Nell Smith dead: Young Flaming Lips collaborator was 17
Nell Smith, a rising Canada-based musician who was best known for her work with the Flaming Lips, has died. She was 17. Smith died Saturday…
Neil Young, Stephen Stills and John Mayer rock for charity at ‘Harvest Moon’ benefit concert
Some partnerships are built to last. Take Neil Young and Stephen Stills, who have been making music together for nearly 60 years, all the way…
Bibles that Oklahoma wants for schools match version backed by Trump
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles for public schools and specifying that each copy contain the Declaration of Independence…
‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ review: Phoenix, Gaga skimp on villainy
Folie à deux — a shared madness — is a natural theme for a musical romance between Batman characters, but in Todd Phillips’ fitfully paced…
Review: Nickel Creek awes and amazes at the tiny Largo theater
Nickel Creek played an intimate warmup show at Largo at the Coronet for a lucky crowd Wednesday that piled into the L.A. theater for a…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Charlie Puth
When pop singer-songwriter Charlie Puth first began visiting Los Angeles in the early 2010s, he remembers landing at a house near Mount Olympus with an…
Why ‘Agatha All Along’ song ‘Ballad of the Witches’ Road’ changes
This article contains spoilers for Episode 4 of “Agatha All Along.”“It’s just a stupid song,” says a witch in the second episode of “Agatha All…
Jhayco talks ‘Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X),’ Basquiat and making art
Over the past 17 years, the world has come to know Jhayco as one of the writers behind Cardi B’s chart-topping rap single “I Like…
Kris Kristofferson, country music singer-songwriter, dies at 88
He disliked being called a poet and thought, more or less accurately, that he sang like a barking bullfrog, but Kris Kristofferson did more to…
Chester Bennington’s mom drags Linkin Park and new singer
The mother of late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington says she feels hurt and betrayed by the rap-rock band for launching its latest iteration without…
Pharrell Williams is ‘annoyed’ by celebrity endorsements
This week, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, marked National Voter Registration Day in the U.S. with a public service announcement declaring…
Latin Grammy 2024 nominations for Bad Bunny, Karol G and Édgar Barrera
Global superstars Bad Bunny from Puerto Rico and Karol G from Colombia are at the top of this year’s Latin Grammy nominations, each competing for…
Miley Cyrus sued for allegedly ripping off Bruno Mars song
The similarities between Miley Cyrus’ Grammy-winning hit “Flowers” and Bruno Mars’ ”When I Was Your Man” are now lawsuit fodder, according to a copyright infringement…
Rock music and life lessons for Pepe Aguilar inspired new work
It makes perfect sense that veteran Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar would release the most thoughtful and ambitious album of his career during a tumultuous time…
Gracie Abrams’ the Secret of Us tour comes to L.A.
As Gracie Abrams roamed the Greek Theatre stage Monday, the pit dwellers’ outstretched arms resembled flames licking the hem of her sheer black maxi skirt.…
Taylor Swift outswaggers Donald Trump by endorsing Kamala Harris
As Donald Trump raged on (and on) about the size of his rally crowds and about immigrants supposedly eating the pets of the good people…
Benj Pasek, Justin Paul join EGOT club with ‘Only Murders’ win
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have become EGOT winners.The duo won an Emmy on Sunday for “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” their original…
Will Jennings, Oscar-winning lyricist of ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ dies
Will Jennings, the Oscar-winning lyricist of “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong,” has died. He was 80.The songwriter died Friday at…
Trump’s use of pop music has angered a long list of artists
As someone who has covered way too many presidential campaign rallies, I can attest that popular music at political gatherings is a powerful mood enhancer.I…