Category Archives: Music

It was 1988. I was 21. I’d moved to New York two years earlier, and I loved coming back to New Orleans to visit my dad at his uptown home.  “June! Meathead’s on the phone,” he called from...

Last week, longtime radio host Ebro Darden announced the end of his tenure at the New York radio station Hot 97, where he’s been the host of the morning hip-hop show Ebro in the Morning alongside...

The star was the top artist on the platform in 2025 Genius released its statistics for the most-searched songs on the platform — and several Taylor Swift tracks ranked high on its charts....

The Doggfather will take center stage during the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings game on Dec. 25, streaming on Netflix Snoop Dogg will host the halftime show for the game between the...

There’s been an outpouring of grief and tributes following the death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, who were killed in their Los Angeles home on Sunday. Yo La Tengo joined those honoring the...

Joe Ely, the Texas singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was at the forefront of the Seventies’ progressive country movement as both a solo artist and part of the group the Flatlanders, died Monday...

Carl Carlton, the funk, soul, and R&B singer known for hit songs “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” and “Everlasting Love,” has died. He was 72. Carlton’s...

Shirley Manson of Garbage addressed the attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, where two gunmen opened fire, killing at least 15 people. Australian Prime...

Allen performs two tracks from her latest album, West End Girl, with actress Dakota Johnson joining for one Lily Allen returned to the Saturday Night Live stage after nearly 19 years away with...

Two hip-hop icons deliver a heartwarming collaboration on Light-Years, the final installment in Mass Appeal’s “Legend Has It…” series ...

Steinfeld announced the news in her Substack newsletter with a home video Hailee Steinfeld is pregnant! The singer and her husband, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, are expecting their...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, 21 Savage returns with his fourth studio album of lowkey...

A former housekeeper suing Smokey Robinson for sexual assault is denying she’s the woman allegedly caught on “blurry” surveillance video raiding the Motown musician’s storage unit in southern...

Rafael Ithier, leader of the salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died, The Associated Press reports. He was 99. The news was confirmed by an attorney for the Ithier family, Víctor Rivera,...

W hen he logged into our Zoom call earlier this week, Ferg was sure to offer a view from his sunny Miami hotel room. He was in town for Art Basel, where he was celebrating his burgeoning art...

Janice Combs, the mother of Sean Combs, has denied claims made in Netflix’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning that she was an “abusive parent” to her son, calling them “untrue.” She also disputed...

After winning the Eurovision Song Contest, Italian outfit Måneskin became the hottest rock band in the world. They sold out arenas and stadiums all over and nabbed a Best New Artist nomination at...

After her resounding victory at a jury trial three months ago, Cardi B prevailed again Friday over the security guard who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper scratched her face with an acrylic fingernail...

Data arrives several weeks after LAPD confirmed the case was an “investigation into murder” Google has released its list of trending 2025 topics — including its roundup of musicians....

With a world tour planned for spring, Guns N’ Roses have decided to capitalize on their Chinese Democracy sessions to find two new singles. The band released “Nothin’” and “Atlas,”...