Music

Judas Priest‘s Richie Faulkner is sharing more details about his health struggles over the last few years. In an interview with PremierGuitar, the guitarist revealed that he suffered a stroke that left him with permanent damage to his brain, which has affected how he plays his instrument. The musician, who …

Elton John and Brandi Carlile appeared on The Tonight Show to recount how their joint LP, Who Believes in Angels?, came to be. John described getting a letter from Carlile while doing his residency in Las Vegas nearly 20 years ago, noting that he “already knew who she was.” “She …

A Los Angeles County judge has sided with Priscilla Presley and ruled California is the best venue to hear her elder abuse lawsuit against the group of ex-associates she claims duped her out of more than $1 million. That means the case can proceed with its next hearing in a …

Ed Sheeran has shared a new single, “Azizam.” The song is a collaboration with producer Ilya Salmanzadeh, who encouraged Sheeran to make music inspired by his Persian heritage and culture. “I love learning about music and different cultures the more I travel and connect with people,” Sheeran shared on Instagram. …

Tracy Chapman gave her first interview in years Friday and spoke about the resurgence of “Fast Car” thanks to a cover by Luke Combs. In a chat with the New York Times, the musician reflected on her performance of the song alongside Combs at the 2024 Grammys, and what it …

Haim shared a reflective new single, “Everybody’s Trying to Figure Me Out.” Danielle Haim called the pensive track her “favorite song we’ve written in the last couple years.” “Writing it has gotten me through some hard times, and we felt this might be of some use to get our vibes …

“I love the fact that people describe Soulection as a genre,” Joe Kay says on Zoom ahead of his newest milestone as a face and co-founder of one of the most influential music collectives of the last decade. For nearly 700 episodes, Kay has hosted Soulection’s once-underground online radio show. …

In electronic music, a “comedown album” is mellow, mid-tempo, made for cushioning the post-rave crash. But there’s a kind of comedown LP that feels like a retreat from an artist’s previous work, and the newest release by the beloved Frankfurt dance producer DJ Koze presents us with both. Music Can …

For anyone who loves free-form avant-jazz, Hyphen Dash’s new album, Basement 626, will strike the proverbial experimental chord. Over its 17 tracks, drummer Myshko Birchenko and guitarist/loops player Yevhen Puhachov stretch out into trippy, airy new-age jazz and misty-mountain soundscapes, conjuring the improvised, on-the-fly fusion instrumental records they grew up …

So you know your Taylor Swift. You’ve heard the albums. You’ve sung along with the classic tunes and traded the friendship bracelets. You’ve spent way too much time decoding all the Easter eggs she hides in her lyrics, videos, album covers. You’ve screamed all 10 minutes of “All Too Well” …