Music

Last month, Black Belt Eagle Scout asked for support from her fans as she navigates medical treatment following a “frightening medical emergency.” On Tuesday, the singer, born Katherine Paul, revealed on Instagram that she’d have to refrain from performing at any shows as she undergoes treatment for what her neurologist …

An extensive collection of Michael Jackson‘s original artwork — including hand-drawn images of Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, Michelangelo’s David, and Jackson himself dressed in a Jedi-style robe — are headed to auction via Kings Auctions. “Deemed The Museum Collection because of its rare nature,” reads a statement by Kings, “these …

Hopeless Records will celebrate its 30th anniversary next month with an exhibit and performances at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The punk label will head to Cleveland on the weekend of Aug. 24 and 25, with the first day featuring acoustic performances by Illuminati Hotties, Waterparks’ Awsten Knight, …

What started as a modest affair with a mix of local acts and other up-and-comers (including one Solána Rowe, the week after her second EP as SZA dropped), Washington D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival has evolved into one of the country’s largest music weekends catering specifically to Black concertgoers. This year, …

This February, Alvvays took a moment to think about how far they’d come. The Canadian indie-pop group was standing on the red carpet at the 66th Grammy Awards, a sentence that might have sounded delightfully absurd once. But their song “Belinda Says” — a shimmering highlight from 2022’s Blue Rev …

Metallica is bringing back its Helping Hands Concert and Auction. On Monday, the rock band announced that it will perform at a charity concert on Dec. 13 at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater with a yet-to-be-revealed lineup of guest stars hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. “We’re psyched to announce we’re adding one …

Nearly a year after releasing her album Adentro, Francisca Valenzuela is reconnecting with the raw emotion of the album’s piano ballad, “Déjalo Ir.” The Chilean American musician released the video for the track, in which she repeats the line “let him go” and she convinces herself to move on. “This …

Over the weekend, Taylor Swift delivered three back-to-back performances in Gelsenkirchen as the beginning of her seven-show run in Germany on the Eras tour. The musician is off to Hamburg and Munich over the next few days, but the country is already missing her. On Saturday, Coldplay took over Merkur …

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the Four Tops who sang on all of the group’s timeless hits, including “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” and “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” died Monday of heart failure. He was 88. …

Who is the real Childish Gambino? The punchline rapper of 2013’s Because the Internet, exploring his identity crises alongside the majestic movie magic of Ludwig Göransson? The psychedelic funkateer of 2016’s “Awaken My Love” who sang psychedelic ragers about love, unity and rebellion? The experimental R&B star of 2020’s 3.20.2020, …