Music

The long-awaited showdown between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has been bogged down by Instagram Story trolling, X bots, and artificial intelligence. While the rap world awaits Kendrick’s response to Drake, we’ve also been made to ponder technology’s role in societal decline. When the rap Gods declared “There are no rules …

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced this year’s inductees: Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest will join the class of 2024 in the Performer category. Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick, and …

We’re still throwing things at artists during concerts? Over the weekend, Luke Bryan slipped on a fan-thrown cellphone and fell onstage, landing on his back, during a show in Vancouver. Thankfully, he was unscathed, and he joked about the whole thing mid-show. The country star and American Idol judge laughed …

Kid Cudi had to cut his Coachella Weekend Two performance short after he broke his foot mid-show. On Sunday night, the rap star shared that he was “just leavin the hospital” after injuring himself during his set at the Sahara Tent. Fan videos captured the rapper jumping off stage and …

Following the release of The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift revealed the inspiration behind songs “Fortnight,” “Clara,” “Florida!!!,” “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?,” and “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys.” On Monday, Amazon Music offered a playlist experience including track-by-track commentary from Swift on her latest album. Following …

A s TJ and Jesse Mizell stroll through the Amsterdam Houses — the community of brick buildings for low-income households on Manhattan’s Upper West Side where they grew up — residents play basketball and stand around chatting. It’s an unusually sunny March day, and it feels good to be outside. …

The reggaeton feuds keep coming. Over the weekend, the rapper Jhayco launched into a lengthy tirade on Instagram Live and went after Puerto Rican artist/songwriter Mora and Colombian singer J Balvin, accusing both of them of being fake friends. Jhayco appeared in his Instagram Live video in sunglasses with music …

Kevin Abstract, the Brockhampton founding member and solo artist, surprised fans during his solo set at Coachella Weekend Two on Saturday with an appearance from Lil Nas X. The pair dropped a new collab called “Tennessee.” Abstract’s set list included a mix of his newer songs and Brockhampton hits, opening …

Ted Russell Kamp just can’t quit L.A. Despite an extended stint in Seattle and growing up in Upstate New York, Kamp is a California country-rocker through and through, and his latest album, California Son, reads like a love letter to the Golden State. But it’s also a snapshot of one …

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want, Spice Girls fans, and one of those things is likely seeing the group perform together again. The quintet delivered just that during Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party last night. Living up to her Spice Girls name, the Posh birthday …