Music

It’s a weird time to be Justin Timberlake. His just-released album,Man of the Woods, hit number one, and he played music’s most coveted gig at the Super Bowl – without incident, this time. He’s about to go on what will no doubt be a highly successful arena tour. But a …

At his Monday night show in San Antonio, Texas, Chris Young paid tribute to country singer Daryle Singletary by performing one of the Georgia native’s biggest hits, “I Let Her Lie.” “I love Daryle Singletary, he wrote this,” Young says to rapturous applause at the beginning of the song, a …

Two days before the Smashing Pumpkins are rumored to announce the long-awaited reunion of three-quarters of their classic lineup, the band issued a statement explaining why the fourth key member won’t be taking part. “In reuniting The Smashing Pumpkins, the band’s dedication remains to its fans and its music. To …

Rush weren’t the first band to fill an entire album side with a single epic track, but grand, suite-like works such as 1976’s “2112” and 1978’s “Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres” helped make them legends of long-form prog. So it makes sense that after retro-minded SoCal hard rockers Fu Manchu …

Three years ago, Fall Out Boy opened a pop-up store in New York, selling T-shirts in a space that resembled a punk-rock club. When the band revisited the idea at stores in New York and L.A. this past fall, the vibe and decor were noticeably upgraded. Purple-tinted windows made fans …

Police in Orlando, acting on a “credible threat,” arrested a man outside of a Lana Del Rey concert Saturday night on charges that he planned to kidnap the singer. Michael Hunt, a 43-year-old man from Riverview, Florida, was arrested a block from Orlando’s Amway Center – where Del Rey was …

Recording Academy president Neil Portnow has announced the formation of a task force following criticism of comments he made as well as accusations of sexism during the Grammy awards ceremony, Variety reports. A call for Portnow’s resignation from female industry executives closely followed his announcement. This year’s Grammys have been …

Ten years ago, the members of Vampire Weekend were being interviewed about their sudden success and the blogosphere’s misgivings about their pedigree – specifically the fact that the band comprised four Ivy League grads with a penchant for polo shirts and boat shoes. “For me, it was a cool idea …

Nearly 50 years on from its original release, Ryan Kinder reimagines Creedence Clearwater Revival’s classic antiwar anthem “Fortunate Son” as a brooding ballad in this YouTube Nashville Sessions video. The Alabama native gives the song nothing short of a reinvention, which at this point may be necessary to avoid mere …

“Everyone calls Bob Dylan a poet, but he doesn’t write poetry,” says soul singer Bettye LaVette, who tackles the Dylan songbook on her upcoming album Things Have Changed. “He doesn’t really write songs. He writes prose.” Produced by drummer Steve Jordan, Things Have Changed (out March 30th) brings soul, melody …