Music

Alessia Cara ruminates on future peace and embraces sadness on her new song “Not Today.” “Someday I won’t be afraid of my head/ Someday I will not be chained to my bed,” the pop singer croons over breezy, buzzing synths. “Someday I’ll forget the day he left/ But surely not …

Update: The 2019 edition of MerleFest has announced three new artists to its lineup: six-time Grammy nominee Brandi Carlile, Grand Ole Opry members Dailey & Vincent and Rolling Stone Country Artists You Need to Know alumni the Brother Brothers. With four days of eclectic roots-based music set in the foothills …

Ecuadorian-American artist Helado Negro has announced the release of his new album,This Is How You Smile, set for release on March 8th, 2019. Inspired by a line from “Girl,” the short story by Jamaica Kincaid, Helado Negro’s sixth full-length album follows his 2016 breakthrough LP,Private Energy. Under the monikerHelado Negro, …

Metallica became a force to be reckoned with on… And Justice for All, their fourth album and first after the death of bassist Cliff Burton. On their three previous LPs, they’d laid the groundwork for thrash metal, introduced melody and catchiness to the genre and built a following through relentless …

The Smashing Pumpkins unveiled a rumbling new rocker, “Knights of Malta,” from their upcoming album Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun, out November 16th via Billy Corgan’s label, Martha’s Music. “Knights of Malta” finds the Pumpkins embracing their orchestral leanings yet …

As the lead singer of L.T.D. in the second half of the Seventies and then a solo act with more than a dozen R&B hits, Jeffrey Osborne has enjoyed his fair share of commercial glory. But pop music tends to reward youth, so like many older singers — Osborne is …

One of the many standouts of Brandi Carlile‘s 2018 album By the Way, I Forgive You is the soaring “Hold Out Your Hand.” A rousing exhortation to find strength and soldier on during dark times, the track has become a dramatic encore to Carlile’s live shows. Punk troubadour Dave Hause …

Listen to this week’s YouTube Music playlist here. Cardi B, “Money” Sounds like: A rap queen’s well-earned victory lap after a big year Perfect for: Making money moves Kulture’s mom is back and ready to flex. Since making her remarkable full-length debut with Invasion of Privacy earlier this year, Cardi …

In 1966, two of the most important and influential entertainers of their generation were at very different points in their respective careers. Elvis Presley, who changed the course of music history with explosive rock & roll, had settled into the role of Hollywood movie star, with varying degrees of success …

A kaiju-sized Scorpion is chasing Drake. Wait — why is that yellow Lamborghini flying? Is Aubrey Graham is now performing on top of a great white shark, like OVO got a contract to design a new SeaWorld? These are some of the questions you might have watching Gibson Hazard‘s latest …