Last I saw Willie Nelson, on the Outlaw Music Festival tour, he gave well-earned solo space to son Lukas Nelson, who just released his first solo album. It’s high time. Dude’s a lifelong utility player — rock solid on guitar and vocals with the family band, while Willie circles the …

After bombing three of Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, President Donald Trump is now demanding that everyone just simmer down. It’s hard to keep the peace when missiles are flying across borders, and Trump is learning firsthand that it takes more than simply posting online that a ceasefire is …

Brandy and Monica shatter the glass perimeter of a maximum security sound asylum in the trailer for their forthcoming co-headlining tour. The Boy Is Mine Tour will find the two R&B musicians on the road for 24 shows with support from Kelly Rowland, Muni Long, and Jamal Roberts. “This really …

Zac Farro has scattered himself across three musical entities. There’s HalfNoise, the psych-rock band he formed in 2010, and most obviously, there’s Paramore, the genre-spanning band he slipped away from that same year and returned to seven years later. The drummer found a balance between the two projects. For a …

It takes a specific kind of marketing mind to imagine that a dark and gritty reboot of a beloved children’s character can amount to anything good. While the Golden Age of Comic Books ultimately gave way to edgier storytelling in the Seventies and Eighties, and everything from Steamboat Willie to …

In one slide of Jessie J‘s recent 16-part photo dump on Instagram, the singer watched back a clip from her performance at Capital’s Summertime Ball. On stage at Wembley Stadium in London, she told the audience, “This show is my last show before I go and beat breast cancer.” Revisiting …

Diego Luna stepped in as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and took the opportunity to criticize Donald Trump‘s “unfair” approach to immigration. “Tonight, I want to address an important issue that is happening here in Los Angeles and all around the United States,” Luna said during his …

New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander stopped by The Late Show to reflect on their campaigns so far and to explain why they are endorsing each other. Host Stephen Colbert kicked off the lengthy interview by asking why exactly they decided to collaborate to ensure they …

Big Freedia is gearing up to release her first-ever gospel record. On Monday, the bounce icon announced her LP Pressing Onward, and shared its track list, which includes collaborations with Billy Porter and Tamar Braxton. “This album started as a message of healing for the world — but now, it’s …

Little Simz has announced her first American headline tour in two years, supporting her sixth album, Lotus, released earlier this month. The run will also start with a show in Toronto on Oct. 26 before hitting cities like Philadelphia, New York, Oakland, and Atlanta. The Lotus tour will conclude in …