With Neil Young celebrating his 80th birthday today (Nov. 12, 2025), the music world is reflecting on his incredible impact and influence throughout the decades. For many Gen Xers, Young was dubbed ...

View post: Apple Issues Major Warning to 800 Million iPhone Users Legendary R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe says we’ve all been getting the lyrics to one of the band’s most famous songs wrong for the ...

Here are four fascinating tunes featuring backing vocals by Michael Stipe in honor of the R.E.M. frontman’s 66th birthday.

Stipe had writer’s block on this Automatic For The People standout until a stroll round Seattle opened the floodgates for one ...

Michael Stipe onstage with Mike Mills and Michael Shannon at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga., on Feb. 8, 2024 (photo: Cameron Flaisch) On Feb. 27-28 at the 40 Watt Club in R.E.M.’s ancestral Athens, ...

Some of the best alt-rock bands from years past have broken up due to big egos and band drama. That wasn’t the case for the alternative rock band R.E.M., whose frontman, Michael Stipe, and the rest of ...

Ahead of a new 25th anniversary reissue, the R.E.M. singer digs deep into the songs on the band's final album with drummer Bill Berry. I have a theory about R.E.M.'s tenth album, New Adventures In ...

This spring, the founder and CEO of City Winery, Michael Dorf, will continue the tradition of celebrating a select musician through “The Music of…” benefit concert. Artists will assemble and pay ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

As part of R.E.M., Stipe was one of the forefathers of what was once called "college rock," the alternative music played on college radio stations throughout the country. The success of "Radio Free ...