Music

Dedicated fans can get a bit extreme about the music they love. Some collect bootleg recordings, rare mementos, or obscure B sides. Others hop from city to city, following their favorite band on tour. In the case of former journalist Miguel Gálvez, his particular obsession has a lofty specificity to …

The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby had at least two direct connections to music: Render Judgment was co-owned by late country singer Toby Keith and Sandman was named by a pair of Metallica superfans, who welcomed “Enter Sandman” howler James Hetfield to Churchill Downs to meet the Thoroughbred on …

The Jane Doe now suing former Def Jam President Kevin Liles with allegations he raped her in a company office in 2002 previously signed a settlement agreement that released Def Jam’s owner, UMG, and any staff including Liles from “all claims” related to the woman’s employment at the label, a …

The owner of the Sphere has sent Beyoncé a cease-and-desist letter over footage that shows the singer picking up a version of what they say is the Las Vegas venue, according to reports from Billboard and New York Post. “Beyoncé — many orders of magnitude larger than the Sphere venue …

A new indictment against Lil Durk has nixed all references to his lyrics in the rapper’s murder-for-hire case. Federal prosecutors confirmed the lyrics were removed but said it would not affect their case against him. “Defendant Banks has presented a false narrative that he is being prosecuted and detained because …

Fiona Apple will release a new song next week inspired by women impacted by pretrial detention as well as the singer’s experience serving as a court watcher. “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)” will arrive on May 7, with the track both a call for pretrial freedom as well as an …

Ralph McDaniels popularized the shout-out. His show Video Music Box debuted in 1983 on the New York television station WNYC-TV and airs to this day on WNYE-TV, making it the longest-running music video show ever. It was also the first to air hip-hop music videos on television. “Nobody ever said …

Aerosmith may have said farewell for a final time at a Long Island concert in September 2023, but that won’t stop Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from reuniting for a good cause. The so-called “Toxic Twins” shared a stage together again on Wednesday at a San Francisco benefit concert to …

The Katy Perry backlash has been intensifying for weeks at this point. Since becoming one of six women to travel to space with Blue Origin last month, the singer became the target of harsh criticism: People have called her out for the trip, the way she promoted her Lifetimes Tour …

Dolly Parton spoke about becoming overwhelmed with both joy and grief after appearing at a special parade at Dollywood in the weeks after the death of her husband, Carl Dean. Speaking on Today, Parton was shown a viral clip of a young kid looking shocked after spotting Parton on a …