Music

Producer Thom Bell, who co-created “The Sound of Philadelphia” alongside Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff as the Mighty Three, has died at age 79. His cause of death was not immediately made known. “Tommy and I have been best friends for over 60 years,” said Gamble in a press statement. …

Speaking directly to the judge for the first time during his felony assault trial in Los Angeles, Tory Lanez declined to testify in his own defense on Wednesday. The move followed after prosecutors said they had a stockpile of possible impeachment evidence lined up against the rapper charged with shooting …

Dave Grohl was joined by his daughter Violet for the fourth night ofHanukkah Sessions, along with collaborator and keyboardist Greg Kurstin. Sitting on a stool in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles, Violet sang Janis Ian’s iconic song, “At Seventeen.” The 1975 hit is described …

Alex Cooper hosted her most unexpected guest of the year, John Mayer, on Call Her Daddy Tuesday. In the conversation, Mayer talked about dating as a celebrity and how he “sometimes” plays guitar for his partners after they… get into it. “Do you do this before you have sex with …

Damon Albarn is remembering his late friend Terry Hall of the Specials through his music. On Tuesday, the Gorillaz musician posted a video of himself playing piano to the Specials’ “Friday Night, Saturday Morning” as a tribute to Hall, who died Monday at age 63. “Terry, you meant the world …

Inara George joined Dave Grohland Greg Kurstin for night three of the Hanukkah Sessions to cover 10cc’s “The Things We Do For Love” at the Largo in Los Angeles. The ever-fantastic Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D also shared the stage as backing vocals. “Once referred to as …

A rapper who posed at the Capitol riots for an album cover will spend five months behind bars. On Monday, a federal judge sentenced Antionne Brodnax, who performs as Bugzie the Don, to five months in prison after he entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and used a …

Saint Levant joins our Zoom call from Amman, Jordan. It’s 7 p.m. there, and he has plans to record vocals after this interview. The day before, he released his single, “I Guess,” but the 22-year-old rising star has no idea how well it’s performing online. “I still haven’t checked social …

With the winter solstice officially upon us today, Dec. 21, Weezer are wrapping up their ambitious seasonal EP project with the final installment: SZNZ: Winter. In the lead-up to the EP’s release, Weezer shared one new song, “I Want a Dog,” a solemn acoustic number that first seems like it’s …

A Florida jury has found DaBaby to be not liable for breach of contract, battery, and defamation in a $6 million federal lawsuit stemming from an incident at a Miami nightclub in January 2020, according to documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The verdict arrived after a five-day trial. DaBaby countersued …