Gordon Lightfoot Canadian folk singer dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died on Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said […]

Freddie Mercury’s personal items including rare song lyrics to be auctioned

Freddie Mercury's personal items including rare song lyrics to be auctioned

Freddie Mercury’s Personal Items To Be Auctioned Off, Queen Frontman’s Rare Song Lyrics, Stage Costumes & More Up For Sale ( Photo Credit – IANS ) More than 1,500 personal items belonging to Queen frontman […]

Coachella 2023: A (Frank Ocean-free) guide to Weekend 2

Music fans -- seen through tinted windows -- stand en masse on the lawn at Coachella 2023

Coachella 2023‘s second weekend is starting out with heartbreak. Frank Ocean announced this week that he will not be performing his headlining set on Sunday due to a leg injury. His much-anticipated performance last weekend, […]

2 Gen Z musicians reflect on the power of old, nostalgic songs

What I’ve learned interviewing musicians for Rappler for the past 4 years

Our constant discovery of new music allows us to expand our worldview and appreciate different kinds of songs. Yet even with these constant discoveries, people still tend to gravitate to their old favorites.  Finding comfort […]

Coachella 2023: What you need to know about this year’s fest

People in festive clothing hold up their hands at Coachella

The 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is only a few days away. And you may be among the hundreds of thousands of people who will converge on the desert city of Indio, packing […]

Doja Cat ditches pop music on new album and promises ‘rap only’

Doja Cat ditches pop music on new album and promises 'rap only'

Doja Cat is officially entering her emcee era. Over the weekend, the Grammy-winning performer took to Twitter to tease possible track titles from her upcoming fourth album, “Hellmouth.” She posted a screenshot of the song […]

Queen, Adam Lambert announce ‘Rhapsody’ 2023 tour: Get tickets

Queen, Adam Lambert announce 'Rhapsody' 2023 tour: Get tickets

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase.  Forget karaoke — starting in October, you can […]

Queen rocker Brian May is dubbed a knight bachelor by king

A man kneeling in front of a king inside a palace

Watch the hair! And the knees! Queen guitarist Brian May returned to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday to be knighted by King Charles III and officially join the order of the British Empire. As if the […]

James Gardner Wants You to Get Glam for Gitano, Darling

James Gardner

This past February, fashion industry savant-turned-international restaurateur James Gardner hosted a group of VIPs, journalists, and celebrity drag queens at a pop-up hotel in Tulum. The occasion? To celebrate the success of Gitano, Gardner’s celebrity-fueled […]

BBC Radio 2’s listeners to vote for their favourite Queen song – Music News

BBC Radio 2’s listeners to vote for their favourite Queen song - Music News

To mark the 50th Anniversary of Queen releasing their eponymous debut album and their first single, Keep Yourself Alive, today Radio 2 launches a listener vote to discover Your Ultimate Queen Song, with the results […]

How ‘The Real Friends of WeHo’ became an LGBTQ lightning rod

How 'The Real Friends of WeHo' became an LGBTQ lightning rod

Last Friday, as Trunks in West Hollywood hosted its weekly “RuPaul’s Drag Race” viewing party, laughter, chatter and excitement filled the air — just as it must have at bars up and down Santa Monica […]

Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson cast in biopic

Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson cast in biopic

The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic is keeping things in the family. Jaafar Jackson, 26, the King of Pop’s nephew and son of Jermaine Jackson, has been cast to play the main role in Antoine Fuqua’s […]

Michael Jackson’s Nephew Cast as Singer in Upcoming Biopic, Director Says

Michael Jackson’s Nephew Cast as Singer in Upcoming Biopic, Director Says

Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will portray the late King of Pop in an upcoming biopic. The news was announced by Antoine Fuqua, who was revealed by Deadline earlier this month to be directing a film […]

Can You Guess Christina Aguilera’s Favorite Accessory?

Christina Aguilera in tan cargo capris and white crop top

When Christina Aguilera came onto the music scene in the ’90s, she made waves with both her four-octave vocal range and her, cough, *unique* sense of style. Although her sense of style has developed over […]

Universal Music Group Cuts the Ribbon on EMI North in Leeds

EMI North Universal Music Group

Photo Credit: EMI North Universal Music Group announces the launch of EMI North in Leeds. Universal Music-owned EMI Records has announced the launch of EMI North, a new label in the northern UK city of Leeds, in […]

David Crosby, co-founder of Crosby, Stills & Nash, dies at 81 : NPR

David Crosby, co-founder of Crosby, Stills & Nash, dies at 81 : NPR

David Crosby, photographed in New York on August 3, 1984. Ebet Roberts/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Ebet Roberts/Redferns David Crosby, photographed in New York on August 3, 1984. Ebet Roberts/Redferns David Crosby, a prominent figure […]