Music

Last year, St. Vincent (a.k.a Annie Clark) releasedMasseduction, the noise-pop masterpiece that had her firing on all cylinders. WithMassEducation, Clark reimagines every song on Masseduction as a piano ballad, stripping them down to an emotionally raw core and even flipping the LP’s running order. “Hang On Me” originally led offMasseduction: …

Around the time Dave Davies scored a hit in 1967 with “Death of a Clown,” he had a spiritual awakening and began questioning mortality. The lyrics of the song, which he co-wrote with his brother and Kinks bandmate Ray Davies, tells of a performer who has lost his spark but …

Panic! at the Disco paid tribute to Queen with a rousing live version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” at the 2018 American Music Awards. Frontman Brendon Urie nailed his interpretation of Freddie Mercury’s daunting original vocal during the performance, broadcast live from Sydney, Australia. The singer opened by crooning and playing grand …

The annualAustin City Limitsfestival kicked off on October 5th-7th with a jam-packed three-day lineup of rock, rap, pop and more. The first weekend of the fest was hot and humid, but that didn’t stop Janelle Monáe, whose afternoon set was the one that smoked them all on Sunday. Like the …

If any band can perpetually find the bright side, it’s Old Dominion. They do just that with their new live-for-the-moment anthem “Make It Sweet,” which is also the name of an accompanying tour set to begin in January 2019. The ACM Vocal Group of the Year-winning act’s first new music …

It was originally written as a personal tribute, but it went on to become a hit single on the airwaves, a national symbol of resilience after a terror attack and, later, a meme-ified emblem of seasonal malaise.This year marks 13 Septembers since Green Day‘s “Wake Me Up When September Ends” …

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James appeared on The Tonight ShowWednesday night to perform his solo track “Over and Over.” Accompanied by a group of backup singers called the Resistance Revival Chorus, James offered up an acoustic rendition of the song, which is featured on his upcoming album,Uniform Clarity. Uniform …

G-Eazy and YG trade lines over a doo-wop-sampling beat in “Endless Summer Freestyle.” G-Eazy’s verse is packed full of references to high-end brand names and international vacation destinations: “Tell me who is if I’m not the coldest/ I’m steppin’ on their necks in my Prada loafers… I’m out in Dubai …

Season 15 of NBC’s The Voice is beginning to pick up steam, and night three of the show’s Blind Audition phase (Monday, October 1st) featured another lineup packed with country singers. Stepping up with one of the most riveting performances of the night was 15-year-old Chevel Shepherd, whose outsized vocals …

UPDATE: Cardi B has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of assault, CNN reports, citing the NYPD. Her courtdate in the case is set for October 29th. Cardi B surrendered to New York City police Monday morning in connection to a fight that …