U.K. rapper Stormzy appeared on The Tonight Show to perform his recent song “Crown.” The live rendition of the track, which comes off his sophomore album Heavy Is the Head, marks Stormzy’s U.S. television debut. The rapper appeared on a mostly dark stage, accompanied by a choir and a live …
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Sean Penn will host his annual benefit gala for CORE, his relief non-profit for Haiti, this week in Los Angeles. And, as in past years, it features a star-studded lineup of performers: Beck, Portugal. The Man, Jenny Lewis, Dwight Yoakam and Henning May will take the stage on Wednesday, January …
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Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan, who is no stranger to collaborative projects, has joined up with a new collective called Humanist for a moody new song called “Shock Collar.” In the video, he pleads that he “never lied,” in his signature croon, singing amid swirling guitars and electro drums as …
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Bob Seger was one of the last major artists to put his music on streaming platforms, so it’s no huge surprise that he’s also one of the last to start an official YouTube channel. It premiered Friday with a lyric video for his 1976 classic “Night Moves.” “The video is …
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Pharrell Williams took the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform his song “Letter to My Godfather,” which he released last summer. The singer was joined by a choir for an emotional rendition of the track. “Letter to My Godfather” pays tribute to influential music executive Clarence Avant and appeared …
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The surviving members of Nirvana reunited in Los Angeles Saturday for a special one-night-only performance as Dave Grohl was joined by Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear at the 2020 Art of Elysium Gala, an annual fundraiser that connects artists with children and communities in need. Playing before an enraptured crowd …
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Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean are among the headliners for the 2020 Coachella Music and Arts Festival. The events will take place over two back-to-back weekends — April 10-12 and April 17-19 — at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The first weekend is sold out …
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So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. For more than 40 years now, Nile Rodgers has been proving himself to …
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Dua Lipa has released a new song, “Future Nostalgia.” The song, which is the title track from her upcoming sophomore album, is an buoyant, catchy pop number that sees Dua Lipa playing up her strengths. “No matter what you do I’m gonna get it without ya,” she sings. “I know …
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Niall Horan has dropped a brand-new single “Put a Little Love on Me” along with an accompanying music video. The video, shot in Los Angeles with director Cameron Busby, sees Horan performing the emotional track at a grand piano as a red-clad dancer spins around him. Horan wrote the song …
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