Music

Michael Hardy had been on his bus writing songs with his frequent collaborators Brett Tyler and Jordan Schmidt when he pressed play on a mix of his new album. They were floored by the heavy-rock influences coming out of the speakers and wanted to write something along those lines. “I …

To mark the one-year anniversary of Meat Loaf’s death, the legendary singer’s daughters shared a video tribute to their father, featuring “career highlights and private moments from our personal archives that haven’t been shared before.” “Today marks one year since we had to say goodbye to our dad for the …

While the rap community has largely shunned Gunna since his release from prison last month, he’s found a willing collaborator in German rapper Ufo361, with whom Gunna has dropped “Brodies,” his first new music of 2023. The two rappers also shared their new video for the track Friday, with Gunna’s …

Trippie Redd is one of the brightest lights of the first wave of SoundCloud rap, the scene of boundary-pushing, genre-flouting teenagers who were on the cutting edge of music in the mid-2010s. From his debut mixtape, A Love Letter to You, he earned a reputation as an artistic maverick, equally …

“I’ve got to make the most of every minute I have,” David Crosby told Rolling Stone in 2018. “Wouldn’t you?” He was on his third or fourth life by then — the golden-voiced, long-haired, cantankerous, beatific American original who was there to invent folk-rock with the Byrds in the mid-Sixties, …

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week is full of big returns with singles from Fall Out Boy and boygenius. Plus, A$AP Rocky delivers a tribute to fallen hip-hop heroes, as well as …

Almost 20 years ago, the members of RBD came together for the first time on the Mexican telenovelaRebelde. Quickly, the series — which followed teens who formed a band at a fictional private school —became a household staple, propelling the group’s members to make the show’s band a real thing. …

David Crosby, who died on Thursday at 81, gave his final public performance last year alongside one of his favorite songwriters, Jason Isbell. But Isbell says that the folk-rock icon showed up at the Arlington Theatre near his home in Santa Barbara, California, simply to hang out with old friends …

The new documentary of BTSstar J-Hope was revealed Thursday. J-Hope in the Box — a behind-the-scenes look that follows the singer throughout the making of his first solo albumJack in the Box — is set to release on Feb. 17. The project, produced by Hybe, is expected to show the …

Kim Petras’ 2022 was her biggest year yet: She released the electrifying EP Slut Pop and become the first openly trans artist to have a Number One single thanks to her Sam Smith collaboration “Unholy.” Now, she’s starting 2023 off on an icy note with the new single “Brr.” “Brrr” …