Music

Where have you gone, American Idol? A nation turns its lonely eyes to … wait, seriously? You’re still on? Believe it or not, it’s true. Idol has survived long enough to see its 20th birthday. When it debuted on June 11, 2002, the TV singing contest was the blockbuster that …

It’s the season for “summer lovers” in the video for Fitz and the Tantrums’ new single “Sway,” the band’s first new music in nearly three years. “Since the beginning, we’ve always set out to get people up on their feet, smiling and dancing when they hear our music,” frontman Michael …

Lizzo samples the Beastie Boys on the rapper’s new single “Grrrls,” the latest track off her upcoming new album Special. The two-minute “Grrrls” finds Lizzo hopping on the beat and emulating the flow of the Beasties’ “Girls,” with the rapper turning the controversial License to Ill track into her own …

Marshmello and Khalid turn up the summer vibes with “Numb,” their second collaboration following the 2017 smash single, “Silence.” In the Christian Breslauer-directed video, Khalid’s daydream transports him poolside, where he and Marshmello chill before they eventually get a dance party started in a tent. “I, I wanna get numb/And …

David Lynch paid tribute to his musical collaborator Julee Cruise following the news of the cult singer’s death at the age of 65. “I just found out that the great Julee Cruise passed away. Very sad news,” the filmmaker said in a video posted on his David Lynch Theater YouTube …

Appearing remotely from a cinderblock room painted neon white, jailed Death Row Records founder Suge Knight testified for the first time Wednesday about the day in early 2015 when he tried — but failed — to get a meeting with Dr. Dre at an office for the movie Straight Outta …

For the first time in its six-decade history, the Grammys are adding an award to specifically honor the most prolific songwriters in the music industry. Part of a set of wider updates and rule changes the Recording Academy announced Thursday morning, the new award — Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical …

Jay-Z and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are teaming up to launch a financial literacy program, titled The Bitcoin Academy, for residents of the Marcy Houses project in Brooklyn, New York, where the rapper grew up. The program, announced Thursday, will offer classes online and in-person to Marcy residents with …

The new documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song is arriving on July 1, and there’s a premiere party this Sunday evening at New York’s Beacon Theatre featuring performances by Judy Collins, Amanda Shires, Sharon Robinson, and Why Don’t We’s Daniel Seavey. Directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, …

They Might Be Giants are postponing their June tour dates after the duo’s John Flansburgh was in a “serious car accident.” He and John Linnell performed at Bowery Ballroom in New York on Wednesday night, the first date of their rescheduled tour marking the 30th anniversary of 1990’s Flood. In …