Music

Mdou Moctar, the acclaimed Tuareg guitarist, has launched a GoFundMe to help him and his bandmates stay in the United States since military officers in his home country of Niger overthrew its leadership in a coup d’état last month. Moctar, whose full name is Mahamadou Souleymane, and his Nigerien bandmates …

Keith Urban, the Australian country hitmaker, will enter the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this fall. The institution, founded in 1970, cited his songs “But for the Grace of God,” “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me,” and “Days Go By” as reasons for his induction, which will take place at the …

The Replacements‘ beloved major label debut, 1985’s Tim, will be expanded into a four-CD, one-LP box set this summer with a remix, previously unreleased recordings (including a few cuts with Alex Chilton), and a live recording from 1986 recorded a week before their shambolic SNL appearance. The rarities include alternate …

Gunna hits the Los Angeles freeways in an extremely conspicuous white Ford Bronco in the new music video for “Rodeo Dr.” The new video, directed by Spike Jordan, features some not-at-all subtle allusions to Gunna’s involvement in the YSL gang case, his decision to take a best-interest plea, and the …

Sophia Nahli Allison, a filmmaker who said she worked with Lizzo several years ago, said she was “treated with such disrespect” by the pop star that she left the job after only about two weeks. Allison shared her claims on social media Tuesday night, not long after news broke that …

Ahead of their Lollapalooza headlining set on Saturday, Tomorrow x Together have posted a video of their rehearsals to TikTok. “There is only one week left for Lollapalooza, so we’re practicing hard for our performance,” the group’s Soobin said in the clip. “We’ll make you proud.” The one-minute snippet shows …

From 1965 to 1975, San Francisco saw the rise of the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Steve Miller, Santana, Moby Grape and more. A new two-part docuseries, San Francisco Sounds: A Place, examines this decade that propelled Bay …

O’Shae Sibley, 28, was vogueing and listening to Beyoncé when a group of men told him to stop, The New York Times reported. Following the news of his death, Beyoncé’s website paid tribute to Sibley, who was a professional dancer, sharing the words, “Rest in Power O’Shae Sibley” across the …

James Blunt has shared a new single, “Beside You.” The song, produced by the Six, is the first listen from the musician’s forthcoming seventh album, Who We Used to Be, out Oct. 27 via Atlantic Records. “It’s a bit of a celebration,” Blunt explained of the single in a statement. …

Tori Kelly‘s home is filled with flowers. Just over a week ago, the singer was rushed to the hospital after collapsing during dinner due to blood clots in her legs and lungs. In the days since, she has provided periodic updates on her recovery while “get well soon” messages have …