Music

Nearly a year ago, Spotify announced that it would be paying less royalties to white-noise creators, calling the music “functional.” A new iOS app, however, aims to recognize the art of noise. Fuzzzel, which launched Tuesday, comes loaded with music by Oscar–nominated composer Owen Pallett, ambient-music artist Eluvium, field recordist …

English singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri has called off her upcoming North American tour, citing the major “financial risk it would entail.” Chinouriri was scheduled to support Remi Wolf on a handful of dates this fall and play several festivals as well. In a statement shared on social media, the musician explained: …

Last August, Ximena Sariñana had a crazy idea: What if Mexico City hosted a massive festival à la Corona Capital, but made up of only women-led acts? The Mexican singer hit up her friend and singer Francisca Valenzuela who launched a similar fest Ruidosa Fest in Chile, and asked OCESA …

Blink-182‘s One More Time… era is not over yet. On Monday, the band announced that they’ll release an expanded version of their 2023 reunion album, featuring eight more songs, on Sept. 6. The upcoming LP is set to feature songs such as “Every Other Weekend,” “No Fun,” “Can’t Go Back,” …

You may have noticed that the first night of the Democratic National Convention ran quite long on Monday. So long, in fact, that elements were forced to be cut — like the appearance of James Taylor. The legendary songwriter was slated to close out the evening with Carole King’s “You’ve …

Mickey Guyton and Jason Isbell helped kick off night one of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19. The musicians provided the night’s entertainment amidst the usual flurry of speeches. Guyton performed her 2021 song “All American,” and Isbell played “Something More Than Free,” his 2015 album’s title track. …

Taylor Swift brought out Florence Welch for a duet performance of “Florida!!!,” the track off of her latest album the Tortured Poets Department, to close out the final night of the European leg of her Eras tour. Welch joined Swift on stage at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday to belt out …

Taylor Swift took fans for a trip down memory lane on Monday during her Eras tour run in London, delivering her first performance of “Change,” the track from her second studio album, 2008’s Fearless. “London, welcome to the acoustic section,” she told the crowd gathered at Wembley Stadium. “This is …

Taylor Swift is celebrating the end of her international Eras Tour dates by releasing the official video for “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.” On Tuesday night, the singer surprise-released a video for the Tortured Poets Department favorite featuring behind-the-scenes clips of her trek in Europe. Among the …

Secret’s out: State Champs are back. The Albany pop-punk rockers are gearing up to release their fifth LP, a self-titled project out via Pure Noise Records on November 8. Along with the news, State Champs shared two new songs off the record: nostalgic chug “Silver Cloud,” and meditative number “Too …