Music

Some bands reach greatness by inventing something new, others by reminding you of what you loved a long time ago. For Pip Blom, the 23-year-old sparkplug who leads the Dutch alt-rock band of the same name, the choice was clear. Growing up surrounded by peers who listened to Top 40 …

Halsey performed her new single “Graveyard” on Wednesday’s Ellen, transforming an ordinary bedroom into a trippy digital realm. The singer opens her song draped across a vanity, staring into the mirror as the electro-pop track begins. After the first chorus hit, she stands up and launches into choreographed moves, including …

Dev Hynes, aka Blood Orange, has released the self-directed video for “Dark & Handsome,” featuring Toro y Moi. The track comes from Hynes’ latest mixtape, Angel’s Pulse, released this past July and described as an “epilogue” to his 2018 full-length album Negro Swan. Like many Blood Orange clips, the video for …

Before embarking on their world tour, Big Thief stopped by CBS This Morning to perform three songs from their latest album Two Hands. The Brooklyn-based indie folk band’s Saturday Sessions set included a haunting rendition of “Not,” as well as the wandering “Forgotten Eyes” and delicate title track “Two Hands.” …

Rufus Wainwright unveiled a clever new pop romp, “Trouble in Paradise,” the first offering from his as-yet-untitled new album. In a statement, Wainwright said the song was about the fashion world, but its general themes applied to the world at large. Over lush pop rock orchestration reminiscent of Billy Joel, …

“Well, the moon is broken and the sky is cracked, come on up to the house,” sings Natalie Closner-Schepman, mixing weariness with comfort in her band Joseph’s stark but reassuring rendition of Tom Waits‘ song of resolve. Originally appearing on Waits’ 1999 album Mule Variations, it’s the title track of …

Grease: Rydell High, a spinoff musical series from the 1978 original movie Grease, has been ordered for HBO‘s upcoming streaming service, HBO Max. “Grease is an iconic pop-culture phenomenon that works for every generation, and I’m thrilled that our friends at Paramount were excited about the idea of opening up …

Pharrell looks back at one of his biggest hits, “Blurred Lines,” with much more clarity these days. In GQ‘s New Masculinity issue, released on Monday, the artist-producer discussed the legacy of that song and how time has shifted his perception of it. The 2013 single, which Pharrell recorded with Robin …

Phantogram have release a new one-off single, “In a Spiral.” The upbeat song marries a rock beat with a buoyant synth melody as singer and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Barthel howls, “I can see the end is coming round/ Every day, every day, in a spiral/ Better help me now, I’m going …

The unconventional rap beef truly blossomed in 2019. Over the last few months, hip-hop fans witnessed two rap stars wage an inter-podcast battle anda former and current NBA player rap at each other over Instagram and SoundCloud. Now, as autumn descends, we receive Shakesperian levels of familial drama from the …