Music

Roughly a month ago, Anuel AA and Karol G’s “Secreto” — a pop-reggaeton duet about a torrid but hidden romance — leaked online. “We were upset,” says Ezequiel Rivera, who co-produced the single with Henry De La Prida. “It was like the track was just dead. I didn’t think Anuel …

Nearly 45 years after he ushered in one of the most influential music series on television in the last half-century, Willie Nelson returns this weekend to Austin City Limits for the 18th time. In this exclusive clip from the upcoming episode, Nelson seems to be playing off those impressive figures …

With its rollout and repealof a hateful conduct and content policy a few months behind it, Spotify is trying a different approach to controversial music — this time, handing over the responsibility to users. The streaming service has quietly introduced a much-requested feature in its mobile app allowing users to …

Jimmy Buffett capped off his rendition of the National Anthem before Sunday’s NFC Championship game in New Orleans with an emphatic mic drop. Buffett, a lifelong Saints fan, delivered a straightforward, near-recited rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” but it was the “Margaritaville” singer’s actions after “And the home of the …

The once-crowded New York music festival landscape will feature one less event this summer as Panorama will go on hiatus in 2019, with plans to revive the fest in 2020 at a different location. The AEG and Goldenvoice-produced festival took place from 2016 to 2018 at New York’s Randall’s Island, …

“I’m a champion,” Michael Hobby howls at the beginning of “My Time’s Comin’,” the new song by A Thousand Horses. The first release off the country-rock band’s upcoming second album, the stomping track is tailor-made for the playoffs — take your pick of sports. Opening with a gospel chorus, a …

The back half of Migos’ 2018 was not their most creatively rewarding stretch of their carer. Quavo’s solo project was critically panned, Takeoff’s The Last Rocket fared slightly better and Offset didn’t bother dropping his promised solo effort as he sifted through a messy maybe-divorce. The group passed the then-hypothetical …

Karen O and Danger Mouse have unveiled new song, “Woman.” The new track from their forthcoming collaborative album Lux Prima, which is due on March 15th via BMG and is available for pre-order, follows their previously released title track. The potent “Woman” features Karen O’s empowering lyrics, which includes the …

After celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2018, Steve Miller Band will return to the road this spring for a brief tour through the southeastern portion of the United States. The eight-date trek opens March 12th in Clearwater, Florida and wraps two weeks later with a March 24th gig in Southaven, …

Troye Sivan nurses a (literally) heart-wrenching crush on a beach bartender in the vibrant “Lucky Strike” video. This past Sunday, Sivan was up for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes for his Boy Erased soundtrack contribution “Revelation.” Emma Westenberg, who helmed Janelle Monáe’s “Pynk” video, directed the vivid, beach-set “Lucky …