It was hostless yet somehow the wheels stayed on. It played that “Bohemian Rhapsody” guitar riff roughly 60 gajillion times in a little over three hours — and boy, did the Oscars producers keep their promise about keeping the show way below the Satantango-running-time length. It gave the stage over …

Taylor Swift dropped into two fans’ engagement party to serenade them with the romantic Reputation anthem “King of My Heart.” Alexander Goldschmidt orchestrated the surprise for his fiancé Ross Girard at their engagement party on Saturday where he said he was grateful for everyone keeping secrets surrounding their engagement, but there …

In early 1963, when incoming Alabama governor George Wallace delivered his infamous “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” speech, the Number One record on the nation’s R&B chart, as well as a recent Top Ten hit on pop radio, was “You Are My Sunshine” by Ray Charles. That country standard …

Michael Jackson’s estate is suing HBO for more than $100 million over its controversial Leaving Neverland documentary. The Jackson estate has been fiercely critical of the film since it premiered at Sundance in January. The film prominently features the story of two men, James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who claim …

System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian created an eerie nightmare world full of skulls, gun-toting devils and grimy imagery of him and his band members melting into darkness for his video for “Guns Are Loaded,” a track off his other group, Scars on Broadway’s recent Dictator album. “‘Guns Are …

R. Kelly will vacate the Chicago building that houses his recording studio following a judge’s ruling that placed a strict curfew on use of the premises. “On February 8, 2019, an order was entered limiting R. Kelly’s access to his recording studio between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 …

Savan Kotecha has built an exceptional career as a songwriter. But despite a résumé containing hits for Justin Bieber and Maroon 5, Kotecha was feeling glum when he first sat down with Ariana Grande to discuss songs that would later appear on 2014’s My Everything. Kotecha had played a key …

Earlier this week, Chris Stapleton called the Marcus King Band “one of my new favorite talents,” raving about the guitar playing and singing style of the group’s namesake leader. King put both of those assets on display when he and the band played “Goodbye Carolina” on The Late Show With …

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul were nearly done with their set at London’s Roundhouse in November of 2017 when Van Zandt told the crowd that a special guest was going to join them on the stage. “I got a friend of mine that wants to come out,” he …

Brothers Osborne reunite with directors Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver (“Ain’t My Fault,” “Shoot Me Straight”) for their video for “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You),” a dramatic vignette that tells a tale of addiction and struggle through the eyes of a bull-rider. Rodeo is a popular, mythologized subject in …