Music

When Rexx Life Raj calls The Blue Hour his most personal record, he ain’t kidding. If the lyrics and somber melodies don’t give it away, the rapper wrote his latest album while doing everything he could to spend time with his parents and make them comfortable in their final months …

Tame One, the celebrated rapper known for his work in the early Nineties as half of the New Jersey hip-hop duo the Artifacts, has died. The rapper, born Rahem Brown, was 52. Brown’s mother, Darlene Brown Harris, confirmed her son’s death on Facebook Sunday night, Nov. 6. “I can’t express …

Back in 2019, Britney Spears was admitted into a mental health facility. In the years since, the singer has asserted in court documents that the stay, which took place amidst her 13-year conservatorship, was against her will and the determinant of her health. Now, as she approaches the one-year anniversary …

Fans of Low are continuing to mourn Mimi Parker, who died Saturday after battling ovarian cancer. A day after her death, Robert Plant honored Parker by performing a cover of one of the duo’s songs. “We’ve been drawn to the music of the great duo Low from Duluth, Minnesota, and …

Metallica revisited their club days last night with a special set list that featured songs only from 1983 and ’84. The benefit gig, which took place at the 7,000-seat Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, honored the memories of the late Jon and Marsha Zazula, who signed the pioneering thrashers …

The CMA Awards will take place in their longtime home at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena this week, bringing the biggest names and brightest new stars in the genre on one stage for one night. There’s a slight facelift this year with the addition of a new, non-musical co-host —pro football star …

Spencer Sutherland — the singer/songwriter known for songs like “Wonder” and his soulful TikTok covers — is heading on the road. On Monday, the rising star announced that he’s heading on the In His Mania tour across the U.S. starting next March. “Let me be the FIRST to welcome you …

Rosalía, Carlos Vives, Silvana Estrada, Gente de Zona, Aymée Nuviola, Nicole Zignago, and Los Bukis will join a star-studded lineup of performers who will take the stage at the 23rd annual Latin Grammys, the Latin Recording Academy has announced. The group rounds out a list of previously announced artists, including …

The magic of the original soundtrack album has been a bit lost in recent years —too often, they’re anchored by a few new tracks primed for the top of the charts and some pertinent oldies, then padded out by snippets of score and dialogue. But the soundtrack to Black Panther: …

Dolly Parton capped off her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a performance of her signature song, “Jolene.” The country icon didn’t go it alone: Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Annie Lennox, Pat Benatar, and Pink — who inducted Parton —were among the all-star cast joining her …