Music

Lil Wayne has long been considered one of the best rappers alive, and on Thursday (Nov. 17), the Young Money Entertainment founder reminded all in attendance at Amazon Music Live why he’s earned that title. The new weekly concert series, held at Red Studios in Hollywood, is hosted by 2 Chainz and features top music

A collective of rappers, vocalists, producers and designers, Brockhampton became more than just a “boy band” during their brief and prolific run.   After forming on an online forum dedicated to Kanye West fans, Kevin Abstract, Matt Champion, Merlyn Wood, Dom McLennon, Joba, Ameer Vann and Bearface went on to release their debut mixtape “All-American Trash”

Cardi B has joined Irving and Jeffrey Azoff’s Full Stop Management, Variety confirms, with Shawn Holiday playing a major role in bringing the artist to the company. Full Stop was founded by the Azoffs and merged with Brandon Creed’s The Creed Co. in 2017.  The company is home to more than 40 management clients including

The first cut Academy Award winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross saw of Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All” was over four and a half hours long with no music. Says Reznor, “We sat in here — I don’t think we even got up to pee once — we were spellbound by how he had taken

Bruce Springsteen addressed the controversial ticketing rollout for his 2023 U.S. tour for the first time, telling Rolling Stone he knows “it was unpopular with some fans” but maintaining that “most of our tickets are totally affordable.” When tickets for the tour went on sale in the summer, fans were outraged by Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing

Following widespread criticism of Ticketmaster’s handling of ticket sales for her upcoming “Eras Tour,” Taylor Swift has shared a statement addressing the situation, saying that she asked Ticketmaster “multiple times if they could handle this kind of demand and we were assured they could.” She said the situation “pissed me off” and added that it

You might know Foushee from the songs she’s done with Steve Lacy — including the ubiquitous “Bad Habit” — or the ones with Lil Wayne and Vince Staples, or (most likely) the TikTok hit “Deep End,” although she wasn’t credited on it at first. But just forget about all of the above, because “softCORE” is something

Finding common cause and rhythm across language and culture is at the heart of “Far From the Nile,” from director Sherief Elkatsha, which opened the Horizons of Arab Cinema competition at the Cairo Intl. Film Festival. Elkatsha’s latest follows 12 African musicians from seven countries along the Nile River who comprise the Nile Project, a

BAFTA-winning Paul Wright’s archival exploration of the evolution of the use of British land, “Arcadia,” has been given a new lease of life thanks to the duo behind the film’s score. Five years after it first hit screens, Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory and Portishead’s Adrian Utley have turned the film’s vibrant music into a live show

The 23rd annual Latin Grammy Awards have officially wrapped following a stacked three-hour telecast on Nov. 17 that saw several historic wins, along with a few surprising turnouts. Although Bad Bunny topped the list with 10 nominations, the Puerto Rican phenom (who was absent) with the most wins was Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler who was

Chloe Bailey is getting behind this year’s Small Business Saturday campaign. The singer-actor has teamed up with American Express to create the Shop Small Soundtrack on TikTok, a catalog of tunes consumers can use for making videos showing their support of the Nov. 26 initiative. “The holidays are coming up and I think it’s so

Big hits, crazed fans and star power are the makings of a rock star — and Wizkid has all of them. Fresh after the Recording Academy revealed that they were considering adding an Afrobeat category to next year’s Grammys ceremony, the Nigerian singer-songwriter is further cementing why the genre is trailblazing a lane all of

Ticketmaster has canceled the public ticket on-sale for Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” that was set to take place Friday, Nov. 18. The company cited both “extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems” and “insufficient remaining ticket inventory” as the reasons it was pulling the plug on the general sale. The company posted on social media:

The 23rd annual Latin Grammy Awards are taking place tonight at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, where many of the best and brightest in Latin music will congregate to celebrate global artists across the ceremony’s 53 categories. Confirmed performers for the three-hour event — which will broadcast live on Univision

Taylor Swift has hit another major milestone: The pop superstar now has more than 50 million subscribers on her official YouTube channel, becoming only the eighth artist to reach the mark. Swift’s surpassing 50 million subscribers on YouTube comes on the heels of last month’s release of her 10th studio album, “Midnights.” Fueled in part

Ticketmaster has issued a lengthy explainer about what led to the chaos that erupted over tickets for Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour,” which went on sale on Nov. 15. The company’s website crashed because of the fan demand, while tons of fans who did get into the queue had to wait for over two hours

In the wake of widespread problems around Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen tour on-sales, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, has written a letter to Ticketmaster raising concern about the lack of competition in the ticketing industry and the service it provides to consumers.

It’s time to retire those “Glee” covers of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “People.” Lea Michele and the company of Broadway’s “Funny Girl” revival have recorded a cast album. Michele made the announcement during the curtain call of Wednesday evening’s performance. Her words were shared through the production’s Instagram account. “We have a little

Amazon’s Audible is releasing original audio drama “Crush Hour,” a Christmas musical podcast series headlined by Ellie Goulding and Douglas Booth. The podcast, available starting Nov. 17 exclusively on Audible worldwide, follows the stories of unknowingly connected strangers in London as they navigate love during rush hour. Various chance encounters on “tubes, taxis, trains and

Marco Antonio Solís has captivated the hearts and ears of many, both as the charming frontman of the Mexican Grupera band Los Bukis, and as prolific composer with a career that spans four decades of emotive soundtracks, successful tours and prestigious accolades — all in celebration of his innate ability to connect through music. Today,

With the release of Queen’s “The Miracle” box set — an expanded, eight-disc reissue of the 1989 album — fans not only gain access to previously unreleased tracks, but get an intimate peek into the inner workings of the iconic band. While the collector’s edition includes songs such as “Face It Alone” and “Too Much

Nickelback singer-guitarist Chad Kroeger celebrated his 48th birthday with 2,000 adoring strangers at Toronto’s History last night, the year-old marquee venue Drake opened in partnership with Live Nation. Kroeger was chatty between almost every song, unscripted, funny, with off the cuff remarks and tales, some imagined, about everything from taunting U.S. border guards with “marijuana’s

It’s official: Anyone in the United States can be the Queen of Christmas, whether it’s in the privacy of their own home-and-hearth or for professional purposes. The United States Patent and Trademark Office released a declaration Tuesday that it was denying Mariah Carey’s bid to trademark “Queen of Christmas” along with a few associated phrases,

Five years after her breakout debut studio album “Ctrl,” R&B singer SZA is ramping up the rollout for her follow-up effort. The new project is called “S.O.S.” and is set for a December release date, according to a new Billboard interview. The sounds of the upcoming album are described as a varied palette, mixing her

First it was the Pavement art exhibit — “This has to be a joke,” we said. Nope, it’s real, said a rep for the band, and it was staged in New York in September. Today, it’s a musical — “Okay, this one is a joke, right?,” we said. Nope, it’s real too, said the rep.

Four-time Oscar nominee Danny Elfman has released the first song from Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise.” The number, titled “Duel Lecture,” gives audiences a taste of Elfman’s score for the film, which will be released in theaters on Nov. 25 and streaming on Dec. 30 Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver and Don Cheadle lead the ensemble in

Howard Stern’s in-depth interview with Bruce Springsteen, which took place last month on SiriusXM, will be shown in its entirety on HBO on Nov. 27. Today, the network debuted a teaser to promote the special (watch it below). [embedded content] “Bruce Springsteen is a few inches away from me, and I’m starstruck,” Stern says in

The Notorious B.I.G., 25 years after his death, will be resurrected as a “true-to-life, hyperrealistic” avatar in a virtual-reality concert coming exclusively to Meta’s VR and Facebook platforms. Produced in collaboration with the Notorious B.I.G. Estate, the concert will feature Biggie’s avatar performing classics from his catalog and leading fans on a VR experience in

Entertainment and media company HYBE America has brought on new executives in its brands and ventures department. Marissa Thompson joins the team as manager; Crystal Huh is on board as director of HYBE America/SB Projects; and Jennifer Coen also joins as a director of HYBE America/Big Machine Label Group. The three will report to Jules

The biggest surprise about the 2023 Grammy nominations, which were announced early Tuesday, is that it was shorter on surprises than in most years. That’s a good thing, if you’re remembering the furor over the Weeknd getting zero nominations two years ago at a time when he was expected to be a dominating force. Or