Kendrick Lamar drops new surprise album ‘GNX’: 5 takeaways
Everyone suspected a new Kendrick Lamar album was coming soon — between a Super Bowl halftime show slot next year and a haul of Grammy…
Carrie Underwood, Cody Johnson sing surprise CMA Awards duet
Country superstar Carrie Underwood, who was not nominated for any Country Music Assn. Awards this year, still made a surprise appearance at the Nashville ceremony…
Appreciation: Remembering Saafir, California’s avant garde rap innovator
Hip-hop fans around the world were shocked this week to hear the sad news that one of California’s all-time great rap innovators, Saafir, died Tuesday…
Beyoncé teams with Netflix for Christmas NFL halftime show
It’s no concert film or visual album, but it’s still a gift of Bey proportions: Beyoncé will perform a live NFL halftime show in Houston…
Doechii, Vince Staples, Tyler, the Creator and more light up Day 1 of Camp Flog Gnaw at Dodger Stadium
Thousands of Tyler, the Creator fans gathered Saturday night at Dodger Stadium to mark 10 years of the rapper’s taste-making festival, Camp Flog Gnaw. The…
Juan Luis Guerra and Edgar Barrera take home Latin Grammys
The 2024 Latin Grammys proved to be a night full of heartfelt tributes and moments of camaraderie. From the sincere exchange between Carlos Vives and…
Download fans ‘work out’ another massive rock band have ‘signed up to headline’ after album announcement
DOWNLOAD fans have ‘worked out’ that another massive rock band have ‘signed up to headline’ after their album announcement.My Chemical Romance sent their supporters into…
Ella Jenkins dead: ‘First Lady of Children’s Music’ was 100
Ella Jenkins, the prolific, multigenerational musical pioneer who became known as the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” died Saturday. She was 100. The lifetime achievement…
2025 Grammy nominations: Snubs and surprises including Beatles, André 3000
This year’s Grammy field is dominated by queens of pop — Taylor, Beyoncé and Billie, and now Chappell and Sabrina too. But with a recent…
2025 Grammy nominations: Beyoncé makes history with 11 nods
When Beyoncé took the prize for best dance/electronic album at the Grammy Awards last year with “Renaissance,” the pop superstar became the winningest artist in…
6 of the coolest listening bars and experiences in L.A.
On a recent Thursday night in Hollywood, I walked into Grandmaster Recorders, a storied former recording studio — where artists like Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan…
RZA on his upcoming ‘A Ballet Through Mud’ live show in L.A.
Since Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA started chopping up samples and making hip-hop beats on a drum machine nearly 40 years ago, he’s been pulling inspiration…
Hugh Grant, Travis Kelce shot tequila at a Taylor Swift show
While Hugh Grant’s daughter may be the bigger Swiftie between them, the actor still relished their moment together on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.The “Notting Hill”…
Jack Jones dead: Grammy-winning crooner of ‘The Love Boat’
Jack Jones, a prolific nightclub singer whom Frank Sinatra once called the “next major star of show business,” has died at age 86.Jones died Wednesday…
Paul Di’Anno dead: Iron Maiden’s original singer was 66
Paul Di’Anno, Iron Maiden’s first lead singer, died Monday. He was 66.He died at his home in Salisbury, England, his family and his record label,…
Billie Eilish and Finneas on fame, adulthood and ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’
Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas, are sitting in a Glendale dressing room, moisturizing after a photo shoot as they laughingly recount the time their…
We were thought of as just weird people from Bath in the 80s, say Tears for Fears ahead of first live album
TEARS For Fears are at their absolute best live – and they know it.After 40 years, they are releasing their first live album and a…
2025 Grammy nominations predictions: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift dominate
Music professionals in the Recording Academy were welcomed to Grammy season this year with an impassioned plea from Chief Executive Harvey Mason Jr., who sent…
Fuerza Regida talks about Mexican music’s place in the Grammy race
Jesús Ortiz Paz, singer of the San Bernardino-born música Mexicana band Fuerza Regida, is relentless about winning every possible fan. From throwing album-release beach parties…
Fuerza Regida announces its ‘Don’t Fall in Love’ music festival
Fuerza Regida is bringing it home.After years of consecutive album releases and constant touring, the acclaimed música Mexicana quintet is hosting its first-ever music festival…