Music

Grammy-winning artists Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne, and Epic Records chairman/CEO Sylvia Rhone will be honored during the Recording Academy Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective event taking place during Grammy Week at the Hollywood Palladium on Thurs., Feb. 2, 2023. All four honorees will be receiving the Recording Academy Global Impact

Sports betting app BetMGM is entering the concert arena by selling tickets to its inaugural Super Bowl weekend West Fest at the Phoenix area’s Westgate Entertainment District on Feb. 11. Located across the street from State Farm Stadium, the outdoor concert will feature Tim McGraw and Bailey Zimmerman, the night before the big game goes

Vivica A. Fox is giving fans more “Kill Bill” — but this time, in SZA’s new music video. The actor appears as SZA’s driver in the new Christian Breslauer-directed visual for the second track off of her chart-topping album “SOS.” The nearly five-minute video pulls inspiration from Quentin Tarantino’s martial arts movies, which debuted across

Shakira will be the next guest artist to feature in Argentine producer Bizarrap’s popular ‘Music Sessions.’ After teasing the track earlier this week, the Colombian singer and Bizarrap both took to social media to announce the collaboration titled “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions 53.” The new song will be out on Jan. 11 as the follow-up

Which, of the 15 shortlisted original scores for 2022, will Oscar’s music branch choose as their final five nominees in the category? It is as diverse a group as the branch has ever considered, both in terms of the composers and the nature of their music. The composers hail from seven different countries; two are

An ensemble of country, rock and Americana artists will be playing a tribute show dedicated to the late comedian-musician Leslie Jordan on Feb. 19 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Eddie Vedder, Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Billy Strings and others will be performing at the event dubbed “Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to

Nicki Minaj has joined forces with Range Media Partners, the fast-rising management firm that also handles Jack Harlow, Justin Tranter, Cordae, Wale, Midland, Nova Wav and others. At Range, she is represented by Melissa Ruderman, whose roster includes Mariah Carey. Minaj confirmed last year that she had left Irving Azoff’s Full Stop Management and joined

Musical artists covering themselves is hardly an unknown concept these days, but U2 is still going about it in an unusual way, having recut 40 of the band’s catalog songs for a new album due in March, titled “Songs of Surrender.” They’re not subtitling the album “U2’s Versions,” and the band isn’t involved in any

Les Brown Jr., a musician whose entertainment career also included acting, writing, directing and producing, died of cancer Jan. 9 at his home in Branson, Mo, his family announced. He was 82. Brown Jr. was the son of composer and band leader Les Brown Sr., who led Les Brown and His Band of Renown. After

Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean will headline the 2023 Coachella festival, promoters Goldenvoice announced on Tuesday. The lineup poster appears below, scroll down for an alphabetical listing of artists. The lineup reflects the international direction in which the festival has leaned in recent years: Bunny is Puerto Rican and one of the biggest artists

As rumored, the Foo Fighters, who suffered the agonizing loss of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year, will be hitting the road this spring: the Boston Calling and Sonic Temple festivals in May and the Bonnaroo Festival in June were announced on Tuesday, and more dates are likely to follow. But the big question remains: Who

Gwen Stefani is standing by her Harajuku era, which started with the release of her 2004 debut studio album, “Love. Angel. Music. Baby,” and continued with the 2008 launch of her “Harajuku Lovers” fragrance. Stefani was widely accused of appropriating Japan’s Harajuku subculture in her album’s artwork and marketing. She also traveled with four “Harajuku

The nearly 30-year history of songwriting collaborations between Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach will be the subject of a four-CD/two-LP boxed set, “The Songs of Bacharach & Costello,” arriving March 3. The collection draws much of its live and studio material from 1998’s “Painted From Memory,” the Grammy-winning album that represented their sole joint release

Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, Paramore, Lil Nas X and others are the top-billed acts for the 2023 Bonnaroo Festival & Arts Festival, taking place June 15-18, 2023 on the Bonnaroo Farm, 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, Tenn. Performances will take place across more than 10 stages “around the clock,” according to the

HOST After a successful debut in 2022, Mo Gilligan is set to return as host of the Brit Awards in 2023. Triple BAFTA winner Gilligan is one of the U.K.’s biggest comedy stars. His Netflix originals are extremely popular and he fronts his own multi-award winning entertainment format “The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan.” He is also a judge

Foo Fighters, Paramore and the Lumineers will headline Boston Calling, the annual three-day music festival taking place Memorial Day Weekend, May 26 – 28, 2023 in Allston, Mass. Headlining the festival on Friday, May 26th are Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Foo Fighters; the Lumineers, the soulful alt-folk hit makers from Denver, CO, will

The dialogue in “Tár,” Todd Field’s movie about a high-profile classical-music conductor, rings true at every turn. From Cate Blanchett’s lecture to Juilliard students to her discussion of the complexities of Mahler’s Fifth, it’s remarkably realistic. A lot of the credit goes to John Mauceri, who is screen-credited as “music advisor to filmmakers.” Mauceri led

She may have an Oscar, an Emmy and two Grammys, but composer Hildur Guðnadóttir is uncomfortable in the spotlight. She’d much rather be in her Berlin studio practicing her cello, driving her son to school or making dinner for her family. The Icelandic composer of “Joker” and “Chernobyl” is in Hollywood to talk about her

Afro Nation is heading to Miami for the first U.S. edition of the Afrobeats-focused music festival. The two-day event, dubbed “the world’s biggest Afrobeats festival,” will be headlined by Burna Boy and Wizkid at LoanDepot Park on May 27 and 28. The first slate of performers also includes Nigerian artists Rema and Asake, along with

Longtime Universal Group Nashville head Mike Dungan announced his impending retirement in a memo to staff Monday afternoon, saying he will be stepping down after holding the chairman-CEO role at Nashville’s top label group since 2012. Although the memo did not go into a line of succession or timeline, sources tell Variety that UMG Nashville

Simon Franglen’s three-hour score for “Avatar: The Way of Water” – a massive, complex work involving orchestras, choirs and world-music soloists from across the globe – is the end product of five years of work. The London-born Franglen, who is currently on both score and song Oscar shortlists for James Cameron’s hugely popular sequel, was

SZA’s “SOS” came out on top for a fourth consecutive week on the albums chart in what appeared to be a tight race between her and Taylor Swift for the coveted No. 1 spot. “SOS” collected the equivalent of 125,000 album units sold in the U.S., according to data by Luminate, with an increase in

Signaling a forthcoming debut album, Kate Hudson has signed with Jason Owen and his Sandbox Entertainment Group to exclusively manage her musical endeavors. She joins a roster at the Nashville-based management firm that also includes hitmakers Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini and Faith Hill. “Music has always been my touchstone,” Hudson said in

The lineup for the 10th edition of the BottleRock Festival was revealed Monday with returners Red Hot Chili Peppers and heavy-hitters like Post Malone, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, the Smashing Pumpkins and Duran Duran. The three-day wine, craft brew and culinary festival will take place in the city of Napa at the Napa Valley Expo

BTS member Jin has shared a heartfelt video message dedicated to the global boyband’s fan ARMY. In the clip, which was recorded prior to his military enlistment, Jin encourages the group to stick with him while he completes his service. According to a note Jin makes in the video, the message was filmed between takes

After a humiliating week-long standoff that saw a far-right Republican faction delay work of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy was finally confirmed as House leader in the wee hours of Saturday. As part of the transfer of power from the previously Democratic leadership, incoming minority leader Hakeem Jeffries gave a powerful speech that was

Sony Music Entertainment and Alamo Records founder Todd Moscowitz have announced the launch of a new artist and label services company called Santa Anna. Based in New York, the new company will be led by former Geffen Records GM Lee L’Heureux, who will also hold the newly created role of Alamo Records president, reporting to

Matt Shultz, singer of the Grammy-winning rock band Cage the Elephant, was arrested Thursday night in New York City after police discovered two loaded firearms in his room at the Bowery Hotel. Shultz was hit with two charges of criminal possession of a weapon. He did not have a license for the two firearms. An

Iggy Pop has always relied upon the kindness of strangers. Take “Every Loser,” the garage-punk avatar’s new album with mega-watt producer and multi-instrumentalist turned label magnate Andrew Watt, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Like Pop’s seminal work with producer and co-composer David Bowie (“The Idiot,” “Lust

A group of avid Celine Dion fans gathered outside of Rolling Stone’s office to protest her exclusion from the magazine’s viral list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Part of a fan club called The Redheads on Facebook, around 15 dedicated Celine soldiers road over six hours from Montreal to New York City.