A cover of the Oscar-winning “Shallow,” a powerful anthem by one half of Sugarland and an uplifting message song by a nameless, faceless collective of Nashville artists help make up the tracks you need to hear this week. Jimmie Allen & Abbey Anderson, “Shallow” A Star Is Born‘s show-stealing power …

Terrence Howard has spoken out in defense of Jussie Smollett following his arrest for allegedly staging a hate crime. The Empire actor who plays patriarch Lucious Lyon posted a video to Instagram Sunday of Smollett playing with a child who appears to be Howard’s son; Smollett portrays Lucious Lyon’s son …

From the opening lines of her 2016 debut, Julia Jacklin showed a knack for translating everyday memories into young-adult revelations. “You were taller than my bedroom door frame,” she sang. “Hit me hard when I found height don’t make a man, no.” On the Australian singer-songwriter’s second album, Crushing, those …

Beyoncé and Jay-Z won the 2019 Brit Award for Best International Group on Wednesday. Though the Carters were not present in person to accept their award, they recorded a clever acceptance speech in a video that paid tribute to Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, the American wife who is married …

For the vast majority of her time on Earth, Thalía has navigated the public gaze with ease and grace. The former child prodigy first garnered global fame in the Eighties as a vocalist inTimbiriche, a teen pop supergroup that also produced internationally acclaimed stars likePaulina Rubio. In the following decade, …

Ariana Grande surprised the burgeoning Filipino boy band TNT Boys, joining them for a performance of the Dreamgirls torch song, “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” on The Late Late Show Tuesday. Over the past few years, TNT Boys have solidified their viral status with performances of hit songs …

It’s official. The Bern is in. Ending a lengthy period of deliberation, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who won over 1,800 delegates and captured 43 percent of the Democratic Party vote in 2016, announced his candidacy in an email to supporters this morning. “Brothers and Sisters,” Sanders writes. “I have …

Gary Clark Jr. has released a black-and-white music video for his latest single “What About Us,”which features on the guitarist’s forthcoming politically charged albumThis Land. The video for the trackwas directed bySavanah Leaf and showcases a group of people living and spending time in a trailer park: a black father …

Nashville singer-guitarist Will Kimbrough has announced plans to release his new album I Like It Down Here on April 19th, his first solo LP since 2014’s Sideshow Love. Today, the Americana Award-winning performer is previewing the release with a pair of new songs: the haunting “Alabama (for Michael Donald),” which …

Caroline Spence offers her vision of supportive partnership acting as a balm in difficult times with her new song “Sit Here and Love Me.” The track appears on Spence’s upcoming Mint Condition album. Over gentle acoustic guitar that’s later joined by some echoing, sustained piano chords, Spence sings from the …