Music

It’s the year of Mayhem, and it’s only fitting that Lady Gaga made an appearance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. Performing live from her show at Madison Square Garden (though she had stopped by the VMA’s UBS Arena in Queens earlier to accept the Artist of the Year …

At long last, Michael Stipe is offering answers to questions that have long plagued R.E.M. fans: What the hell is he actually saying on “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”? The single from R.E.M.’s 1987 album Document is a masterpiece of rock …

Mariah Carey delivered a theatrical performance after being honored with the Video Vanguard Award at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. With set designs channeling movie theaters and masquerade balls, the mega-star worked through hits from each era of her career. Carey opened the medley with “Sugar Sweet,” her collaboration …

Young Thug recently came to tears on the Perspektives With Bank podcast while discussing his disappointment with Gunna, his former YSL signee. In 2022, the two, along with 26 other men, were ensnared in the YSL RICO case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Prosecutors alleged that Thug …

MTV honored the late Ozzy Osbourne, a musician who helped revitalize the network with The Osbournes, with an all-star tribute tonight at the Video Music Awards. Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Yungblud, and Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt were among the performers who participated in a medley of Osbourne’s songs, including …

Olivia Rodrigo has released her two live performances with the Cure’s Robert Smith at Glastonbury as she prepares a new live album capturing her entire headlining set earlier this summer. Rodrigo’s set at the Pyramid stage back in June earned rave reviews, with Smith’s appearance garnering significant attention. In introducing …

After performing at the FIFA Club World Cup half-time show final and droppingMixteip earlier this summer, J Balvin took the stage at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awardson Sunday. The Colombian star performed his new single, “Zun Zun,” with Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavárez, before being joined by DJ Snake …

Allen Blickle, the original drummer for the Grammy-nominated sludge metal band Baroness, has died at the age of 42. “It breaks my heart to have to share the news that my dear friend, creative partner and former bandmate Allen Blickle passed away a few days ago,” Baroness frontman John Baizley …

Sombr is only looking ahead with his debut performance on the MTV Video Music Awards main stage. The 20-year-old musician added more fuel to the fire of his breakout year with a medley featuring the hit single “Back to Friends” and the standout record “12 to 12.” Sombr’s set started …

What does the morning after the VMAs feel like? A splitting headache for Van Toffler, producer of the 2025 show, which aired on CBS for the first time, in addition to MTV and Paramount+. The veteran television producer and former head of MTV has had a front-row seat to dozens …