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Tate McRae‘s second Saturday Night Live musical guest spot saw her perform two tracks from her new album, So Close to What, which came out last month. The first was “Sports Car,” which McRae has said was “such a fun song to write.” “I wrote it with Julia Michaels, Ryan …

Travis Scott made an in-ring appearance Saturday at the WWE Elimination Chamber event in Toronto, with the rapper taking part in John Cena’s surprising heel turn against Cody Rhodes. Scott, who made his WWE debut at a Raw event in January, entered the ring with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — …

Three years ago, in the midst of researching my book Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital, I knew I had to talk to David Johansen. Not because Johansen — who died Feb. 28 at the age of 75 —was one of those …

Joey Molland, guitarist and last surviving core member of the rock group Badfinger, has died at the age of 77. The band’s official Facebook page announced Molland’s death, noting that he died Saturday night surrounded by family. No cause of death was provided, but Molland had faced health issues including …

Mike Campbell was always more than just the deeply gifted guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — songs from “Refugee” to “You Wreck Me,” not to mention Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer,” began with music he wrote. In his essential, vividly told new autobiography, Heartbreaker: A Memoir, due March …

Tate McRae has earned her first Number One album as So Close To What has debuted atop Billboard’s Album chart, the publication confirmed Sunday. So Close To What opened with 137 million streams along with 71,000 album sales, according to Luminate. McRae dethroned Drake and PartyNextDoor’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 …

The 2025 Brit Awards honored Liam Payne on Saturday. Payne died in October 2024 at the age of 31. During the emotional tribute, which took place towards the end of the ceremony, host Jack Whitehall told the audience that it was time to “take a moment to remember a very …

Goodbye to David Johansen, the last jet boy standing from the New York Dolls. It wasn’t just his madman energy that helped invent punk rock — it was his warmth and soul. He got a loving send-off in the final weeks of his life, after his daughter Leah Hennessy announced …

Grimes has set her eyes on the future of pop music: Adéla. On Friday, the Slovakian pop star — who was discovered as a contestant on Netflix’s Dream Academy last year — released the video for her single “Machine Girl,” featuring a cameo from Grimes. The Mitch Dequilettes-directed video sees …

Nicky Jam has released his first project since facing stark backlash for his (withdrawn) endorsement of Donald Trump. On Friday, the reggaeton artist dropped the eight-track EP, Sunshine, including collaborations with Geo and 4Rain. “This album is incredibly special to me because it represents a new stage in my artistic …