Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member, dies at 68

Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member, dies at 68

In 1975, KCET aired a half-hour concert featuring a hot new local band. As an opening shot of the downtown skyline segued into a slice-of-life montage of East Los Angeles, a twinkling harp played over […]

Michelle Zauner Calls Jeff Tweedy For Some Pre-Grammys Advice

Michelle Zauner Calls Jeff Tweedy For Some Pre-Grammys Advice

All photos courtesy of Michelle Zauner and Jeff Tweedy. For Michelle Zauner, life post-breakthrough hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows. “I’ve been feeling a little lost,” the Seoul-born artist said on a recent Zoom call. […]

Swing Time: Blue Lab Beats

photo credit: Iliana Kanellopoulou *** “For me, it’s the law to play behind,” notes David “Mr DM” Mrakpor, multi-instrumentalist of London duo Blue Lab Beats. “It just feels better.” He’s reflecting on the laid-back groove […]

How Upstart Streaming Music App Plern Took on Spotify In Thailand

How Upstart Streaming Music App Plern Took on Spotify In Thailand

Plern wraps a Bangkok subway car, part of a localized, artist-focused branding blitz throughout Thailand  (photo: Digital Music News) Never heard of Plern? Here’s how an upstart Thai streaming music platform quickly topped 1 million […]

‘My mother thought I’d ruined my life’: how EMF made Unbelievable | Culture

‘We were in our late teens and thought we were invincible’: EMF in 1990.

James Atkin, singer Ian [Dench, guitarist] was the genius behind Unbelievable. I just sang and looked pretty. Derry [Brownson, sampler], Zac [Foley, bass] and I had the idea for EMF, but we didn’t have much […]

How the Wiggles took over the world – and got the cool kids on side too | Music

The original Wiggles in their skivvies

Since forming in 1991, Australian children’s group the Wiggles have pretty much seen it all. They’ve created a vast discography spanning 59 studio albums alone – and last year, they were the second-highest streamed Australian […]

The Biggest Winners, Losers, And Surprises

Jon Batiste 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony 2022

The Grammys are all about celebrating the best and brightest in music, but in another sense, it’s about picking winners… and therefore losers (or non-winners if you want to soften the blow of that descriptor). […]

The 10 Best Music Documentaries Streaming On Disney+ And Hulu

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What makes a good music documentary? Is it unfiltered talking head interviews from an artist’s inner circle, narrating their rise to fame and filling in the gaps with unheard tales of tragedy and triumph? Is […]

Camila Cabello Is ‘So Upset’ & ‘Unprepared’ For Paparazzi Bikini Pics

Camila Cabello slams paparazzi

Singer Camila Cabello is opening up about one of the most frustrating aspects of being a celebrity: dealing with paparazzi pics. “Circus” singer Britney Spears was extremely vocal about her disdain for unflattering pap pics […]

Justin Bieber Gets Mocked For Wearing Ridiculously Baggy Balenciaga Suit With Crocs At The Grammys

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Getty Image Justin Bieber wore a ridiculously oversized Balenciaga suit with platform crocs to the Grammys on Sunday. Bieber got immediately mocked by the Internet over his outfit. Read more Brobible news here Justin Bieber’s […]

‘Winning Time’ HBO: The real story of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots a sky hook over Benoit Benjamin

Listen to this episode of Binge Sesh There may be no figure in Lakers history more misunderstood than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. And “Winning Time” tries to correct, or at least complicate, the record. In Episode 5 […]

Questions Are Being Asked Of Bruce Willis’ Agents And Management

Questions Are Being Asked Of Bruce Willis' Agents And Management

Getty Image Bruce Willis has starred in over 70 feature films during his 40-plus year career. The 67-year-old is stepping away from acting due to an aphasia diagnosis. Questions are now being asked about how […]