Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Lady Gaga goes back in time with a dance-ready throwback that could’ve been a The Fame Monster B-side, Lisa joins forces with Doja Cat and Raye, and Doechii …
Read More »The Black Keys Are Finally Ready to Talk About It All
By their own admission, 2024 was a rough year for the Black Keys. After releasing their 12th studio album, Ohio Players, the band was looking forward to a North American arena tour following successful shows in Europe. Instead, they canceled the entire tour, reportedly due to low ticket sales, and …
Read More »Chappell Roan's Grammy Speech Raises Questions on Health Care in the Music Industry
Chappell Roan brought the music industry’s treatment of artists back into the national consciousness this week during her Grammy acceptance speech for Best New Artist, challenging music companies to do better by young, developing acts. “Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and …
Read More »Watch Black Sabbath's Last Three Farewell Concerts in 1992, 1999, and 2017
The metal world woke up Wednesday to the stunning news that the original Black Sabbath lineup was reforming for one final show in Birmingham, England, on July 5, where they’ll be joined by an impressive list of guests including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Anthrax, Alice in Chains, Slash and Duff McKagan, …
Read More »Trupa Trupa's 'Mourners' Is a Song for This Moment
There’s a slogan in left-wing circles that goes, “Don’t mourn, organize!” Attributed to Joe Hill, the martyred American labor leader and songwriter of the early twentieth century, its meaning is simple: When powerful people do terrible things, it’s important to regather one’s strength and stand up for what is right …
Read More »The Grammys Understood Beyoncé Was Country. Why Didn't Nashville?
When Taylor Swift announced Cowboy Carter as Best Country Album at Sunday’s Grammys, Beyoncé looked genuinely shocked. The global superstar is no stranger to the Grammy podium — after all, she holds the record for most Grammy wins, with 32 total trophies including this year’s crop — but, from her …
Read More »How The Weeknd Returned — and More Backstage Grammys Secrets
“Everything leaks, always,” says Ben Winston, executive producer of the Grammy Awards. So he was surprised and pleased when the Weeknd‘s dramatic return to the Grammy stage Sunday night — after a years-long boycott and months of planning — somehow managed to stay secret until the moment he appeared. The …
Read More »Inside the Grammys' Liam Payne Tribute
The 67th annual Grammys carried heavier emotional weight than usual, thanks to the backdrop of the Los Angeles wildfires — but the show’s most heartbreaking moment came at the start of the In Memoriam section: a carefully crafted video tribute to former One Direction member Liam Payne, who died at …
Read More »Beyoncé's First AOTY Win Confirms She Was Always Too Black for the Grammys
After four turns of being denied Album of the Year at the Grammys — losses that said four blockbuster albums (two of which spawned their own films), four legendary world tours, two Super Bowl performances, more Grammy wins than any other person, and many more acts of unequivocal genius were …
Read More »From a Text to Opening the Grammys: Inside Dawes' All-Star Performance of 'I Love L.A.'
The first day of the Los Angeles wildfires, Brad Paisley texted his friend Taylor Goldsmith of the band Dawes about the impact on the Pacific Palisades, where Paisley once owned a home. In one of his replies, Goldsmith told Paisley that the fire was now encroaching on Altadena, where Goldsmith, …
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