Liked Chappell Roan’s ‘The Giver’? 8 tracks to expand your queer country taste
“Do they know that chaps are gay?”Chappell Roan playfully posed that question to the host of Apple Music’s “Today’s Country” radio show, Kelleigh Bannen. Following…
South Africa president says persecution of whites is ‘false narrative’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday the claim that white people are being persecuted in his country is a “completely false…
Lucy Dacus on L.A., Boygenius and ‘Forever Is a Feeling’
Lucy Dacus sits at a picnic table in Elysian Park blinking against the sun on a windy afternoon in early March. Last night, the 29-year-old…
Jesse Colin Young dead: Youngbloods vocalist known for ‘Get Together’
Jesse Colin Young, whose vocals as frontman of folk rock band the Youngbloods gave voice to the 1960s’ counterculture, died on Sunday at his home…
Review: ASAP Rocky returns to stage at Rolling Loud California
As usual, ASAP Rocky made a memorable entrance on Saturday night.Wearing dark sunglasses, walnut-sized diamond earrings and a T-shirt with a bulletproof vest printed on…
Mike Campbell on writing songs with Tom Petty, their tough relationship
On the Shelf Heartbreaker By Mike CampbellGrand Central Publishing: 464 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission…
Nathy Peluso talks ‘Grasa’ and her upcoming L.A. show
Jimmy Fallon looked exultant when he greeted Nathy Peluso on his show last December, after she had performed a couple of songs off “Grasa,” her…
Grupo Frontera’s online political moments explained
A rundown of Grupo Frontera’s most highly scrutinized online political comments and non-comments Grupo Frontera gets that people want to ask them about the U.S.-Mexico…
Serena Williams becomes co-owner of WNBA expansion team Toronto Tempo
Serena Williams is expanding her portfolio of professional sports organizations to include a WNBA team.The tennis legend was announced Monday as a co-owner the Toronto…
Review: Conan O’Brien navigates Oscars through song, dance and awards
Another year, another Oscars, 97th in a series, presented live from the Dolby Theatre, on the former site of the Hollywood Hotel, structurally indistinguishable from…
Angie Stone, Grammy-nominated R&B singer, dies in vehicle collision
Angie Stone, a Grammy-nominated R&B singer and songwriter who found success as part of the 1990s neo-soul movement after nearly two decades in the music…
Review: ‘Old Friends’ celebrate Sondheim in luxury at the Ahmanson
Our love of Stephen Sondheim is approaching the “Beatlemania” phase.One wonders what the Broadway maestro would have made of “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” which opened…
Sean Paul reveals forgotten Rihanna song and talks fans throwing their knickers at him ahead of UK tour
DANCEHALL legend Sean Paul has revealed all on his forgotten collaboration with Rihanna whilst he shares his wildest touring moments, as he gears up to…
Grammys 2025: How Beyoncé finally won album of the year
“As selected by the 13,000 voting members of the Recording Academy…”Did you notice that bit of verbiage at the 67th Grammy Awards on Sunday night?…
Grammys 2025: Inside the star-studded ‘I Love L.A.’ opener
The last three and a half weeks have convinced Griffin Goldsmith that he might, as he puts it, be “living in a simulation.”On Jan. 8,…
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ wins grammys
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” became the de facto song of 2024 when dropped in May, and now it’s a Grammy Award winner. The diss…
Jacob Collier on Joni Mitchell, Quincy Jones and the Grammys
In a category dominated by the likes of Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift, Jacob Collier is unquestionably the least famous musician nominated for album…
Marianne Faithfull, singer and Rolling Stones muse, dies at 78
Marianne Faithfull, the singer, actress, steely-eyed “It” girl of Swinging ‘60s London and subject of numerous Rolling Stones songs including “Wild Horses” and “Sister Morphine,”…
If Kendrick Lamar calls Drake a pedophile at the Super Bowl, is that defamation?
On Feb. 9, there’s a strong chance that Kendrick Lamar will walk onto the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, and…
Masked Singer’s Dressed Crab is HUGE US singer with a smash hit song out right now, claim fans
MASKED Singer UK fans are certain they have worked out who Dressed Crab is - and he is currently in the UK music charts. Viewers…