Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs’ former employee Capricorn Clark testified on Tuesday that the music mogul was armed with a gun and said he wanted to “go kill” the rapper Kid Cudi after discovering his relationship with Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in December 2011. Taking the witness …
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Over the past few years, an array of musicians, historians, researchers, and critics have helped upend the history of country music. They’ve brought overdue attention to the myriad, yet long-ignored contributions of Black musicians to country’s origins, stressing the way record company owners overlooked Black artists for recording sessions, or …
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Any moment is an excellent one for new music from the long-running retro-avant pop band Stereolab, but Instant Holograms on Metal Film, Stereolab’s first full-length since 2010’s Not Music, is particularly well-timed. Blending gliding grooves, wowing-and-fluttering synthesizers, and lyrics that elegantly pine for more, Stereolab’s music blisses out without tuning …
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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani made appearances during the American Music Awards telecast — but fans who witnessed the show live say they didn’t get to see the music couple perform. In several TikToks posted on Monday, fans wrote that they felt “lied to” after being shown prerecorded videos of …
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Addison Rae can’t wait to meet you. In just over a week, the singer will share her self-titled debut album, but first she’s previewing her grand introduction with an album trailer that operates as an early reintroduction. “I’m not the same person you used to know,” she says in the …
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Cuco is bringing his oldies and Chicano soul on the road. On Tuesday, the Mexican American star announced the dates for his upcoming, 31-show Ridin‘ tour. Cuco will kick off the run in Oakland on Sept. 10, before making his way to cities such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, Austin, …
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Jennifer Lopez just kicked things off at the American Music Awards by celebrating the biggest songs of the year — and making out with several of her dancers. (Yes, for real.) Tonight, the host opened the awards show with a dance medley that included a steamy kiss-off with several of …
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Joe Jonas isn’t done believing. The singer has released the deluxe edition of his new solo LP, Music For People Who Still Believe in Love, just days after the original album’s release last Friday, May 23. The deluxe edition features a brand new song, “Water Under the Bridge.” On the …
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Benson Boone brought the magic to the American Music Awards stage today. The singer performed a characteristically spirited rendition of his recent single “Mystical Magical” at the 2025 awards. Boone came out onstage wearing a Seventies-inspired purple floral suit, dazzling the audience from his very first note. During his performance, …
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Rick Derringer, the guitarist and songwriter who scored hits with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and a cover of “Hang on Sloopy” while working with everyone from Steely Dan to “Weird Al” Yankovic, died today. He was 77. Derringer’s death was confirmed by his friend, Tony Wilson, on Facebook. “Derringer’s …
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