Music

Sometime in 1986, Darius Rucker was singing in his dorm shower at the University of South Carolina when another kid on the floor overheard him. Mark Bryan grabbed his guitar and asked Rucker to jam in his room, leaving the door open. Within minutes, they were drawing their first crowd. …

La gente want reggaeton — and Ryan Castro and Blessd are bringing it. On Monday, the Colombian musicians, and frequent collaborators, announced that they’ll be hitting the road and “representing our people and culture” with their Ay Bendito Ghetto Tour later this year. “After seeing how our fans received our …

T AIWO LIJADU’S TWO-BEDROOM apartment in Harlem is filled floor to ceiling with relics that span time and space — elaborate canopies, a puzzle of rugs, and an expansive encyclopedia set among a wall of other books; aged printers and flip phones; wooden and stone African masks and pottery; Black …

When Sabrina Carpenter was six, she watched Disney’s Hannah Montana and realized exactly who she wanted to be. “I remember…watching the pilot and being like ‘I want to do that. I want to sing, and I want to act, and I want to dance. I want to do all those …

Rampant wildfires in southern California have forced evacuations in Santa Barbara County, including the area that is home to Michael Jackson’s former Neverland Ranch. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE), the Lake Fire — currently spanning over 13,000 acres and one of 21 wildfires …

Nicki Minaj abruptly canceled her headlining performance at Bucharest, Romania’s SAGA Festival Sunday night due to a planned protest Monday in the city. “Out of concern for the well-being of our team and myself, I have been advised by my security detail not to travel to Romania’s festival tonight due …

Over eight years after the death of Prince, and nearly two years after the lengthy legal battle over his estate appeared to come to an end, a lawsuit over control of half of his estate is heading to court. In January, amid an 18-month litigation-free period for the estate, one-time …

Ten years ago this month, everything seemed to be going to hell for Maggie Rose. In July of 2014, the Maryland-raised vocalist, then 26 and trying to find her lane in mainstream country music, dropped a song that should have finally given her the Nashville success so many had been …

Over a year into the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift continues to find unperformed songs from her catalog to play for the first time, and at Friday’s gig in Amsterdam, it was “Imgonnagetyouback” that received its live debut during the Surprise Songs portion of the concert. A night after reviving former …

Charli XCX continues to showcase her Brat on festival stages across Europe, and during her Friday set at Denmark’s Roskilde, she brought out Caroline Polachek to perform their 2023 collaboration “Welcome to My Island (Remix).” XCX had performed the track — which first appeared on Polachek’s album Desire, I Want …