Given her two albums and tours with Robert Plant, including one last summer, it’s easy to forget that Alison Krauss is in another band too, and has been for a while. On March 28, we will be reminded with the release of Arcadia, the first album in 14 years by …
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Hans Zimmer‘s work will be brought to the live stage and feature a star-studded lineup that includes Billie Eilish, Finneas, Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya. Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert will be helmed by Emmy-winning director Paul Dugdale, while Jerry Bruckheimer will serve as …
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MJ Lenderman stopped by the NPR offices to deliver an unplugged and chilled-out performance for the Tiny Desk concert series. The celebrated Asheville, North Carolina musician and his backing band, the Wind, played four songs, three of which were from his excellent 2024 album, Manning Fireworks (which landed at Number …
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Monica is giving Ariana Grande her flowers for how she approached remaking “That Boy Is Mine,” her classic song with Brandy. In an interview with People, the R&B star said that working with Grande on “The Boy Is Mine,” and reconnecting with Brandy, was “nothing short of a blessing.” “I …
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Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe will headline an in-memoriam tribute to legendary producer Quincy Jones at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, joined by Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Lainey Wilson, and other, yet-to-be-announced artists. The tribute to Jones, who died in November at 91, has been in the works …
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Julien Baker and Torres have been bit by the country bug. On April 18, the pair will release Send a Prayer My Way, their debut collaborative album full of country twang and storytelling. The first glimpse into the record, the queer hoedown-accompanied “Sugar in the Tank,” arrived earlier this month. …
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Deafheaven are hitting the road. The metal band announced a 25-date North America tour on Wednesday, separate from a handful of festival appearances they have coming up in the U.K. and Europe as well. Deafheaven will kick off the tour in Los Angeles at the Belasco on April, hitting much …
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The music business is still a boys’ club, according to a report breaking down the gender makeup on the credits for many of last year’s biggest songs. The University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released its annual “Inclusion in the Recording Studio” report on Wednesday, reflecting an industry stagnant …
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Jamie xx, known for adding genre-jumping samples to his electronic tracks, announced the release of “F.U.,” a techno-warped single featuring Erykah Badu. Badu offers a handful of expletives in the opening notes, which originates from an ad-libbed performance during a Primavera Sound afterparty in 2019. Both Jamie xx and Badu …
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Andrew Scott goes searching for flickers of the past at the bottom of a bottle and the end of a cigarette in the music video for “People Watching,” the title track on Sam Fender‘s forthcoming third studio album. In the Stuart A. McIntyre-directed clip, the Irish actor wakes up in …
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