Music

Chef and actor Matty Matheson, known for playing Neil on The Bear, announced he has launched a new band. “A few old friends got together a couple years ago and wrote and recorded 10 songs over 2 days,” Matheson wrote on Instagram along with a clip of a song. “We …

Egyptian artist TUL8TE doesn’t want you to know anything personal about him. He is here to make you listen — not to his story, but to his music. We spoke over a camera-less Zoom call in December, around 4 p.m. Jordan time, while he was mid-tour. Any question that veered …

Philadelphia singer-songwriter Shamir has dropped a new song, “Neverwannago,” from their final solo album, Ten, which will arrive this spring via Kill Rock Stars. For their swan song, Shamir (who uses he/she/they pronouns) decided to honor the many friends who’ve helped, supported, and shaped their musical journey. The album comprises …

Could Queen be on the verge of recording their first new single in 30 years? Guitarist Brian May confirmed there is a real possibility of the rock band releasing new material. “I think it could happen,” May said in a new interview with MOJO. “Both Roger [Taylor] and I are …

When Fcukers booked their debut concert at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn in March 2023, they had understandably low expectations for the evening. The electronic act had uploaded their first two songs literally hours before they took the stage, and they’d already logged many frustrating years in separate indie-rock bands …

The music festival Sea.Hear.Now will return to Asbury Park, New Jersey, in September, with two days of performances headlined by Blink-182 and Hozier. Lenny Kravitz, LCD Soundsystem, Alabama Shakes, Sublime, ZZ Top,Public Enemy, Remi Wolf, and more will also perform at the beachside festival. Blink-182 will helm night one on …

Stephen Wilson Jr. was racing home to Indiana to see his dying father when his sister called to tell him he was running out of time. Partway there from Nashville, he pulled over to have one more conversation with the man he was named after. “I said goodbye to my …

Last December, Nick Carpenter had an existential experience onstage. He was standing with the band Dawes, screaming along as they performed their signature song, 2009’s “When My Time Comes.” The moment made Carpenter, who sings and writes songs under the name Medium Build, think about his deepest fears and goals …

Noah Cyrus is doing some reflection using her older brother’s point of view on her latest single, “Don’t Put It All on Me.” The record, which pairs the singer with Fleet Foxes, was written by Braison Cyrus as a portrait of her role in their family. “I have always been …

Not long ago, Timbaland thought he was tapped out. Since the mid-Nineties, he’s repeatedly reinvented R&B, hip-hop, and pop, lacing classics by the likes of Aaliyah, Justin Timberlake, and Jay-Z with skittering beats, future-shock synths, and his outrageous ear for samples and hooks. At age 53, though, the producer worried …