Music

Clipse surprised fans in Los Angeles at the Novo on Saturday when they brought out Kendrick Lamar. The trio performed “Chains & Whips” from Clipse’s long-awaited album, Let God Sort Em Out, which arrived last month. As fan-filmed clips reveal, Pusha T and Malice were in the midst of performing …

When the Beach Boys started back in 1961, they seemed like little more than a novelty surf band that would vanish from memory by the following summer. But 64 years later, against all odds, their saga remains ongoing. They survived surf music falling out of style, severe mental illness, musical …

The Last Dinner Party have pulled out of their set at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth, England today (Aug. 23), in solidarity with the Mary Wallopers, whose set was cut short on Friday after the Irish band showed their support for Palestine. “We are outraged by the decision made to silence …

Mastodon paid tribute to their co-founder and former guitarist Brent Hinds during their show at Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska, on Friday. It was their first performance since Hinds died on Wednesday at the age of 51. “We lost somebody very special to us yesterday,” drummer Brann Dailor said …

The night after J’ouvert, the pinnacle of Grenada’s annual carnival, I cried and cried. All over the Caribbean and throughout its diaspora, the consecutive days of reverie known as carnival or mas are traditions rooted in African ancestral connection and resistance to colonization and slavery. This weekend, Londoners will celebrate …

When listening to Escape Room, Teyana Taylor’s fourth studio album — which announces her return to music since retiring in 2020 — it’s as if she took a page from Toni Morrison’s classic novel Beloved. Morrison wrote, “Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another,” …

Rauw Alejandro is facing a new lawsuit accusing him of not obtaining licenses for samples of several songs by reggaeton pioneer DJ Playero across his 2022 album, Saturno. Notably, the lawsuit was not brought by DJ Playero — who actively collaborated with Alejandro on Saturno — but BM Records, a …

Bruce Springsteen‘s unreleased song vault is a source of seemingly infinite wonders. Just two months after releasing seven shelved albums on Tracks II: The Lost Albums, Springsteen has gone back into the vault and emerged with the Born to Run outtake “Lonely Night in the Park” that he’s sharing to …

Australian pop musician Ruel is falling head over heels for his second studio album, Kicking My Feet. The 22-year-old will release the record on Oct. 17 as the follow-up to his debut 4th Wall, which arrived in 2023. “I knew I wanted to push myself on this new album, but …

Ludmilla and Victoria Monét are the prettiest stream besties. On Friday, the Brazilian musician and R&B star premiered the video for their collaboration “Cam Girl” with Rolling Stone, showcasing a new side of Ludmilla’s artistry. “This song was a chance for me to explore R&B in my own way,” she …