The man standing at the podium has the steady, stentorian voice of an authority figure, someone who issues orders and expects them to be heeded without question, and the look of a zealot in his eyes. “My fellow Americans,” he intones, betraying a slightly Southern lilt gilded by fire and …

Simone Biles appeared to take a jab at former President Donald Trump and his recent comments about “Black jobs” following her gold medal win in the women’s gymnastics all-around final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. “I love my black job,” Biles wrote on Twitter early Friday morning in response to …

For women and girls in Afghanistan, life has become one big “No.” No school beyond the sixth grade. No traveling without a male guardian. Death by stoning for “moral crimes” such as adultery. In most places, women must cover themselves from head to toe if they leave the house. And …

There was one artist on most everyone’s must-see list for the first day of Lollapalooza 2024: Chappell Roan. Fans, eager to stake a good spot, ran from the entrance gates at Chicago’s Grant Park to the main headline T-Mobile stage and camped out as early as noon to wait it …

A$AP Rocky has dropped a new single, “Highjack,” featuring Los Angeles folk-pop musician Jessica Pratt. The track was produced by Greg Kurstin, Hitkidd, Jordan Patrick, and Zach Fogarty, and has background vocals from Creed B Good and Jon Batiste. The song will appear on the rapper’s forthcoming LP, Don’t Be …

Kali Uchis will release Orquídeas Parte 2, a follow-up to her album Orquídeas, on Aug. 9. The singer revealed the news in an Instagram Reel, although it’s unclear whether it’s a collection of new songs or remixes of the tracks off Orquídeas, which arrived in January. The reel is soundtrack …

Even Beyoncé is impressed with Simone Biles after her record-breaking performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics this week. In a new tribute video posted to NBC, the singer celebrates Biles’ physical and mental prowess. The clip opens with Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter song “Just for Fun,” which features Willie Jones, as …

Billy Strings prefers to play and drive fast, and he combines both of those pursuits in his high-octane new song and video, “Leadfoot.” The track is the first release from Strings’ forthcoming album, Highway Prayers. “Leadfoot” puts Strings firmly in the driver’s seat: he plays acoustic guitar, EBow electric guitar, …

Although she may be one of the most recognizable names in country music, Carrie Underwood is a hardcore rock fan. She famously performed multiple times with Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose, brought out Joan Jett at her 2019 CMA Fest set, and regularly covers Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” in concert. …

Mike Will Made-It is dropping his first solo album in seven years — and hitting reset. On Friday, the legendary rap producer released the single “high3r” featuring heavyweights Lil Wayne and Lil Yachty, off his upcoming LP, R3SET. “Sometimes you just gotta hit the reset button,” Mike Will tells Rolling …