowster,” a remix of “Angel Duster.” (Pitchfork) ANGELMEOWSTER (by Dan The Automater) #MeowTheJewels #heyyouaskedforit https://t.co/MjnelRZ4UX — el-p (@therealelp) May 18, 2015 Who booed Kanye West at…

The Edge is fortunately unharmed after falling off (groan) the edge of the stage during U2‘s Vancouver tour opener on Thursday night, and Bono has a sense of humor about the mishap—as well as about the band’s controversial free-album stunt last year. “Somebody said that the Edge had downloaded himself into the audience without asking permission,” cracked Bono…

When Nashville’s Walk of Fame Park, which has been under renovation, re-opens on June 4, Jack White and Loretta Lynn will be honored. The two artists, who have collaborated in the past, will each be honored with a plaque alongside the likes of Elvis Presley and Les Paul. (NME) Blues legend B.B. King has died at age 89. (Local Current)…

Courtney Barnett plays an anchorwoman in a video for “Shiny Gun,” a song by her fellow Australian Fraser A. Gorman. (Pitchfork) See Barnett IRL this summer at Rock the Garden. The first show of U2‘s world tour will happen as scheduled tonight in Vancouver despite the recent death of drummer Larry Mullen Jr.‘s father. Mullen left…

After Prince‘s Sunday concert in Baltimore—a concert that was live-streamed on Jay Z‘s Tidal music service—Jay Z and his wife Beyoncé, along with Alicia Keys, met backstage with relatives of Freddie Gray and Mike Brown. Tidal will be matching proceeds from donations made to a fund created to support work towards police accountability and racial justice. (Billboard) Beyoncé & Jay Z with #FreddieGray‘s…

American Idol, the reality show that helped define music television for the 21st century, will end its run in 2016, after its 15th season. The show’s ratings have been in decline for the past several years. Among the careers launched by American Idol are those of Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, and Carrie Underwood. (New York Times) A Dolly Parton biopic called Coat…

Australian music website Max TV is raising a question that’s come up before in fan forums: Did Guns N’ Roses steal “Sweet Child O’ Mine” from the band Australian Crawl? There are a number of similarities between GNR’s 1987 hit and “Unpublished Critics,” a song from Australian Crawl’s popular 1983 album Phalanx. Australian Crawl broke up in…