Music

Billy Joel has been added to the lineup of performers for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced on Wednesday. Joel, who made his Grammy stage debut in 1988 when he sang “New York State Of Mind,” will return as a performer for the ceremony on Feb. 4, joining a lineup that includes

Ayo Edebiri is set as the Feb. 3 host of “Saturday Night Live,” and will be joined by Jennifer Lopez as musical guest. The episode will cap off a string of recent successes for Edebiri, who is best known for playing Sydney Adamu in FX’s “The Bear.” Earlier this month, she won the supporting comedy

Zane Lowe and Apple Music have named South African pop star Tyla, British rock band the Last Dinner Party and música Mexicana hitmaker Xavi as artists to watch in 2024. Lowe’s “24 for ’24” — a roster curated by Lowe and his music programmer Jeremy Degan to spotlight rising acts for the new year —

On September 24, 2024, Hyperion Avenue, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide, is set to publish Elton John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour,” a photo-filled memoir of his five-year, globe-spanning tour, which comprised 330 concerts. From the very first show in Allentown, PA in 2018, to the final show in

The estate of the late Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland and Primary Wave Music have announced a partnership that will see the publishing giant partner with Weiland’s estate on the singer and songwriter’s catalog, which includes publishing copyrights and recording royalties for all repertoire recorded for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. The agreement

Heaven knows Johnny Marr is miserable now after finding out that Donald Trump played a Smiths song before a campaign rally. A video posted by ABC presidential campaign reporter Soorin Kim on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed the Smiths‘ “Hatful of Hollow” hit “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” playing during

Anthem Entertainment has acquired a catalog of songs written by Chantal Kreviazuk. The deal encompasses hits and collaborations recorded by Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Drake, Avril Lavigne, Pitbull, Shakira, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood and more. Most notably, the deal includes “Feel This Moment” by Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera, in addition to “Rich Girl”

Usher, Janet Jackson and Backstreet Boys are just a few of the acts slated to perform at this year’s Lovers & Friends festival. The event, which will return to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on May 4, will also feature a substantial slate of artists on the bill, including Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Nas, Alicia

Frank Farian, the influential electronic music producer, composer and founder of the German/Caribbean disco funk ensemble Boney M, and the man behind the creation of the notorious pop duo Milli Vanilli. died Tuesday at 82. The news was confirmed by his agency, Allendorf Media. Boney M, which essentially consisted of Farian and a handful of

Drake is looking to expand the purview of his OVO Sound imprint with the announcement of a partnership with Todd Moscowitz’s Santa Anna Label Group. OVO Sound, which Drake oversees alongside Noah “40” Shebib, Oliver El-Khatib and Mr. Morgan, will remain a standalone label distributor as part of the deal, while Santa Anna will provide

The third iteration of Chicago’s Sueños Music Festival — an exclusively all-Latin music event — has announced Peso Pluma, Maluma, Ivan Cornejo and Rauw Alejandro as headliners for the two-day celebration on May 25 and 26 at Grant Park. Curated by Aaron Ampudia and Chris Den Uijl of La Familia Presenta, the Sueños lineup also includes rising acts like Xavi and

Kanye West has been teasing his new album “Vultures” — a collaborative project with R&B singer and producer Ty Dolla $ign — for months. On Tuesday, after multiple setbacks and date changes, West once again doubled down on a fresh rollout plan that splits the album’s release into three volumes, with the first edition slated

Two songs from “Barbie” are Oscar-nominated, part of a diverse collection of songs and musical scores nominated for the 96th annual Academy Awards. “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, and “I’m Just Ken,” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, were chosen by the 390 voting members of the Academy music

Following sold-out dates in London, New York and San Francisco, the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” concert series is expanding to a 100-city world tour. Beginning in September, the music of the hit Nickelodeon series will travel to cities across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific. The over two-hour concert, produced by GEA Live, brings “Avatar:

DJ Drama, the Grammy-winning “King of the Mixtape,” is known for his “Gangsta Grillz” series, which has featured a myriad of prominent hip-hop artists over the years from Lil Wayne to Tyler the Creator. On the new Audible original “DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast,” presented by Kenya Barris‘ Khalabo Ink Society, Drama sits down with

Nonesuch Records is celebrating its 60th birthday in a big way. Founded in 1964, the label has lined up several activations to honor the milestone and carry it through 2024. The anniversary will include activations at Knoxville, Tenn.’s Big Ears Festival, a partnership with Vinyl Me, Please for reissues, playlists, video content, and Nonesuch merchandising.

Hulu has acquired “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” the streamer announced on Monday. The four-part series marks the first-ever docuseries on the band’s history with full cooperation from all past and present members of Bon Jovi. It also promises to give viewers a glimpse at the life of the frontman behind the music.

Charley Crockett is known as one of the modern kings of country traditionalism, following in the footsteps of his heroes, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, the latter of whom is a pal and collaborator. And Crockett’s forthcoming album, the just-announced “$10 Cowboy” (due out April 26), offers plenty to chew on for fans of steel

The union representing Hollywood musicians begins bargaining on Monday with demands for streaming residuals and protections from artificial intelligence. The American Federation of Musicians kicked off the talks with a rain-soaked rally at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, home of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the major studios.

New releases from 21 Savage, Kali Uchis and Ariana Grande have flooded the top of the Billboard charts with record-breaking and career-defining entrances. Leading the Billboard 200 this week is “American Dream,” 21 Savage’s fourth No. 1 album. The set — which earned 21 his biggest streaming week to date as a solo act —

The beloved California festival Lightning in a Bottle will host Skrillex, Labrinth, James Blake, M.I.A., Floating Points, Honey Dijon and Bomba Estéreo, among others for its 21st iteration at Buena Vista Lake on Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-27). See the complete list of performing artists below. With Skrillex as a headlining dance act, EDM fans

Billy Joel is back with new music for the first time in 17 years. The singer-songwriter has announced the release of “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first solo song since 2007 and second since 1993. The track is slated to hit streaming services on February 1, and will additionally be released on limited edition

Concert promoter Goldenvoice has announced the 2024 lineup for the fourth annual Just Like Heaven Festival, which will take place at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on May 18. The Postal Service is set to headline the one-day event, where the indie pop supergroup will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its only

British composer Laurie Johnson, whose theme for “The Avengers” was among the most famous of 1960s spy-show signatures, died in his sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in North London, according to a statement from the family. He was 96. Johnson was among the last of the prominent English film composers active during the 1950s, ’60s

Songwriter Jenna Andrews, whose hits include songs performed by BTS, Drake, David Guetta and more, has sold her catalog to Warner Chappell Music, her management company Milk & Honey Music + Sports has announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the announcement, the catalog is comprised of hundreds of songs from her

Rockers Greta Van Fleet and country star Kane Brown are set to headline Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Fest, the celebrity chef announced Monday. The inaugural version of the festival, set to take place in Columbus, Ohio from June 1-2, will also feature performances from Bret Michaels and country artists LOCASH and Niko Moon. In a statement,

Burna Boy, Luke Combs and Travis Scott have been added to the lineup of performers for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced on Sunday, joining previously announced artists Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo. Additional acts, presenters and more will be announced in the coming weeks. The Grammy Awards will return

The Grand Ole Opry has apologized to fans after outrage over an embarrassing appearance by an apparently drunken Elle King during a Dolly Parton tribute Friday night. Describing herself as “fucking hammered,” the singer cussed during the traditionally family-friendly show, awkwardly bantered with hecklers and failed to remember the Parton song she was supposed to

“Now this motherfucker can play guitar!” a wobbly, dancing Millennial shouted deep into the Black Keys‘ Friday night show in Park City, drunk off their grimy rock and plenty of beer. It turns out the man was a perfect summation of a crowd full of too-cool Sundance attendees letting their hair down, moving and drinking

Marlena Shaw, the soul and jazz vocalist known for her hits “California Soul” and “Woman of the Ghetto,” has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news Friday in a video posted on Facebook. A cause of death was not revealed. “It’s with a very heavy heart for myself and my family