Music

Sheryl Lee Ralph considers her entire life a song. The 65-year-old actress has spent over four decades making a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Her first film, A Piece of the Action, was directed by Sydney Poitier, one of her instructors was famed German actress Uta Hagen, and …

Twenty years ago, the AIDS-awareness nonprofit Red Hot unveiled Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti, a tribute record that recruited over three dozen artists in celebration of the Nigerian musician. Now, after two decades, the record has been made available on streaming for the first …

Replay, Spotify Wrapped, and the year-end Billboard Hot 100 lists are out! This week, the top streaming service shared personalized data about the top songs, artists, and albums that each of its users listened to in 2022. And they also shared data on the top-streamed songs worldwide — and a …

Las Vegas hasn’t seen the last of Carrie Underwood. The singer and songwriter will return to Resorts World Theatre next year for the latest stretch of her ongoing residency, Reflection. The theatre show, which initially debuted a year ago, was extended into the spring earlier this year before being halted …

CNN is facing a $17 million lawsuit accusing it of using hundreds of songs in international broadcast segments without acquiring a license or paying the proper fees. The lawsuit was filed by Freeplay Music, a production music library company with a catalog of over 50,000 songs to be licensed and …

In recent months, Ashanti has begun pulling back the curtain on the misogynistic and predatory power imbalances she has encountered working in the music industry for the past two decades. Her latest divulgence arrived during an appearance on the Breakfast Club, where she resurfaced claims that an unnamed producer offered …

The lengthy, successful career of Miguel Bosé is making its way to streaming. On Thursday, Dec. 1, Paramount+ is set to release Bosé in the United States, a new six-episode series that gives an inside look at the Spanish icon’s life and legacy as a musician. “They are obsessed with …

Ryan Castro‘s music has been pirated quite a bit. But instead of letting that stop him, he’s used it as inspiration. On Wednesday, Castro released his EP Los Piratas, a project “inspired by music piracy,” and premiered the music video for his single “Marbella” with Rolling Stone. “We’ve had a …

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were declared legally single at ahearing back in March, but the settlement took months as West dragged his feet on the divorce. They finally filed paperwork to settle their divorce on Tuesday Nov. 29, Rolling Stone has learned. As part of the agreement, Kardashian and …

SZA shared a striking image of herself sitting serenely at the edge of a white diving board, teetering over a vast cobalt ocean via her Instagram and Twitter accounts on Wednesday. The photo appears to be the cover from her upcoming album, S.O.S., as the Parental Advisory sticker in the …