Music

Sharing the gift of a holiday song is becoming something of a tradition for BTS member V. This year, the singer crooned his way through a shimmering piano melody on his rendition of the classic tune “It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas.” The offering comes at the conclusion …

Nature is healing: Phoebe Bridgers doesn’t want to kill her dad anymore. The sadcore queen skipped all of the first date pleasantries on her outing with Chicken Shop Date’s whimsical host Amelia Dimoldenberg and jumped straight into existential oversharing, starting with a sprinkle of familial trauma. The worst thing Bridgers …

Rapper Big Scarr, who hailed from Tennessee and created buzz as a rising artist on Gucci Mane’s 1017 records, has reportedly passed away. The artist, born Alexander Woods, was 22 years old. Details surrounding Woods’ death have not been shared, though TMZ reported that “the case is an ongoing death …

On Dec. 22, pop lost one of its true influencers when Thom Bell died at the age of 79. As a producer, songwriter, and/or arranger, Bell was at the forefront of the Philadelphia Sound, the gorgeous R&B that dominated much of the pre-disco Seventies. Along with his peers Kenny Gamble …

Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty Friday of shooting music superstar Megan Thee Stallion in both feet during an alcohol-fueled curbside confrontation in the predawn hours of July 12, 2020. After seven hours of deliberations, a Los Angeles jury convicted the “Luv” singer on all three counts, finding that he …

Editor’s Note: Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both feet during an alcohol-fueled curbside confrontation in 2020. Read more about the guilty verdict and what’s next for Lanez here. Below, see the closing statements that helped lead to the “Luv” singer’s conviction. Tory Lanez and …

Saint Nick who? Tonight, we celebrate San Benito — even if he’s doing something unholy. On Thursday, Bad Bunny and Ñengo Flow released “Gato de Noche,” which Bad Bunny teased on TikTok earlier this week. “He loves you and would do anything for you/But you’re a devil who’s crazy for …

Pop punk colors Black Eye, the debut solo from Vernon, one-thirteenth of the K-pop supergroup Seventeen. The third to venture out on his own, following Hoshi and Woozi, the hip-hop unit member previously appeared on a string of features, popping up alongside Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama on a “Beg …

Beck took to the stage for the fifth night of Hanukkah Sessions, roaring through a rendition of “E-Pro” with Dave Grohl, Greg Kurstin, and the bird and the bee bandmate Inara George. TheHanukkah Sessions,which was launched by Grohl and Kurstinback in 2020, continues to celebrate the holiday by sharingcoversof songs …

I n the parking lot of a Panera, just off I-95 in Stafford, Virginia, Rick Dunsford climbed into the passenger seat of a white Ford F-350 pick-up. Depending whose account you believe, he was holding either $12,000 or $15,000 in cash. It was late afternoon on a Friday in July …