Linkin Park is back and it means business. The reconstituted band, with Emily Armstrong stepping in to a lead singer role, played its first full performance since the death of former frontman Chester Bennington on Wednesday night at L.A.’s Kia Forum. And if there was any thought that the very short international tour the group […]

Taylor Swift has formally endorsed Kamala Harris after the candidate’s debate with Donald Trump, following up the ABC-hosted match-up with a strong message posted to her Instagram Story — saying that the vice president “fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted […]

In one of the funniest moments on her latest album, in the bridge of the song “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?,” Taylor Swift sings in a quiet, solemn tone, “So tell me everything is not about me…” And then, raising her voice nearly to a shriek, she dramatically adds: “But what if it is?” […]

Morgan Wallen is the leading nominee for the 58th annual CMA Awards, with seven nods. He had some help with that — most notably in the form of his featured duet appearance on Post Malone’s smash “I Had Some Help,” which was nominated in four categories. Wallen’s seven nominations for the annual kudos from the […]

Will Jennings, an Oscar winner for “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong” and one of the best known lyricists in the contemporary songwriting community, has died, his longtime publisher confirms to Variety. No cause of death was announced, although he had been ill for some time; he was 80. Although the […]

“The Easy Kind” isn’t the easiest kind of film to describe for someone who is getting a first look, as audiences did in its premiere screenings at the Telluride Film Festival this past weekend. On first blush, it might appear to be a documentary of the esteemed country singer Elizabeth Cook, who enjoys a sizable […]

Reading and Leeds Festivals always deliver one of the U.K.’s wildest weekends, but this year’s event was even more full of incident than usual. The set by Lana Del Rey (pictured above) was cut short by organizers, who later apologized; Reneé Rapp walked off stage after being drenched when accumulated rainwater was blown off the […]

The Stagecoach Festival in California was already seen as packing more heat this past spring than its sister festival, Coachella, and that could well be the case again in 2025, now that the annual desert gathering has announced a lineup that includes some of the biggest names in mainstream country but also several high-profile figures […]

Many artists and songwriters have objected to the use of their songs as part of Donald Trump’s presidential campaigning, but actual legal judgments have been harder to come by. One such edict came down Tuesday when a federal court judge in Georgia issued a temporary injunction ordering the Trump campaign to stop using the Sam […]

Elton John revealed on his social media Tuesday that he has spent the summer “quietly recuperating at hoime” from “a severe eye infection” that has left him with limited sight in the impacted eye. The announcement comes just three days before John is set to appear in public at the premiere of a documentary at […]

Blake Shelton and Warner Music Nashville had one of the longest-surviving artist/label relationships in the business, going back more than two decades, but it’s over now, as the singer and the company jointly announced Tuesday that they are “amicably parting ways.” Shelton’s first album with Warner’s Nashville division was his sophomore release “The Dreamer,” which […]

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are not the first musicians ever to name an album after a favorite studio or, in their case, the one they own and operate in East Nashville. But “Woodland” isn’t just a random title — it really does reflect the hardships and triumphs that came about over the last few […]

Speaking out weeks after Aerosmith announced it was finished with touring for good, the band’s bassist, Tom Hamilton, has spoken up in an interview with AARP about his hopes for future prospects for the veteran group, saying he believes “the band is still alive,” while reaffirming that there is no scenario in which Aerosmith could […]

In his autobiography, Elvis Costello wrote that the popular idea of him early on as an angry man was just a trick of physiology. He wrote: “It seems that the space between my two front teeth, which made Jane Birkin, Ray Davies, and Jerry Lewis so appealing, has had the effect of making half of […]

There’s a song called “Country’s Cool Again”on Lainey Wilson’s new album, “Whirlwind.”It’s not one of the autobiographical numbers on the record,  but maybe it should be, because Wilson herself is a big reason why country music is seeing renewed cachet in the culture.In a male-skewing genre that hasn’t really generated a new female superstar since […]

Under any other circumstance, if there was a widespread rumor — supposedly verified by legit news sources — that Beyoncé was going to perform at an internationally televised event, only to have the evening proceed with no mention or trace of her, it’d feel deflating. But that airy sound you heard across the land Thursday […]

It was 60 years ago today that the Beatles found a shell to play. The 60th anniversary of the band’s first show at the Hollywood Bowl will be commemorated in a presentation by well-regarded Beatles expert Martin Lewis, who will speak Friday night at L.A.’s Philosophical Research Society, along with bringing some audio and video […]

Lil Jon’s short but galvanizing appearance at the Democratic National Convention, representing the state of Georgia during a musical roll call, may have seemed like a random delight to some viewers. In actuality, it was the culmination of a weeks-old viral meme that tied the rapper to vice presidential candidate Tim Walz… and also a […]

It’s becoming a tradition: The Chicks will sing “The Star Spangled Banner” on the final night of the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening, just as they did at the DNC four years ago. This rendition is likely to be much more emotionally charged, though, as the trio will be performing it live, unlike the solemn […]