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Raye first began building her portfolio as a songwriter when she was around 15 years old and was placed in writing rooms to craft hooks, melodies, and verses for other artists. So much has changed for her in the decade since then. Last year, the singer and songwriter released her long-awaited debut album, My 21st

Coachella 2024 From Billie Eilish to Olivia Rodrigo to Shakira, here are some of the most unexpected guests from the festival’s first weekend The first weekend of Coachella 2024 wrapped on Sunday, capping off a jam-packed few days filled with A-list performances and surprise guests. In addition to a stacked lineup that featured tons of

Day three headliner Doja Cat gave a thrilling end to the weekend’s festivities, bringing an extension of her Scarlet tour to her Sunday night set at Coachella. The Grammy-winning hitmaker last played the festival in 2022; she is the second Black woman to headline the event, after Beyoncé in 2018. The 28-year-old MC’s performance was

coachella 2024 Singer pops up unannounced before Kevin Abstract’s set to deliver synth-laden rendition of hit country single Sky Ferreira made a surprise cameo at Coachella Saturday when the singer appeared onstage before Kevin Abstract’s set to deliver a cover of Lady A’s “Need You Now.” Without any official announcement, the leather jacket and sunglasses-clad

The country guitarist makes his third SNL appearance with two tracks from his latest album, Higher Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton performed two tracks from Higher, his fifth studio album which came out last November, on Saturday Night Live. Stapleton, making his third SNL musical guest appearance after taking the stage in 2018 beside fellow Kentucky

Saturday Sessions Alynda Segarra and company showcase “Alibi,” “Buffalo,” and “Hawkmoon” from acclaimed album Hurray for the Riff Raff dropped by CBS Mornings’ studio to perform three tracks from their new album The Past Is Still Alive for “Saturday Sessions.” For the mini-concert, singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra — who uses they/them pronouns — delivered the first

¡Arriba México, cabrónes! Greeted by thousands of fans, many waving Mexican flags, singer-rapper Peso Pluma took the main stage shortly past 9 p.m. on Friday for a standout, corrido-fueled Coachella set that featured surprise appearances from Becky G, Santa Fe Klan, Junior H and Arcángel. Peso, dressed in white, opened his set with the song

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Dua Lipa serves up another high-energy dance pop track from her forthcoming Radical Optimism, Future and Metro Boomin‘ tell you why they still don’t trust you, and Girl in Red returns with her refreshing

Ringo Starr has released a new single, “February Sky,” along with a visualizer featuring never-before-seen clips from the musician’s archives. The uplifting song is the first listen from his forthcoming solo EP, Crooked Boy, which will be released on a limited-edition marble vinyl on April 20 for Record Store Day. “Gonna stand up rise above

For the past six months, Burton Cummings, founding singer and songwriter of classic rock group the Guess Who, has been in a bitter legal dispute to wrest control of his old band’s legacy. Now, he’s adopting an aggressive and relatively unheard of approach to make that happen: giving up on certain royalties so the band

Vampire Weekend stopped by The Daily Show to perform their recent song, “Mary Boone,” and to chat with host Michael Kosta. During the artsy performance, frontman Ezra Koenig sat on a stool in front of the other musicians, who were accompanied by a choir as footage of New York City played behind them. [embedded content]

‘we come to this place…’ Following Olivia Rodrigo last week, Babyface is latest artist to parody Kidman spots Babyface is the latest artist to parody Nicole Kidman’s ubiquitous AMC ad, with the singer recreating the oft-mocked “We Make Movies Better” spot to promote his own Las Vegas residency. Instead of celebrating the wonders of the

💎💎💎 “When I first started writing my songs, I would listen to her album Pieces of You before I went to bed,” Rodrigo says onstage On the final night of Olivia Rodrigo‘s Madison Square Garden takeover for the Guts world tour, she welcomed Jewel onstage for a dazzling duet of the singer-songwriter’s 1995 hit “You

The Newport Jazz Festival is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year with an impressive lineup. On Tuesday, the annual music festival announced the performers for this year’s iteration, which will include Kamasi Washington, André 3000, Laufey, Nile Rodgers & Chic, and Elvis Costello. This year’s festival is scheduled for Aug. 2 through Aug. 4 at

As J. Cole put a bow on this year’s Dreamville Festival, he worked an apology  heard-’round-hip-hop into the introduction to one of his biggest and most sentimental songs, “Love Yourz.” “The past two days have felt terrible,” he said, earnestly admitting he’s lost sleep over “7 Minute Drill,” his nuanced but ill-received jab back at

A few weeks back, Flint rapper BFB Packman dropped Forget Me Not, his first album in three years. Before the release, he heightened fan anticipation when he revealed a Drake collaboration on “Olympic Shit Talkin,” a song that also features a verse from the currently incarcerated Rio Da Yung OG. But just before Forget Me

The artist won three awards at this year’s ceremony for his hit single “Need a Favor” Jelly Roll returned to the CMT Music Awards at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Sunday and took home three trophies, including Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year, and CMT Performance of the Year. The

On Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé mixes R&B, country, and some hard-hitting guitars, among many other elements, and as the artist herself is well aware, there used to be a name for that kind of American melange: rock & roll. She slyly acknowledges that fact with two Chuck Berry moments on the album, including a segment of

There are just 13 days left before the pop star’s new album arrives Taylor Swift is dropping her new album, The Tortured Poets Department on April 19, which is 13 days from now, and also incidentally a number, which carries a lot of significance for her. She detailed the reason the number has been a