Music

Growing up in Texas in the 2000s, new-generation rap-rock star Teezo Touchdown was largely unfamiliar with Talking Heads. But as he was making his own records and plotting a stage show, some of his colleagues thought he’d be inspired by the band and called up a clip from its 1984 …

Ryan Castro is giving back to his beloved Bogotá on his new album. On Thursday night, the musician released his LP El Cantante del Ghetto, a tribute to his Colombian roots, fusing his signature reggaeton style with salsa, dancehall, and “everything that shaped me.” The 18-track album features already-massive hits …

Nearly three weeks ago, Kid Cudi broke his foot three when he jumped off the stage during his Coachella set, resulting in an injury that left him no choice but to cancel his forthcoming tour. The rapper has since shared a health update with his fans, proving that he really …

The Eras tour setlist is still evolving as Taylor Swift returns to the stage for the European leg of her discography-spanning tour. The run picked up last night with an opening show in France, which saw the premiere of multiple The Tortured Poets Department songs at the sacrifice of a …

Avril Lavigne will revisit The Best Damn Thing and her best damn songs on the upcoming compilation album Greatest Hits, out June 21. The record will span two decades of releases from the musician, beginning with her 2002 debut, Let Go, and extending through 2022’s Love Sux. “Can’t do a …

Paramore opened for Taylor Swift last night at Paris’ La Défense Arena and took the opportunity to showcase their cover of Talking Heads‘ “Burning Down the House” for the first time live. The rock band, who are supporting Swift on the European, U.K., and Ireland leg of her Eras Tour, …

Last summer, Wenfei Xie, a doctor from Kansas City, Missouri, went to see Taylor Swift in her hometown. She met a fellow Swiftie at the show who had reached out to Paris La Défense Arena in France to purchase tickets to Swift’s four-night stand. The fan had been shocked to …

It took a conspiracy to get Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen to come around to his band’s debut album, the proudly commercial, synth-pop juggernaut With Sympathy. The vocalist has spent the past four decades separating himself from the LP, since he alleges his label at the time, Arista, and its founder, …

State lines make good neighbors. At least that’s what the bros of bro-country’s biggest band, Florida Georgia Line, have learned since they broke up two years ago. On two episodes of the Bussin’ with the Boys podcast, each bro gave broadly conflicting reasons about why they can’t bro and won’t …

Foo Fighters paid tribute to Steve Albini — who worked with Dave Grohl on Nirvana’s In Utero — Thursday night at the band’s concert in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Tonight, I’d like to dedicate this song to a friend we lost the other day, who I’ve known for a long, long …