Music

Happy Traum, a stalwart of the Greenwich Village and Woodstock folk scenes and longtime friend and collaborator of Bob Dylan, died on Wednesday at age 86. The Hudson Valley magazine Chronogram first reported the musician’s death, and his close friend and fellow musician John Sebastian confirmed to RS that the …

Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Exeter earlier this week. Per the BBC, the university awarded Albarn “in recognition of his creativity, innovation, and commitment to environmental causes.” Albarn briefly addressed the Exeter graduates in a casual speech given on Wednesday. …

From your For You Page on TikTok to Hot Girl Summer stage: During the final show of Megan Thee Stallion‘s tour in London, the Houston rapper surprised the crowd by bringing out Yuki Chiba to perform their viral hit, “Mamushi.” “I get money, I’m a star, star, star,” rapped Megan …

Country artists from Hardy to Toby Keith have turned up in the squared circle over the years, but few look as at home in the ring as Jelly Roll. On Aug. 3, the burly, tattooed singer will make his way to Cleveland for the WWE’s annual warm-weather live event, SummerSlam. …

Bernice Johnson Reagon, civil rights song leader and co-founder of The Freedom Singers who later started the acapella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died at the age of 81. Reagon’s death was confirmed by Courtland Cox, the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s Legacy Project, according to …

Clairo took the stage at The Tonight Show to perform her recent album cut “Juna” alongside her live band and a horn section. The musician, Claire Cottrill, offered an intimate, sweet performance of the song, which appears on her new LP, Charm, much to the delight of host Jimmy Fallon. …

Britney Spears has responded after Ozzy Osbourne and his family commented on her dancing videos on a recent episode of The Osbournes Podcast. In the episode, which aired July 16, Osbourne said he was “fed up with seeing poor old Britney Spears on YouTube. Every fucking day.” He added “You …

Foo Fighters were forced to end their concert in Queens, New York early last night. The rock band was performing at Citi Field when a thunderstorm hit the Tri-State area. The venue confirmed that the show had “concluded” on social media, citing “the presence of lightning in the area.” The …

An appellate panel in Los Angeles says Katherine Jackson should remember the time she first objected to the $600 million sale of her son’s catalog to Sony more than a year ago. Because she failed to argue then that the asset sale allegedly violated the terms of Michael Jackson’s will, …

The Weeknd will perform a one-night-only show in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 7. The announcement marks the artist’s return to the concert stage since the conclusion of his global After Hours Til Dawn tour last fall. The Live Nation-produced show, which will take place at Brazil’s Estádio MorumBIS stadium, …