Music Features

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Earlier this week, The Onion ran a piece headlined “Sean Combs Asks for Quick Trial So He Can Get to Part Where Trump Pardons Him.” It may be on to something. Combs, who was charged last September, is currently on trial in the …

O n an unusually freezing April day in New York, the wind rustles through the cracks of a window AC unit in an apartment high above the streets of the West Village. It’s an unpretentious two-bedroom, and with its taupes and earthy browns, it feels homey and lived-in. There’s a …

Milwaukee artist MyaaP is catching fire with her bouncy new single “Fairy.” The 2-minute track includes all of the hallmarks for a viral hit. A too-catchy-to-forget chorus, and a danceable beat paired with a fun dance being done by TikTokers, basketball players, and fellow artists like Doechii and Justin Bieber. …

Few would have been surprised if Cyndi Lauper had entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during her first year of eligibility back in 2008. After all, she’s one of the most successful artists of the Eighties, and songs like “Time After Time,” “True Colors,” and “Girls Just Want …

When Coco Jones decided to sample and interpolate Britney Spears‘ classic “Toxic” for her recent single “Taste,” she knew she was taking a risk —and some pop fans were, in fact, offended. But for the golden-voiced R&B/pop star, those kinds of choices were the whole point of her debut album, …

Eurovision Song Contest 2025 has something for everyone, from the Netherland’s dance-floor-ready resilience anthem and Estonia’s inspirational reminders about caffeine to Malta’s Wendy Williams-inspired glam pop and Sweden’s own version of the Lonely Island. On Saturday, May 17, these acts will be part of the finals, which include 21 total …

Ken Pomeroy wants you to feel her empathy. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter may be sharing her hopes for Cruel Joke, her 12-track album that drops on May 16th, but she’s also articulating the reason she makes music at all. “From the beginning, the goal for me — my mission statement, I …

Alex Warren’s breakthrough single, “Ordinary,” has a backstory made for TV. The 24-year-old artist wrote it about his wife, Kouvr Annon, whom he started dating when they were both 18. It wasn’t the best time to jump into something so new and intense. He’d already experienced the grief of losing …

When we talked on Zoom last month, rapper DDG had just been streaming on Twitch for a week straight. During that time, he’d invited guests like Shaboozey and DaBaby to his studio for a 7-day “Hit-A-Thon,” where they’d record songs for his then-upcoming album Blame the Chat, which dropped last …

For years, people told Adam Duritz not to bother releasing full albums, that “nobody wants to listen to ’em anymore.” So he released Counting Crows‘ most ambitious music ever —an interlocked, glam-rock-infused four-song sequence — as an EP, 2021’s Butter Miracle, Suite One. “But I found that there was a …