Music

Upon announcing Wishbone earlier this year, Conan Gray described the experience of these songs pouring out of him over the last two years. His latest was written mostly alone while on tour and became “an egregiously niche soundtrack” to his own life and for the friends he let hear it …

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Cardi B reminds everyone in the game she’s rap’s princess over an old school New York beat, Steve Lacy returns with his first bit of new music since …

A$AP Rocky has released “Trunks” and “Both Eyes Closed,” two new songs from the Highest 2 Lowest soundtrack. Both tracks appear in the Spike Lee-directed, Denzel Washington-starring film, with “Trunks” being an integral plot point (no spoilers!). It’s unclear if the tracks were crafted from the perspective of rapper Yung …

Nino Augustine wanted to showcase his deep roots on “Callaíto.” On Thursday, the Panamanian musician dropped his new single, which he says blends a touch of Afrobeats with Spanish lyrics and Latin sounds. “For me, being Afro-Latino means living in a constant state of fusion. I’m hugely inspired by what’s …

Salsa icon Eddie Palmieri, who died Aug. 6 at the age of 88, was one of the artists who best summed up the restless beauty of the New York music scene. Born in East Harlem to Puerto Rican parents — and the younger brother of Charlie, another virtuoso keyboardist and …

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s most political musical era, when the pair moved to New York City in 1971, is the focus of a massive upcoming box set featuring over 90 unreleased recordings. Power to the People (Super Deluxe Edition) — releasing viaCapitol/UMeonOctober 10, one day after Lennon would have …

Robert Plant and his new band Saving Grace will release their debut LP, Saving Grace, on September 26. It’s a collection of covers by a diverse range of songwriters, including Memphis Minnie, Bob Mosley, Blind Willie Johnston, the Low Anthem, and Martha Scanlan. They’ve already shared their take on Low’s …

If you’re hoping to see David Byrne reunite with his former bandmates in Talking Heads, you’re not alone— but you probably shouldn’t expect it to happen anytime soon. In his expansive new Rolling Stone Interview, Byrne let fans of his old band down gently. “You can’t turn the clock back,” …

Two years after the death of Sinéad O’Connor, a biopic on the late Irish singer is in the works. According to Variety, the film will focus on O’Connor’s early life and career, where she rose to an unlikely, at times controversial pop star, breaking out in 1990 when her cover …

Lana Del Rey is coming in hot with her new song snippet. The singer teased the unnamed track in an Instagram video where she’s seen listening to it as she drives and delivers pointed lyrics. “Ethel Cain hated my Instagram post / Think it’s cute reenacting my Chicago post,” Del …