Music

Bradley Cooper defended and explained the decision to wear a prosthetic nose while portraying Leonard Bernstein in his new film about the composer and conductor, Maestro. The critiques about the prosthetic nose quickly followed the release of the Maestro trailer in August, with some arguing the prosthetic actually detracted from …

Sometime in the late Nineties, Björk wrote and recorded “Oral,” a song that she thought was too poppy for release on albums like Homogenic or Vespertine. Then she forgot about it. She recently rediscovered it in her archives and turned it into a duet with Rosalía, in which the two …

It’s been eight years since Ludacris released his last solo album, and while he’s dropped some singles and features since then, the rapper appears ready to make a full return to music next year. In a new interview with BET, Luda said, “Some music projects will be coming out” in …

The start of d4vd’s musical career happened, unintentionally, in his little sister’s closet. Growing up, he was an avid anime watcher and gamer, and he had been trying to monetize his mastery of Fortnite on YouTube. The only problem: His gaming videos were consistently flagged for music copyright issues. Frustrated, …

In late January, Teni, the Nigerian Afrobeats star, told me the meaning of “Bourdillon,” a standout track I had received on a draft of her latest album, Tears of the Sun. “Bourdillon is a wealthy place in Ikoyi, where wealthy people stay,” she said of the Lagos neighborhood. We were …

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is saying no to a version of the MSG Sphere. On Monday, the mayor rejected plans to bring a version of the entertainment venue to Olympic Park over concerns of light pollution, the high electric cost, and the impact on nearby heritage sites. “London is open …

Dolly Parton couldn’t wait more than a weekend to start expanding her new rock album, Rockstar, quipping on Instagram yesterday, “Surprise! Did you all think I was done?” As part of the “download exclusive version” of the album, Parton has tacked on two extra tracks: A new rendition of her …

Cuba is roughly 1,300 miles away, but in a rehearsal space in downtown Manhattan, it doesn’t feel all that far. Cradling their percussion instruments, horns, and guitars, a ten-piece band of musicians, some from Latin America, preparing to play a sinuous piece of son Cubano, as a theater crew — …

And the award for most unserious person on the internet goes to none other than Snoop Dogg. Last week, the rapper sent social media users into a frenzy when he announced: “After much consideration & conversation with my family, I’ve decided to give up smoke,” effectively bringing his reign as …

Welcome to the Stray Kids Hot Megaverse. The K-pop group have released the action-packed video for their rap-filled single “Megaverse” from their recently-released mini-album Rock-Star. The video opens with the group — comprising Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N — being watched by a security …