Music

Driven by dubious metrics, fumbling with clearly baked-in blind spots and biases, in recurring corrective mode (see Sister Rosetta Tharpe) when it musters the will, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is always missing much of the real action in its attempts to canonize music that, if it sticks …

Maybe he got him confused with Warren Zevon? On the same morning that news was circulating about the eclectic songwriter finally being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the president of the United States was singing the praises of Warren Zeiders. For the uninitiated, Zeiders is a …

The Beths have returned with the shimmering new single “Metal” and announced a North American headlining tour. The new track basks in jangle rock, as singer Elizabeth Stokes sings, “So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive” alongside Jonathan Pearce’s bright 12-string guitar. “I think we …

After returning from an 11-minute trip to space earlier this month, Katy Perry found herself at the center of a storm of criticism. The backlash reached such a point that even the fast food chain Wendy’s publicly asked, “Can we send her back?” They later claimed to respect the singer, …

Beyoncé is all saddled up and ready to get her rodeo on the road. In a few hours, the musician will kick off the Cowboy Carter tour in Los Angeles, the first of 32 stadium shows scheduled in support of her country opus. On the eve of opening night, Beyoncé …

A night after headlining the Palomino stage, Lana Del Rey hung around Stagecoach Saturday for Jelly Roll’s headlining set, joining that singer for a rendition of “Save Me.” “This is my favorite crooner of all time. Lana Del Rey is with me, y’all,” Jelly Roll said welcoming her to the …

Neil Young and Stephen Stills joined forces Saturday night for the semi-annual Light Up the Blues charity show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. They shared the bill with Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, Cat Power, Nathaniel Rateliff, Rufus Wainwright, and Linda Perry to raise money for Autism Speaks. …

The American Music Honors, an annual event organized by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center, took place Saturday at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, this year honoring Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello, and Joe Ely. Every honoree with the exception of Joe Ely was …

Kehlani responded to Cornell University’s decision to cancel her planned concert at the college over the singer’s stance on the situation in Gaza. Earlier this week, Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff nixed Kehlani’s May 7 concert during the university’s annual Slope Day celebration, citing Kehlani’s “espoused antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments in …

Death Row Records is in the gospel business. Today, the legendary label released Altar Call, a 21-track project featuring celebrated singers such as Jamie Foxx, John P. Kee, and others. The project is dedicated to Snoop’s mother Beverly Tate, who died in 2021 at the age of 70. Altar Call …