Music

Short films by both Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar have qualified for the Academy Awards’ best live action short category. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Swift’s All Too Well: A Short Film, written and directed by the singer, gained eligibility because it screened Nov. 2021 at New York’s AMC Lincoln …

Right from the start, In Search of… stood out. I discovered N.E.R.D.‘s 2002 debut at a Best Buy on the rim of Houston’s I-10 loop, sitting at the front of the store on a blue kiosk marked $6.99. I was a first-year high school English teacher, struggling to pull together …

One person was killed and at least 40 people were injured after high winds caused a portion of the main stage to collapse at Valencia, Spain’sMedusa Festival, an EDM fest set to feature David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Afrojack and more. The organizers of the 2022 Medusa Festival announced Saturday morning …

Organizers for Baja Beach Fest, a massive reggaeton and Latin music festival held annually in Mexico’s Rosarito Beach since 2018, said Saturday morning that the event will continue as planned, despite reports of violence, fires, and roadblocks across the country, as well as a Tijuana consulate order that U.S. government …

Some people love a slow burn — but for singer-songwriter Joshua Bassett, the pain of waiting for a resolution that might never come is too much to bear, as evidenced by his new single, “Smoke Slow.” The vulnerable, piano-backed song finds theHigh School Musicalactor pining for quality time with a …

Lainey Wilson looks back on a young and reckless love in the new song “Watermelon Moonshine,” her latest release from her upcoming second album. Bell Bottom Country, the follow-up to the “Things a Man Oughta Know” singer’s 2021 breakout Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’, will be released Oct. 28 via BBR …

Beyoncé and Ronald Isley have teamed up for a duet, giving a new spin to the Isley Brothers’ classic “Make Me Say It Again Girl, Pts. 1 & 2.” The new version is set to appear on the Isley Brothers’ upcoming album, which is scheduled for release later this year. …

No matter how Megan Thee Stallion feels, she has no problem writing songs about ass-shaking and booty-popping. But on Traumazine, she wanted to channel her current emotions into the new track. In a Rolling Stone exclusive clip of her interview with Apple Music 1, the Houston rapper opened up about …

Ali Gatie might be embracing sadness on his heart-wrenching new album Who Hurt You? — but he’s also drawing people to the dance floor with the upbeat vibes of his new single, “The Look,” which features a verse from singer-songwriter Kehlani. “I’ve been a fan of Kehlani for a while …

Jessie Reyez has announced the arrival of her sophomore album, Yessie. The LP will be released on Sept. 16 via FMLY/Island Records. The singer announced the news during her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, where she shared a performance of her new single “Mutual Friend.” In the Peter …