Music

Those outside of the New York music scene may not be all that familiar with Jesse Malin. The punk and hardcore pioneer turned gritty troubadour of the streets never really had a mainstream hit, despite writing some of the most melody-rich songs of the last two decades, beginning with his …

Hayley Williams slammed Donald Trump during Paramore’s set at Las Vegas’ iHeartRadio Music Festival, warning fans about Project 2025 and encouraging them to vote. During Paramore’s performance of, fittingly, “Big Man, Little Dignity,” Williams locked on to the camera that was livestreaming the concert on Hulu and spoke directly to …

Daniel J. Levitin is hardly your typical neuroscientist and writer. With his background as a musician, songwriter, and producer, he’s helped Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell with input on compilations, signed new-wave bands back in the Eighties, and had an uber-backstage pass to the Police reunion tour, where he was …

Questlove’s documentary about Sly Stone hasn’t hit screens yet, but the Roots drummer knows which artist he will next fix his cameras on: Earth, Wind & Fire. Fittingly, on the 21st of September, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson announced his next project on social media Saturday, and revealed that “the definitive story …

Gwen Stefani has been busy, from appearing on The Voice to releasing standalone singles to a Las Vegas residency to performing with husband Blake Shelton to even reuniting with No Doubt. However, the one thing that’s been missing these past eight years was a new album, but that changes on …

Exactly 50 years after Willie Nelson appeared on the debut episode of Austin City Limits, the country legend will once again return to the long-running series for a special concert celebrating its half-century anniversary. The taping for the Austin City Limits 50th Birthday Bash will take place on October 17, …

You can see and hear Justin Vernon‘s pain in the video for Bon Iver‘s new single, “Speyside” (styled as “S P E Y S I D E”). He lies on a bed, wincing, singing, “Nothing’s really happened like I thought it would,” in one scene of the black-and-white clip, directed …

David Yow was having brunch outside at a little restaurant near his home in California recently when a Jaguar pulled up. Out stepped Billie Eilish. “I was so starstruck, I was hyperventilating,” he says on a phone call. “She walked, like, inches behind me into the restaurant. No makeup, nothing …

Kelsea Ballerini released “Two Things” on Friday, the most recent track from her upcoming album, Patterns, out Oct. 25. On the heartache ballad’s chorus, Ballerini sings: “Two things can be true/I’ll love and hate you/I’ll be your best and your worst day/I’ll be your blessing and curse, babe.” The artist …

Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Yola goes in on an ex-to-be over some synth-heavy R&B, Gwen Stefani swerves into country, Future delivers a boomin’-on-Pluto highlight from his latest mixtape, and Bad Bunny offers …