Music

In the mid-2010s, it was Skepta and Stormzy who seemed poised to carry British rap across the Atlantic as the sound of U.K. grime had its crossover moment in the States. However, their success proved to be more of a primer than a full-scale takeover. Grime’s production style — influenced …

People always ask Neko Case how she writes her songs. She can’t explain it — some are “grim chores,” others seem “like they just fell out of a pocket of a coat I haven’t worn in a while.” But, as Case — a singer-songwriter known for her clarion voice and …

Jonny Fritz, Darlin Brando, Harrison Whitford, Mason Stoops, and Cooper Kenward are all artists currently displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires. They also each appear on a new benefit album aiming to raise money for those affected by the tragedy. Back in the Garage — Los Angeles Fire Relief Compilation, …

There’s something about Bruce Springsteen that breeds a certain kind of fanaticism. Men and women with jobs, children, and real adult responsibilities lose their minds whenever he goes on tour and spend a ludicrous amount of time and energy following him all across the globe, even if it means hearing …

Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, FKA Twigs surrenders to the darkness of the dance floor, Central Cee proves his greatness on debut LP, and Tate McRae takes the driver seat in a sleek …

Morgan Wallen will spend the summer on the road performing his newly announced fourth studio album I’m the Problem. The record doesn’t yet have a set release date, but will begin unraveling with the release of its title track on Friday, Jan. 31. He previously shared the single “Smile.” The …

Evan Rachel Wood said she was “endlessly proud of all the survivors” who shared their allegations against Marilyn Manson after prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against the musician. Wood was one of the first people to publicly accuse Manson (real name Brian Warner), claiming he groomed her as a …

Joe Keery isn’t falling for the illusion of money, fame, or extended screen time on “Basic Being Basic,” his hot-tempered new single as Djo. The record will appear on the forthcoming album The Crux, his third under the moniker, scheduled for release on April 4. “It’s kind of a shot …

Travis Scott enters a fever dream in the visual for “4×4.” On Friday, the rapper released the video for the new single, which sees him living different scenarios — from ultra-protected politician to WWE wrestler to a criminal on the run — within seconds. The Gabriel Moses-directed video opens with …

Jeff Buckley’s mom is finally sharing the story of why an apocryphal biopic about her late son starring Brad Pitt never came to be. As Variety reports, Pitt was working hard to get a Buckley film off the ground in the early 2000s, just a few years after the musician …