Taylor Swift: The Eras tour Melbourne show review – eye-popping spectacle from a generous performer | Taylor Swift

Melbourne's Love Story with Taylor Swift – video

When Taylor Swift first played in Melbourne 15 years ago, it was to an audience of 900. This week in the city, the US megastar performs for a quarter of a million. Love her or […]

Will Eslabón Armado’s ‘Ella Baila Sola’ conquer Latin Grammys?

Will Eslabón Armado's 'Ella Baila Sola' conquer Latin Grammys?

It was late September when Pedro Tovar’s mom called to tell him he was a Latin Grammy-nominated songwriter. He was still riding off the high of his band Eslabón Armado becoming the first Mexican regional […]

“1989” Is Proof That Taylor Swift Isn’t Mean to Her Exes

The Complicated Reality of Being a Black Taylor Swift Fan

This is how the old story about Taylor Swift goes: she dates so many men, who then inevitably become her exes, and then she brutalizes them in song form. John Mayer quakes in fear over […]

Peter Jackson Directed the Video for The Beatles’ “Now and Then”

Peter Jackson Directed the Video for The Beatles' "Now and Then"

A new Beatles song called “Now and Then,” billed as the final song from the legendary band, will be released on Thursday, November 2nd. The following day, a music video for the song,” helmed by […]

The Lemon Twigs: Everything Harmony review – rarely has stark despair sounded so lovely | Pop and rock

The artwork for Everything Harmony

Musical pastiche can be dangerous. When you go beyond having influences to embodying those influences, artists can easily slip into self-parody. You need spectacularly good songs to pull it off. The Lemon Twigs, a US […]

Miley Cyrus’ fans are convinced she secretly leaked an album

Clara Pierce's "Down with Me" album on Spotify.

Miley Cyrus’ pop career has been back in full bloom this year with her No. 1 smash “Flowers.” But now fans are convinced that the 30-year-old star has been secretly dropping even more music in […]

‘Love Is Blind’: ‘I Hope You Dance,’ other music explained

A group of friends with a birthday cake with pink candles at the center.

Viewers have come to expect certain aesthetic flourishes from “Love is Blind,” Netflix’s smash hit reality show — er, “experiment” — following couples who get engaged before ever seeing each other. There are the notorious […]

Gerard Piqué Slams Ex-Wife Shakira’s ‘Latin American’ Fans For Social Media ‘Barbarities’

Piqué and Shakira split in June 2022 after nearly 11 years together.

Retired Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué decried the Latin American heritage of his ex-wife Shakira over the weekend and denounced her fans’ criticisms of him as “barbarities.” The retired soccer player told sports journalist Gerard […]

Shakira Quotes Madeleine Albright To Seemingly Shade Ex-Boyfriend’s New Girlfriend

Shakira has released two brutal breakup songs since her split with ex-boyfriend Gerard Piqué.

Shakira believes “there is a place in hell” for women who don’t support each other. Those comments may have been aimed at Clara Chia Martí, who recently became Instagram-official with Shakira’s ex-boyfriend Gerard Piqué — […]

S.G. Goodman’s Rustic Hymnals Double As Calls To Action

S.G. Goodman's Rustic Hymnals Double As Calls To Action

By Mia Hughes “You never can say whether or not your music is timely, but I think sometimes, music needs to be a catalyst for people’s awareness,” says Kentucky songwriter S.G. Goodman. She’s telling MTV […]

Harry Styles Harry’s House Album Review

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 22: Harry Styles performs on the Coachella stage during the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 22, 2022 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Harry Styles)

Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Pop music, particularly the type as globally successful as what Harry Styles makes, has a unique responsibility. By nature, it’s supposed to soundtrack a wide variety of experiences — […]