Music

There isn’t anything anyone could say to Victoria Monét that would knock the confidence that functions as the driving force behind her latest single, “On My Mama.” The record, which will appear on her debut album Jaguar II when it arrives on Aug. 25, opens with a declaration: “When they …

Learning to balance vulnerability with fun has been an interesting process for September cover star Karol G, and her recently launched North American stadium tour makes room for both. It helps that there are tens of thousands of people pouring into the stands each night to sing along with her, …

BTS’ RM spoke about work and life during the group’s hiatus while also offering fans the ultimate assurance: BTS will “be back for sure” in 2025. RM made the comments near the end of a Weverse livestream over the weekend (the video is archived on YouTube). During the chat, he …

In Las Vegas, the party is wherever Shania Twain is. Next year, the country icon will return to the city for her third residency, a greatest hits show called Come on Over. Beginning in May, the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will host Twain for 24 shows …

When Josh Kiszka publicly came out in June, he admits he was apprehensive about the reaction he might get to his heartfelt Instagram post about the “loving, same-sex relationship” he’s been in for eight years. “I was really concerned. I felt like, ‘Well, I’m going to have a target on …

If you’ve been online at all over the past two weeks, you’ve heard “Planet of the Bass,” a viral 1990s Eurodance parody that rapidly evolved from TikTok gag to, arguably, the song of the summer. Performed by comedian Kyle Gordon (who co-wrote the tune with TV writer Brooks Allison) and …

Luke Combs has announced a run of new U.S. tour dates for his “Growin’ Up and Getting’ Old Tour,” which will kick off next spring. The new stops include two-night weekend stints at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, Jacksonville’s EverBank Stadium, Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium, Houston’s NRG …

Sufjan Stevens returns with his first solo album in three years as the singer-songwriter will release Javelin in October. Ahead of Javelin’s October 6 release, Stevens has shared the LP’s first single, the atmospheric piano ballad “So You Are Tired”: Stevens recorded Javelin — his first proper solo LP since …

Preeminent Nashville country-rocker Will Hoge and the Black Opry Revue founder Holly G assemble some of country music’s most dynamic and diverse voices to ask “Can I Be Country Too?”, an answer song to stereotypes that abound in much of mainstream country music. You know the kind: that country fans …

In “Top Eight: How MySpace Changed Music,” author Michael Tedder tells the definitive story of the brief, improbable moment in the 2000s when new technology and a thriving underground scene collided to redefine mainstream music culture. The book features extensive oral-history interviews with many of the key figures from those …