Music

Blake Shelton is returning to his roots of helping discover emerging artists on singing competition shows — but this time, he won’t be in a spinning chair. The country star and Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan have teamed up to search for the next music star in the CBS competition show …

L os Angeles is not only an entertainment epicenter, but a place where different voices and styles converge, creating a unique symphony of creativity. It’s here where figures like Maria Zardoya, of The Marias, and Finneas, both Los Angeles residents and living examples of how this city can propel careers …

New details are emerging about what led to the death of Paul Di’Anno last month. On Monday, the musician’s Facebook page revealed that the former Iron Maiden vocalist died from a “tear in the sac around the heart” that made his heart stop. He was 66. “We have received permission …

Not long ago, The Edge played Noel Gallagher songs from How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb, a new collection of outtakes from U2‘s 2004 LP How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. “His comment was, ‘I want my money back,’” says The Edge. “‘I paid good money back in those days …

Multi-instrumentalist Mk.gee debuted on Saturday Night Live with performances of “Alesis” and his recently released single “Rockman.” The former, from the guitarist’s first studio album, Two Star & the Dream Police, also saw Zack Sekoff and Andrew Aged on electronics and guitar, respectively. The 28-year-old New Jersey native, who’s been …

About 70 years ago, Art Garfunkel formed his first musical duo when he noticed he blended voices nicely with an elementary school friend named Paul. He formed his second one several decades later when he discovered a similar chemistry with his eldest son, Art Garfunkel Jr. After years of performing …

“Weird Al” Yankovic and Will Forte performed a (surprisingly straightforward) rendition of Chappell Roan’s “Hot to Go!” Saturday at Jason Sudeikis’ annual Thundergong! benefit concert in Kansas City. While Yankovic is known to either skewer or polka-fy contemporary hits, Forte instead suggested the duo play it by the book during …

Rita Ora paid tribute to Liam Payne, the One Direction member whodied on Oct. 16frominjuries sustainedafter falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Argentina, during the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards. The ceremony was held in Manchester, England at Co-op Live on Sunday. “I just want to take …

Phil Lesh is one of Mike Gordon’s biggest heroes. Gordon, the bassist for Phish, became aware of the Grateful Dead in high school and soon zoned in on Lesh. The two briefly met at a show in 1993, but it wasn’t until 1999 that they began a friendship that continued …

In 1991, record producer Johnny Sandlin stood in front of the Georgia Theatre in downtown Athens, Georgia. He was asked by an interviewer about rising Athens rock act Widespread Panic, with whom Sandlin was working on the band’s self-titled album. “There’s a trend of getting back to real music now, …