Music

Benson Boone has been unavoidable for well over a year now: His 2024 single “Beautiful Things” quickly became a monster success, first on TikTok and later everywhere else, debuting on Billboard’s Hot 100 the month after it was released and peaking at Number Two. And if it isn’t the music …

Bonnaroo organizers are addressing fan blowback regarding refunds for the canceled 2025 installment of the festival, which was cut short by rain last weekend. They’re also refraining from announcing future dates of the Manchester, Tennessee, fest. “We want you to know that were still listening and actively discussing plans to …

In the charming coastal town of Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland, there’s a stretch of pavement called Florence Road. It’s pretty average, as far as roads go, with quaint houses, a library, a vet, a dollar store, and several coffee shops scattered across it. “It’s not that cute,” jokes drummer …

Ethel Cain, Beach Fossils, Sophie Thatcher, STRFKR, and Osees are among the 100 artists who have joined forces with a campaign calling to abolish ICE. Launched by Los Angeles creative studio Ride or Cry and endorsed by 115 artists — including Samia, Acid Dad, Of Montreal, Ruth Radelet, Wisp, and …

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts kicked off their Love Earth world tour Wednesday evening at the Dalhalla open air theater in Rättvik, Sweden. The set was heavy on classics like “Cinnamon Girl,” “The Needle and the Damage Done,” “Like a Hurricane,” and “Old Man.” But there were also a …

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts kicked off their Love Earth world tour Wednesday evening at the Dalhalla open air theater in Rättvik, Sweden. The set was heavy on classics like “Cinnamon Girl,” “The Needle and the Damage Done,” “Like a Hurricane,” and “Old Man.” But there were also a …

Muse love doing everything all at once, and on “Unravelling,” their first new music since 2022’s Will of the People album, they combine EDM synths, melodramatic rock opera vocals, and shit-kicking prog-metal riffs. And somehow it all works in a way that sounds conspicuously like Muse. The most transcendent moment …

W hen you meet Amaarae, it’s hard not to notice how much deeper her speaking voice is compared with the sweet falsetto she constantly deploys in her music. It’s all intentional: “There’s a sensitivity and a vulnerability that I get to tap into in my music that isn’t very easy …

Yungblud initially tried to make Idols right after his album 2020 Weird! hit Number One — but it didn’t come together at the time. Instead, he ended up working on Yungblud, his self-titled record from 2022 that, in his view, came together partially by “letting too many opinions in.” “I …

Karol G is crying, and if you know anything about the weepy Colombian star, this isn’t much of a surprise — she cries a lot. But these tears are different. These tears come from years of shaping what she thinks is one of the most important albums of her career. …