Guitar fans — especially Gen-Z ones — need no introduction to 31-year-old virtuoso Tim Henson, who has been reinventing the instrument for more than a decade with his wildly experimental future-prog quartet Polyphia, who play fractured, trippy instrumentals that often seem more influenced by hip-hop, electronic music, and even video-game …
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With just days to go before its release, Travis Scott announced that his Cactus Jack compilation album Jackboys 2 will roll out this Sunday, July 13. According to post shared to his Instagram on Thursday night, the project will span 17 songs and be hosted by Bun B. “The Jack …
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Justin Bieber surprise-drops his first album in four years, Blackpink reunite for a high-energy club banger, and Tyla serves up a sultry dance-hall inspired summer hit. Plus, …
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When a California jury handed hip-hop mogul T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris an eye-popping $71.4 million award at a civil trial that pitted the couple’s pop group OMG Girlz against a line of candy-colored plastic dolls, even Tiny was blown away. “I mean, wow. They did more than …
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Björk’s Cornucopia will complete the journey from concert halls to arthouse cinemas to home stereos as the singer has announced a physical release for her concert film. Following its big screen release earlier this year, Björk revealed that Cornucopia: Live will arrive on October 24 in a variety of formats, …
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Jack White finally owns a cell phone — and it only took him 50 years to get one. The musician celebrated his milestone birthday on Wednesday by receiving an extra-special gift: his first-ever cell phone. “Well y’all it’s either all over for me now or just the beginning. I am …
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Bob Vylan attempted to tone down the temperature rising around the group at their first show since their controversial Glastonbury gig in June. The British duo were dropped from European festivals and had their U.S. visas revoked following their Glastonbury performance, where they led the crowd in a chant of …
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This fall, Yusuf/Cat Stevens will release his long-awaited memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout, paired with a North American book tour. Now, he’s announced an accompanying greatest hits compilation, out Sept. 5. On the Road to Findout: Greatest Hits marks the singer-songwriter’s first career-spanning compilation, containing tracks across the …
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In the wake of the deadly July 4 flooding in central Texas, a growing list of artists from the Texas music scene, as well as across country music, have pledged donations, launched campaigns, or arranged benefit concerts. On Wednesday evening, Robert Earl Keen announced on social media that he will …
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Taeil, the singer who previously performed in the K-pop group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127, has been found guilty of rape in Seoul, South Korea. The 31-year-old has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for sexually assaulting an intoxicated tourist in June 2024 with two …
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