Our recurring Songs of the Week column highlights the best new tracks from the last seven days. This week, we’re listening to new tunes from August Ponthier, Lala Lala, and more. August Ponthier — “I’m Crying, […]
Music It’s been a year since we lost genius director/artist David Lynch. However, he would take comfort in knowing that his great filmography lives on. And perhaps his most recognizable work of all time remains […]
Britney Spears says she will “never perform in the US again,” citing “extremely sensitive reasons.” The pop star, who was freed from her conservatorship in 2021, made the declaration in an Instagram post on Friday […]
The Doors’ surviving members Robby Krieger and John Densmore have recreated the band’s classic song “Riders on the Storm” with a bevy of musicians from across the globe. Among the artists who contributed to the […]
L.A. has a long, storied history of hotels with deep musical connections. From the Hyatt House (now the Andaz) on Sunset Boulevard, known as the infamous “Riot House” as remembered in Cameron Crowe’s Oscar-winning “Almost […]
mgk has shared a new single and video for “times of my life.” Written, produced, and performed alongside Travis Barker (who drums on the song) and other longtime mgk collaborators and friends like SlimXX, BazeXX, […]
Recorded in late September 1962 in Chicago and released on Verve the same year, the Norman Granz-produced Affinity captures the Oscar Peterson Trio at a moment of deep cohesion and fluency. The lineup — Peterson […]
Andrew Hill’s 1965 record Compulsion!!!!! is among the March 2026 entries for Blue Note’s Tone Poet Series. This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of Compulsion!!!!! was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent […]
The piano man is back. Billy Joel, 76, surprised fans with a performance for the first time since revealing his battle with the brain disorder, normal pressure hydrocephalus, last year. On Friday, Wellington, Florida, celebrated […]
Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing center in Sandy […]
Perry Bamonte, who played guitar and keyboard in the Cure, has died. The Cure confirmed Bamonte’s death in a statement on its website on Friday, saying that he had died after “a short illness at […]
When the Hollywood location of the Blue Note first opened, it was during difficult times. Like almost all of L.A., the venue was impacted by the January wildfires, and a March opening was pushed back […]
MIKA’s effervescent new single now has a music video. “Immortal Love,” a glittering dance track from the international pop star’s forthcoming album Hyperlove, has been graced with a visual treatment from director Nick Bartleet. In […]
Susanna Hoffs made a trip to the East Coast for a couple of intimate performances, including one at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut on Saturday night. In a stripped-down setting, the singer presented new songs […]
Listen, to all of the Cameron Winter and Geese naysayers out there — I get it. The indie rock hype train has been well and loaded up with critically-acclaimed coal and is barreling down the […]
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss spoke to Billboard about his upcoming solo album, simply titled “Peter Criss”, which will arrive this Friday, December 19. He said: “I put my heart and soul into it. My […]
Leon Thomas recently dyed the tips of his signature locs dark green. His new hair color — a stark contrast from the vibrant red he’d been rocking for the last four years — is the […]
Bleachers stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night, where they delivered a lively rendition of “Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call.” Watch their performance below. Jack Antonoff began playing the 2024 track while […]
Back in the spring, Glenn Danzig got into a wee bit of trouble when he was found schlepping merch that featured an apparent Nazi symbol. Now, he’s apparently gone ahead and made another bad (but at […]
Mirelo founders CJ Simon-Gabriel (left) and Florian Wenzel. Photo Credit: Mirelo Less than three years after setting sail, audio startup Mirelo, which says it lets “anyone generate perfectly synchronized sound effects for videos,” has scored […]