Music

In a letter announcing her third album, Don’t Forget Me, singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers says she got inspired for her latest project by creating a “younger Thelma & Louise,” using that storytelling vessel to navigate difficult personal truths of her own. Such self-exploring wanderlust has been a common theme for Rogers, …

For the majority of John Oates’ professional career, solo work was a means to keep busy and creatively fulfilled between the Daryl Hall & John Oates projects that took up most of his time. But now that the duo has hopelessly fractured after more than 50 years of partnership, Oates …

Like him or not, Morgan Wallen is one of the biggest music artists in the world at the moment, in any genre. The country singer’s relatively young career has been a roller-coaster ride, to say the least, from the genuinely inspired to the boneheaded, and, in one case, shameful. Here’s …

The recently-formed duo of Liam Gallagher and John Squire are in New York this week for their first and only show in North America on their tour, a headlining gig at Brooklyn Paramount on April 11. But before they take over a stage of their own, the pair are warming …

Calvin LeBrun, known in New York as the legendary DJ Mister Cee, has died at 57. On Tuesday, New York radio station Hot 97 announced the news, citing his family’s confirmation of the DJ’s death. No cause of death was revealed. Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg took to X to pay …

Ahead of the release of the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black in the U.K. this weekend, the singer’s “Tears Dry on Their Own” has been re-uploaded onto YouTube with a visual featuring previously unseen footage from the single’s original music video shoot. Like the recently rereleased video for “In …

Before she dropped her song “Karma” on Friday, JoJo Siwa spent several weeks letting the world know that she was done with bows and glittery-y pastels. In March, she posted a parental advisory message on her Instagram grid — teasing a new (and more explicit) era. It became clear immediately …

Just last year, many experts believed an AI model capable of generating complete, high-fidelity songs from text prompts wouldn’t arrive anytime soon,but now, an arms race is on between competing music-making models that do just that.Suno‘s v3 model, released to the public just weeks ago, was a remarkable breakthrough, particularly …

It’s a good day for Deadheads: Robert Hunter‘s lost manuscript is headed for publication. The Grateful Dead lyricist — who penned gems like “Ripple,” “Box of Rain,” “Uncle John’s Band,” “Eyes of the World,” “Dark Star,” and more — died in 2019. Five years later, Hachette Books will release The …

Madi Diaz has enlisted singer-actress Lennon Stella for the blissful duet “One Less Question.” Written by Diaz, Stella, and Kate York, the serene track is overflowing with melody, as Diaz and Stella trade verses across an acoustic guitar that softly builds. “Are we flesh and bone?/Are we just a dream?” …