Music

Laith Ashley didn’t get much sleep last Thursday. That night, Taylor Swift dropped the long-awaited visuals for “Lavender Haze,” her third video from Midnights. In it, Ashley plays Swift’s love interest — and though the video came out around 9 p.m. his time in Los Angeles, he ended up staying …

Margo Price dazzles in a Seventies dream sequence in the music video for her self-love anthem “Radio,” which features indie-rock songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Directed by Bella Mazzola, the hazy visual follows the country singer as she takes her phone off the hook and tunes out anything that might distract …

Thomas Bangalter — one half of the duo Daft Punk, who announced their split in 2021 — has released the first track, “L’Accouchement” from Mythologies, his upcoming debut solo album. It arrives on April 7 via Erato/Warner Classics. Bangalter’s orchestral composition — along with the rest of Mythologies — is …

Vic Mensa peels off some tasty licks while falling through the sky in the wild new video for “Strawberry Louis Vuitton.” The tender, soulful tune features contributions from Thundercat as well as R&B artist Maeta. In the video, co-directed by Mensa and Danielle DeGrasse-Alston, Mensa goes skydiving with his guitar, …

Lil Yachty is rich. The 25-year-old musician posts TikToks featuring exotic Italian furniture, and goes vintage shopping with Drake. By the time he graduated high school, he’d already bought his mom a house. He caused a mild international incident with his viral hit “Poland,” a loosie released late last year …

Barrett Strong, the Motown artist who sang the label’s first major hit “Money (That’s What I Want)” and wrote songs for the Temptations and others, has died. He was 81. “Barrett was not only a great singer and piano player, buthe,along with his writing partner Norman Whitfield, created an incrediblebody …

Travis Scott will headline this year’s Rolling Stone LIVE, the annual event taking place on Super Bowl weekend. DJ & MC Irie and DJ Whoo Kid will also appear on the lineup. Last year, Scott launched a Las Vegas residency and took the stage at overseas festivals in Buenos Aires, …

Jay Z and Harry Styles are officially joining the performance lineup for the 2023 Grammys. They join the previously announced first round of performers for the 2023 Grammys has been announced with Bad Bunny, Lizzo, Sam Smith, and Kim Petras leading the lineup. Jay Z’s appearance will be part of …

Joshua Bassett assured fans he is “better than I have ever been” after admitting to some recent struggles in a tweet late last year. Back on Christmas Eve, Basset tweeted, “Most people I know, including myself, are struggling right now. Please be good to yourselves and others, reach out to …

Meat Free Mondays, the non-profit campaign promoting vegetarianism, was first founded by Paul McCartney alongside his daughters Stella and Mary in 2009 to combat the environmental impact of animal-based food products. Intersecting the timely conversation about climate change and the recent death of Jeff Beck, the campaign has resurfaced a …