Sheryl Crow is making music with her longtime touring band, and for now, it’s all about the sci-fi ways we might be actually doomed. Billed as Sheryl Crow and the Real Lowdown, the group released “The New Normal,” where Crow warns, “Punch the clock and walk away/While you have a …
Read More »Alex Warren's Debut Album Is the Sound of a Chart-Topping Artist Finding His Way
Is it too early for 2010s nostalgia? Singer-songwriter Alex Warren doesn’t seem to think so — and neither do the streaming listeners and radio programmers who have made his sweeping love song “Ordinary” an unlikely pick for 2025’s song of the summer. The ballad has had a stubborn grip on …
Read More »Alan Bergman, Award-Winning Songwriter Behind 'The Way We Were,' Dead at 99
Alan Bergman, the award-winning songwriter who helped craft Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were” and Michel Legrand’s “The Windmills of Your Mind,” had died at the age of 99. The lyricist racked up a myriad of accolades for music he created in a songwriting duo with his wife Marilyn Bergman, …
Read More »Bad Bunny, Travis Scott, Saweetie, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Bad Bunny shares a song he debuted during his historic Puerto Rico residency, Travis Scott links back up with his industry friends for Jackboys 2, and Saweetie ushers …
Read More »Police End Investigation Into Kneecap's Glastonbury Performance
The British police force that began investigating the Irish rap group Kneecap after their Glastonbury Festival performance last month has backed down, per the BBC. In their set, the group doubled down on their long-time support for Palestine and their condemnation of what they’ve controversially called “genocide” by Israel in …
Read More »Meet the Artist Transforming Hair Metal Hits into Brooding Outlaw Country Songs
About a decade ago, Nashville was breathlessly trying to find the next Chris Stapleton, who had just vanquished “bro country” and resurrected a more authentic country sound with his debut album, Traveller. Alex Williams, an Indiana native with a mesmerizing, Stapleton-like baritone and a steely gaze, found himself in the …
Read More »Katseye Enrolls at Monster High for Reimagined 'Fright Song'
The girls of Katseye are the newest ghoul kids! On Friday, Monster High released a new version of its dolls’ theme “Fright Song,” reimagined and performed by Katseye. For the music video, each member portrayed a monster inspired by their cultural background: Megan became the Huli Jing, a shape-shifting fox …
Read More »Zach Bryan Sings a Melancholic Duet With Gabriella Rose on 'Madeline'
Zach Bryan teams up with country newcomer Gabriella Rose for a stripped-back, emotional duet on his new track “Madeline,” released Friday. The song features Bryan’s gravelly vocals over guitar strums before Rose’s sweet voice enters with a response verse. The pair trade lines as lovers recently separated by distance and …
Read More »Why Bradley Nowell's Son Jakob Is Writing New Sublime Songs Now
When the late Bradley Nowell’s son, Jakob Nowell, joined the reunited Sublime with original members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, he originally thought it would be a touring-only project. “The Sublime catalog is sacred,” he says now. “We don’t wanna ruin it.” But when he started experimenting with singing along …
Read More »CEO Caught at Coldplay Concert Placed on Leave Awaiting 'Formal Investigation'
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief Human Resources Officer Kristin Cabot are officially the first people to be professionally investigated for attending a Coldplay concert. The pair were caught on the jumbotron in an intimate embrace during the band’s show in Boston on Wednesday night, which exploded into an inadvertent, …
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