Music

Days after releasing “Heart Like a Wheel” to members of his Church Choir fan club, Eric Church performed the Desperate Man track for the first time, debuting it during the encore of his Sunday-night set at the Country Thunder Music Festival in Calgary, Canada. “By myself, I’m going to try …

When Eric Clapton announced his Christmas album Happy Xmas, it appeared to be a typical move by a rock legend. But buried in between tracks like “White Christmas” and “Silent Night” is a surprising track: “Jingle Bells (In Memory of Avicii).” It’s unclear what personal connection Clapton has to the …

The most beautiful words ever spoken about Aretha Franklin came from her friend and producer Luther Vandross, back in 1982: “This woman ain’t entertainment. She’s done opened the books to my life and told everybody. Like Roberta Flack used to say in ‘Killing Me Softly,’ ‘I thought he found my …

Aretha Franklin was 22 and already a proven hit maker by 1964. But it was still a few years before “Respect” and “Think” would position her as the Queen of Soul, and she was unafraid to explore jazzier and bluesier territory. That year, she put out two records: Unforgettable, A …

Last month, Halsey and Khalid released a new song, “Eastside,” with a silent partner: producer and songwriter Benny Blanco, who’s credited as a third lead artist on the single (and co-stars in its video) even though he doesn’t audibly sing on it. For Blanco, who’s been crafting pop smashes at …

Garth Brooks has been raking in the cash since coming out of retirement and hitting the road in 2014, landing at the top of highest paid country stars lists for three consecutive years. He couldn’t maintain the streak in 2018, however, as Luke Bryan sailed past him to claim his …

The latest episode ofWho Is America?, takes aim at Dan Roberts, the president of Youth Shooters of America, an organization that promotes youth shooting sports. Disguised as an Israeli terrorism expert named Erran Morad, Sasha Baron Cohen told Roberts the best way to “survive a beheading” was to attack an …

Not all breakups are created equal, and sometimes getting dumped is actually for the best. That’s the premise behind Muscadine Bloodline’s video for their propulsive single, “Movin’ On.” The duo’s Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton play a pair of aspiring stars — not unlike their real lives — who get …

There are a lot of reasons to love “Sicko Mode,” the early highlight of Travis Scott‘s excellent new Astroworld, but I’d like to talk about one in particular. That reason is Jamba Juice. Scott, who recently took over Six Flags Magic Mountain for an Astroworld listening party, mentions the thirst-quenching …

J. Cole unveiled a triumphant new freestyle, “Album of the Year,” which finds him spitting over the beat to Nas and the Bravehearts’ 2001 track, “Oochie Wally.” Simon David directed the video for “Album of the Year,” which captures J. Cole spitting the cut in various locations, like inside a …