Music

Back in June, Luke Combs posted a photo to Instagram of himself wearing a T-shirt for the band 49 Winchester. It was a mark of validation for the Castlewood, Virginia, group, a sign that their brand of country, folk, and soul was breaking through and finding fans — including one …

Attention all Swifties: If you haven’t already blown up your bank account pre-ordering all four editions of Taylor Swift‘s upcoming album Midnights, there’s another version of the singer-songwriter’s newest record to add to your collection. In keeping with Swift’s ongoing collaborations with the retail chain, Target announced Tuesday that it …

Angel Olsen showed an affinity for working with classic country sounds on her latest album Big Time, which came out in June. On Tuesday, Olsen released an updated version of the title track, which features country maverick Sturgill Simpson. A lilting countrypolitan waltz about the rush of falling hard for …

Burna Boy stopped by The Tonight Show to showcase his recent hit “Last Last.” Prior to the performance, the Nigerian musician sat down with host Jimmy Fallon to discuss winning a Grammy, his new LP Love, Damini, and how he came up with his comic book-inspired stage name. During the …

Harry Styles has a proposition for his U.S. fans: if they register to vote, he just might invite them over to Harry’s House for a special Halloween celebration. Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, the singer is partnering with the non-profit voter registration organization HeadCount to boost voter turnout. Fans …

Joe Trohman’s new memoir, None of This Rocks: A Memoir, is a funny, sometimes dark, ultra-honest confessional from Fall Out Boy‘s co-founder and lead guitarist. In this excerpt, he gives a detailed account of the formation of his band. Many people know the story, so I think it’s wise that …

Filming her daytime talk show a few blocks away from the heart of Broadway has rubbed off on Kelly Clarkson. On the latest episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer and host delivered an acoustic rendition of “Losing My Mind” from Stephen Sondheim’s hit musical Follies, which ran for …

Neal Francis’s 2021 full-length In Plain Sight was a revelatory blast of soul, R&B, and off-the-rails piano jams, including the six-minute exploration “Sentimental Garbage” — the working title of In Plain Sight. Francis returns to that phrase for his new EP, a seven-song collection of odds and ends that he …

John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman, was denied parole again. Chapman’s latest parole hearing took place at the end of August, though no transcripts from the board interview have been made available yet. In a statement, the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said, “Following an interview with …

Last week, Ozzy Osbourne fans raged online after tuning into the Rams-Bills game to watch the halftime show: the Prince of Darkness’ first performance on a U.S. stage in nearly three years. But NBC aired only 10 seconds of the gig — a snippet of “Patient Number 9,” the title …