Music

Adele performed a devastatingly gorgeous “To Be Loved” — while casually sitting in a living room — in a video she shared on Instagram. The heartbreaking track appears on 30, her five-star album arriving on Friday. In the clip, she’s accompanied by live piano that’s played off-camera; her vocal runs escalate as she belts the

Pearl Jam has announced they will make up the 2020 North American tour dates postponed due to the pandemic next spring. Specific details are set to be revealed early next year, but the tour will kick off in May 2022. Thank you, Pearl Jam fans, for your patience & flexibility as we have waited to

Big Thief will release their new album — which boasts a mystical mouthful of a title, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You — Feb. 11 via 4AD. The announcement arrives alongside another single, “Time Escaping,” which joins four previously released tracks now attached to the LP. The album, available for preorder, follows 2019’s

Michael Johnston, cofounder of Chicago-based label Audiotree and owner of venues Schubas and Lincoln Hall, has been accused of using hidden cameras in his home to videotape and photograph nude images of his children’s nanny, NBC 5 Chicago reports. The nanny and another woman have filed a civil suit against Johnston and his wife Kelly

Lil Nas X is getting ready to dish on Maury this Wednesday about the love triangle inspiration behind “That’s What I Want” — and he’s dropped a trailer spilling the details. The new clip opens with footage from the song’s video, which depicts the backstory of a very real love triangle. The video depicts Lil

In October, Adele performed her first concert in over four years at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. It was filmed for Adele One Night Only, a two-hour concert and interview special with Oprah Winfrey that aired Sunday night on CBS. Though the audience was largely filled with famous friends like Drake, Lizzo, Leonardo DiCaprio and

While fans are still deciphering Taylor Swift’s epic All Too Well short film, the singer revealed Sunday that another video of her Red (Taylor’s Version) will arrive shortly. The visual for “I Bet You Think About Me” will premiere Monday at 10 a.m. EST, with actress and Swift’s friend Blake Lively making her directorial debut

Taylor Swift paralyzed time with the live television debut of her expanded version of “All Too Well” on Saturday Night Live this week. Released on Nov. 12, the 10-minute track comes from Red (Taylor’s Version), her second re-recorded album from her catalog. Instead of performing two songs as musical guests typically do on SNL, Swift

Angel Olsen performed an intimate, stripped-down mini-set as part of the virtual Adult Swim Festival this weekend. Accompanied only by electric guitar, Olsen — who performed live, and not prerecorded, for the livestream — played four tracks from her 2020 LP Whole New Mess, itself a bare bones version of 2019’s All Mirrors: “We Are

Brace yourselves: Taylor Swift has dropped a dramatic and moving short film for the long-awaited 10-minute version of “All Too Well.” Swift wrote and directed the short film, which was shot on 35mm. Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) and Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf) star as two doomed lovers. The story opens with them in bed, Sink’s

Attorneys Ben Crump and Alex Hilliard have filed lawsuits on behalf of over 200 victims from the Astroworld tragedy, the two attorneys told reporters outside of Harris County Civil Courthouse on Friday. The duo have filed 93 lawsuits, including one on Friday on behalf of 90 plaintiffs.  Among those Crump is representing is the family

Taylor Swift geared up to paint the town Red for her re-recorded Taylor’s Version drop at midnight on Thursday with a couple of late-night appearances. Her first stop was as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The audience was made up entirely of veterans in honor of Veterans Day, Fallon announced at the

Eric Clapton’s friends and collaborators discuss the rock legend’s anti-lockdown stance — and defend him against allegations of racism — in a new report. Following a string of anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown tracks, Rolling Stone detailed Clapton’s descent from just speaking about his vaccine skepticism to actually bankrolling it.  Clapton’s associates are similarly perplexed by his

John Legend has unveiled a new holiday single, “You Deserve It All.” The song was released to celebrate the singer’s signing with major label Republic Records. “I am excited to partner with Republic Records in this next chapter of my career,” Legend said in a statement. “Everyone at the label has been so wonderful to

“You shoulda known better to fuck with someone like me,” Avril Lavigne sings on “Bite Me,” her return single. “Forever and ever you’re going to wish I was your wifey.” “Bite Me,” Lavigne’s debut on Travis Barker’s label DTA Records, shows the Canadian musician harking back to her early pop-punk days on Let Go, released

The night before the deadly Astroworld Festival in Houston, Darius Williams and dozens of other recently hired Contemporary Services Corp. staffers attended a five-hour orientation to work the ill-fated event as newly minted unarmed security staff. They were photographed, fingerprinted, and asked to take a state licensing exam for Level 2 security personnel that included

Billie Eilish stopped by Sesame Street to perform a new rendition of “Happier Than Ever” with the Count ahead of the show’s 52nd season premiering on Nov. 11. Eilish’s full episode doesn’t air until June 16. Perched on the front steps of a building, the 19-year-old singer croons: “When I’m counting with you, I’m happier

Drake, who made a surprise appearance during Travis Scott’s set at Astroworld in Houston on Friday, has issued his first statement about the tragedy. At least eight people died and hundreds were injured following a crowd surge during the event. The second night of the festival was canceled. “I’ve spent the past few days trying

Summer Walker’s music evokes the spirit of the blues. The 25 year old Atlanta native has a writing ability reminiscent of Bessie Smith’s descriptive love narratives, deeply personal but at the same time reflecting universal emotions and desires. Walker’s 2019 debut, Over It was the most streamed album by a female artist since Beyonce’s Lemonade

It was Evan Pond’s first concert in nearly two years. The 16-year-old Toronto resident had expected a cathartic two days in Houston, Texas, at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival — an escape from a trying year and a half of no live music during the pandemic. By the end of the weekend, though, he was grieving