Music

“I’ll be 87, you’ll be 89,” Taylor Swift sang on her self-titled debut album. Back then, she was writing an idyllic love story about growing old with someone someday. But now, the truth is stranger than fiction as Swift has turned her own life into folklore. For the past two …

The Libertines‘ Carl Barât joined Suki Waterhouse for a performance of the band’s 2004 single “Can’t Stand Me Now” during her show at the O2 Forum Kentish Townin London. Waterhouse, who is currently touring in the U.K. and Europe, surprised the crowd on Sunday night by inviting Barât on stage. …

Last year, Ghostface Killah told Rolling Stone that he was disappointed by the rap landscape, lamenting, “A lot of stuff be regular darts.” He added, “I don’t hear niggas doing storytelling no more.” His thoughts went viral, even becoming the catalyst for an additional conversation with Stephen A. Smith. While …

Indie-rock heroes Spoon are back with two new songs. The Austin, Texas, band just surprise-released “Chateau Blues” and “Guess I’m Fallin’ In Love,” quintessential examples of the kind of sharp guitar bangers the band has been doing well for decades. It’s the first new music they’ve put out since their …

Love can make you do crazy things. For Taylor Swift, it made her go on a sports podcast, New Heights, hosted by her now-fiancé Travis Kelce. For Donald Trump, it made him forget that he hates Swift and called her a “woke singer” who is “NO LONGER HOT” just three …

In the spring of 1997, Deadheads tuning in to The Grateful Dead Hour, the nationally syndicated radio show, heard a rare if disconcerting treat. Over two installments, host and Dead historian David Gans played the complete tape of Jerry Garcia’s last show with the band from two years before, at …

Xavi is closing 2025 with a bang. On Monday, the música mexicana star unveiled the dates to his upcoming X Tour, which will see him playing at theaters, auditoriums, and arenas across the United States. After playing Belico Fest in Phoenix, Xavi will start his own tour run in El …

East Atlanta rapper Young Nudy makes street-rap albums intended to soundtrack all-night gaming sessions and riding ‘round town, smoked out with nothing to do. He has a few important qualities that elevate him among the street-rap chaff: his cousin is platinum-certified star 21 Savage, and he has a strong ear …

Up until recently, many country fans probably didn’t know the name Gavin Adcock. Then he started a bona fide country music feud with Charley Crockett. In August, Crockett, a cowboy singer from San Benito, Texas, addressed country fans on Instagram in a lengthy post that focused on country music’s favorite …

Playboi Carti will kick off his first solo headline tour since 2021 this fall, dubbed the Antagonist Tour. Carti is set to headlining arenas across the U.S. including Los Angeles’ Crypto Arena, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, and his hometown of Atlanta’s State Farm Arena for the last stop in December. The …