‘Star Trek’ made its first musical episode, but was it any good?

Two women and a Vulcan man stand shoulder to shoulder, singing

This article contains spoilers for “Subspace Rhapsody,” the ninth episode of Season 2 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” On Thursday, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” (Paramount+) debuted “Subspace Rhapsody,” which has been announced as […]

What a bummer — where are all the summer pop hits in 2023?

Morgan Wallen

Exactly one year ago, the top of the Billboard Hot 100 was bumping with chart-busting beats from Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul, Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” and Harry Styles’ pogo-pop powerhouse “As It Was.” There’s no […]

For true Swifties, the fun begins when the stadium gates open

Fans arriving for a concert at a stadium.

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, which pulls into Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium for six sold-out shows beginning Thursday, provides fans with more than just a concert; it’s a hyper-curated experience that begins the moment you enter the […]

‘Our music didn’t build. We were anti-catharsis’: the glacial pleasures of slowcore | Music

Damon Krukowski, Naomi Yang and Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500.

‘We were not trying to make people dance, we were not trying to ‘rock’ – we were trying to make things that were beautiful,” says Dean Wareham, who formed Galaxie 500 in Boston in 1987 […]

Queen Latifah Talks Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary

Letter From the Editor: Celebrating 50 Years of Women’s Excellence in Hip-Hop

Queen Latifah gives hip-hop “a whole lot of credit” for where her legacy stands. Looking back on her emergence in the 1980s — when she introduced her vibrant Afrocentric style and women empowerment anthems to […]

Womad review – more music festivals need this vitality, daring and breadth | Womad

Mariza.

In a crowded festival marketplace that nevertheless often cleaves to a relatively timid and tight crop of British, European and American artists, Womad provides a vital yearly reminder of the breadth of the planet’s music. […]

‘She looked like a punk angel’: readers share their tributes and memories of Sinéad O’Connor | Sinéad O’Connor

Sinéad O’Connor in 1988.

‘If she were starting out now, she’d still be ahead of her time’ I am full of tears this morning, like so many others in Ireland. As a young Irish male musician in the 80s, […]

Why Jerry Seinfeld Turned Down $110 Million “Seinfeld” Deal

Jerry Seinfeld in 2001

Revolving around four self-absorbed, single New Yorkers, the NBC comedy Seinfeld became the biggest sitcom hit of the ’90s. Along the way, its co-creator and star, Jerry Seinfeld, set a new standard for primetime salaries. […]

We still haven’t learned from Sinead O’Connor controversy

Sinéad O'Connor in a leather jacket and black tank top in dramatic lighting.

This week your social media timeline was probably flooded with images of Sinéad O’Connor, the Irish singer-songwriter who died Wednesday at 56, providing a contrast to all those bright “Barbie” memes. Though her mainstream career […]

Jamie Lynn Spears Was Treated as “Worst Human Alive” for Teen Pregnancy

Jamie Lynn Spears at the 2007 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Britney Spears was a tabloid fixture in the ’00s, and amid her child stardom, her younger sister started’s behavior was dissected in headlines too. In 2007, Jamie Lynn Spears announced that she was pregnant. At […]

MICHAEL POULSEN’s Death Metal Band ASINHELL Shares Music Video For ‘Fall Of The Loyal Warrior’

VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Launches New Death Metal Band ASINHELL

ASINHELL, the new death metal band led by VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen, has released the official music video for the song “Fall Of The Loyal Warrior”. The track is taken from ASINHELL‘s debut album, “Impii […]

Sinead O’Connor Dead At 56: Reports

The "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer more recently began going by the name Shuhada Sadaqat. She is seen performing in 2020.

Singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor has died at 56, according to her family. Her death, which was first reported by The Irish Times on Wednesday, follows the death of her 17-year-old son, Shane O’Connor, early last year. […]