Music

Music and politics were always entwined for Steve Katz. As a teenager in the Sixties, he’d travel from his apolitical family’s home on Long Island to Greenwich Village, where he’d watch radical folkies like Tom Paxton, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and Dave Van Ronk play. He grew especially close with Van …

Radical joy and consistent action were the messages at Nashville’s Love Rising benefit concert on Monday, an event that drew supporters to the city’s downtown Bridgestone Arena. Hosted by Drag Race alumna Asia O’Hara and featuring performances by Hayley Williams, Hozier, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, Maren Morris, Allison Russell, Joy …

Big Joanie find a melancholy groove in their song “Your Words” in video of a live performance of the track that the band filmed in London. Singer-guitarist Stephanie Phillips sings about the destructive power of words over dream-pop synths and thrumming guitar: “You don’t see the way it hurts me,” …

A man who says he was injured during a shooting at a French Montana music video taping in January is now suing the musician for $50,000. Carl Leon, who says he was an extra during a video shoot back in January, claims that the rapper and his associates did not …

Bryson Tiller will hit the road this spring for his first U.S. tour in six years. The 25-city “Back and I’m Better” tour will kick off May 4 at the House of Blues in San Diego, California. Tiller will criss-cross the country over the next month-and-a-half, the tour wraps June …

After years of teasing her first official full-length, Chlöe has revealed the complete 14-song track list for In Pieces. In addition to “Pray It Away” and her Chris Brown collaboration, “How Does It Feel,” the song selection includes tracks with Missy Elliott (“Told Ya”) and Future (“Cheatback”). News of the …

René Hurtado always knew that Taylor Swift would play a role in her wedding ceremony somehow. She had been a Swiftie for years, and after she got engaged to her partner Max Bochman, she was planning a way to make her favorite artist a part of her nuptials. At first, …

Rodolfo “Fito” Olivares, the cumbia legend behind quinceañera dancefloor hits including “Juana La Cubana” and “El Colesterol” with his band Grupo La Pura Sabrosura, died Friday at age 75 after battling cancer, his wife Griselda confirmed to the Associated Press. The musician died at his home in Houston after being …

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen said he was recovering with his familiy, and thanked supporters for their well-wishes, after being attacked outside his hotel in Florida last week. Allen shared the statement on social media March 19, saying, “Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. Your love and prayers are …

Ahead of Ed Sheeran’s upcoming album — (Subtract), the singer will provide an inside look into his life, career, and new LP with the Disney+ docuseries Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All. Premiering May 3 on the streaming service, the four-part docuseries will chart Sheeran’s rise from a child …