Music

Halsey has been so many different people over the past decade. The teenage pop rebel who spoke for a generation of “New Americana.” The Shakespearean conceptual artist who turned Romeo and Juliet into Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. The world-beating auteur of Manic. The industrial hate machine blasting Nine Inch Nails-produced aggression …

Two months after James Taylor’s performance at the Democratic National Convention was cut-for-time, the singer took the stage Thursday at a Wilmington, North Carolina, rally led by vice presidential candidate Tim Walz. Taylor — joined by wife Kim, son Henry, and Owen Young on cello — performed “You’ve Got a …

Jon Schaffer, the heavy metal guitarist and founding “lifetime member” of the Oath Keepers who was among the first to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to three years of probation and 120 hours of community service. He will also have to pay $1,000 in restitution …

On “Young Lion,” Sade‘s first song in six years and her contribution to the upcoming Transa compilation, the artist apologizes to her son, Izaak, for not understanding him better when he began transitioning genders. “Young man, I feel so heavy for you, you must have felt so alone,” she sings …

“Looks like downhill from here,” Mia Berrin quips at the top of Pom Pom Squad’s second album, Mirror Starts Moving Without Me. It’s an apt opening for a project steeped in hellish Alice in Wonderland imagery and named after the uncanny horror movie trope where a character’s reflection moves out …

Addison Rae is on a pop hot streak, following up “Diet Pepsi” with the dreamy “Aquamarine.” Rae opens the entrancing song by stating, “The world is my oyster/Baby, come touch the pearl/The world is my oyster/And I’m the only girl.” Above a sparkling track, the star makes a series of …

Billie Eilish has nine Grammy awards and two Oscars, but those honors pale in comparison to the one she just received: A personal shout-out from Rihanna, who singled out Eilish as an artist she’d love to collaborate with. Rihanna name-checked Eilish in a recent Access Hollywood interview when asked who …

BTS‘ Jin has shared a new song ahead of the release of his solo LP, Happy. The upbeat track, titled “I’ll Be There,” pays homage to the rockabilly genre, fusing rock and country influences. A press release notes, “The track conveys a sincere message, aiming to uplift those who feel …

Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Lady Gaga is back to claim her crown as the queen of dark pop, Tyler, the Creator shares a first glimpse of his seventh album, and Halsey gets …

Hallmark Media, home to the feel-good Hallmark Channel, has been accused of age discrimination and fabricating “happy endings” that are “made for TV only,” while the “reality show is much more sinister.” In a lawsuit filed on Oct. 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court, per Variety, Penny Perry, a 79-year-old …