Cat Badra

Lenny Kravitz, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and more stars are set to make the 2026 Global Citizen Festival one to remember in New York City. – Author: Cat Badra, Photo from Lenny Kravitz’s Greatest Hits Album cover New York City will once again become the meeting point for music and activism this fall, as the Global Citizen Festival returns to Central Park with a lineup that stretches across rock, hip-hop, country, pop and K-pop.

Check out our song review for the new Mastodon track, “In the Ruins.” – Author: Cat Badra, Mastodon photo by William Lacalmontie Mastodon have always had a knack for making heavy music feel bigger than the riffs themselves. The Atlanta band works in a dark, groove-based strain of heavy metal, and there’s usually something lurking underneath the weight of the guitars and drums. “In the Ruins,” the latest song from Mastodon, follows that familiar path while carrying some very personal weight.

On Aug. 9, 1986, Queen played Knebworth House in Hertfordshire in front of thousands of people. – Author: Cat Badta, Photo from Elektra Records Forty years ago this month, Queen took the stage in England for what would become one of the most significant performances in the band’s history. At the time, though, it was simply the final night of a huge tour. Nobody in the crowd knew they were watching Freddie Mercury perform live in Britain for the last time. On Aug.