Music

For Lady Gaga, a crowd of 1,500 people may seem miniscule. She explained just as much during an emotional part of her set on Monday night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, saying she hadn’t played a venue this small for over 10 years. “I was playing for 30 people, …

Robyn channels the risqué side of Prince and the elegance of Greek mythology in her new “Ever Again” video. Throughout the clip, the Swedish pop star shimmies and writhes inside a sandy soundstage filled with classical Greek statuary. She’s dressed in a lacy white Louis Vuitton suit that resembles the …

Little Mix are back with a new single, “Bounce Back,” released with a video on Friday. The song, per the title, takes its inspiration from New Orleans bounce music (a popular sound on the charts these days). It also prominently features a sample from “Back to Life,” the British group …

You might think the Jonas Brothers, being actual brothers, know a lot about each other. But Jimmy Fallon put that knowledge to the test in a segment for The Tonight Show called “Know Your Bro,” which involved asking the trio questions about their brothers. In the clip, Fallon asks Nick …

Fresh tracks from Blanco Brown, Mike and the Moonpies and Dillon Carmichael are among the must-hear country and Americana offerings this week. Don DiLego, “Your Great Escape” A longtime collaborator of New York staple Jesse Malin, Don DiLego makes his own kind of big-city alt-country music. On “Your Great Escape,” …

Choosing a life as a touring musician usually means following a path that exists outside of convention: more long drives than white picket fences, more debt than desk jobs. It’s not always easy, but it’s almost always rewarding, a dichotomy that Michaela Anne explores on her new song “By Our …

Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen‘s longtime saxophonist, is set to be the subject of a documentary feature that will arrive this summer. For 40 years, Clemons was a widely celebrated musician, playing with Springsteen until his death in 2011. Directed by friend and filmmaker Nick Mead, Clarence Clemons: Who Do I …

Martin Scorsese’s upcoming documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story hits Netflix on June 12th, but right now you can watch a preview of Dylan playing “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall.” The clip has never been seen before and is just a tiny sampling of the footage that has …

The 2019 CMT Music Awards delivered the usual freewheeling mix of surprising musical collaborations, timely jokes and rowdy behavior. Triumphant pairings included Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile; Brett Young and Boyz II Men; and Maren Morris with Sheryl Crow. Luke Combs enjoyed his status as the hottest star of the …

Indie singer-songwriter (Sandy) Alex G announced details of his forthcoming album House of Sugar, his first since 2017’s Rocket. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter also shared the lead track, “Gretel.” The album is due September 13th. “I don’t wanna go back,” he sings on the psychedelic indie-folk track, “Nobody’s gonna push me off-track.” …