Music

There were many significant Latino artists who shaped the soundtrack of Congressman Joaquin Castro’s childhood when he was growing up in San Antonio, Texas. As a kid, his mother loved Joan Baez; Castro remembers that she would play the folk singer’s 1975 Diamonds and Rust album over and over around …

In a recent livestream with fans on Stationhead, Olivia Rodrigo told her fans that the last book she read was Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot, a 2020 collection of essays by Mikki Kendall. “The last book I read is this book called Hood Feminism that’s …

Hold up, is that Tate McRae in a Zamboni? It sure is. The pop star embraces her Canadian heritage (and her birthplace’s love for hockey) in her new video for the single “Greedy,” released Friday. McRae says the song is part of a “new chapter of my music.” The Aerin …

On “Chevrolet,” Dustin Lynch explains how he doesn’t need much for everlasting happiness. Y’know, he simply requires a six-pack (beverage nonspecific), some Brooks & Dunn (let’s go with “Rock My World”), a little “country girl” (“dressed to kill,” natch), a vehicle (guess), and apparently free rein to rewrite the lyrics …

Chencho Corleone is on FaceTime with his entire roster. On Thursday night, the Puerto Rican reggaetonero released the video for his single “Good Times,” in which he sings to a casual partner (or several of them) about their secret rendezvous. The video, directed by Jessy Terrero, opens with Corleone answering …

Anitta is grateful for her good health. In a new cover story with InStyle, the Brazilian star revealed that she went through a cancer scare last year that kept her in the hospital for an extended amount of time. “I had problems in my lungs, I had a cancer [scare],” …

J Balvin has been laying low since releasing his album Jose back in 2021. Sure, there were some big collabs with Trueno and Ed Sheeran, but fans have been waiting to see what else the Colombian star has in store. Now he’s back in full force — and he’s enlisted …

Though SZA and Drake have been in each other’s orbit since at least 2009, the two have never collaborated — until now. The pair just released “Slime You Out,” a down-tempo rap-n-b track where they take turns dogging out the opposite sex. “I don’t know what’s wrong with you girls,” …

Maren Morris is burning The Bridge. The songwriter’s new two-track EP — featuring the songs “The Tree” and “Get the Hell out of Here” — seems, metaphorically, to reflect her growing exasperation with the country music industry in Nashville. “These two songs are incredibly key to my next step because …

London’s O2 Academy Brixton has been permitted to keep its license and re-open, after it was closed when a fatal crowd crush occurred in December 2022. The legendary venue has beenclosed since the incident, when security worker Gabrielle Hutchinson and mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo were killed in a deadly crush at …