Music

There’s no better metaphor for America’s modern state of angst and upheaval than the decaying and desolate debris of the country’s past and slowly dissolving present: a.k.a. the mall. Similarly, Lana Del Rey has built the majority of her career recontextualizing the visual aesthetics of Americana — homages to the …

Winners in the country music, Americana/roots, and bluegrass categories were announced during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon. Tanya Tucker won two awards, Best Country Album for While I’m Livin’ and Best Country Song for “Bring My Flowers Now.” “After almost 50 years in this business, after many …

YG was arrested Friday morning at his home on robbery charges, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed to Rolling Stone. The rapper, real name Keenon Jackson, was taken into custody early this morning, with an LASD spokesperson saying the charges were tied to “an ongoing criminal investigation,” although …

This week is “Music Week” on The Price Is Right, with each episode acting as a lead up to the Grammys on the 27th. To celebrate all things music, the show has welcomed several special guests, including Haim and Fall Out Boy. Haim joined the fun during yesterday’s episode, which …

Fifty-four years after illegally crossing the U.S. border in a Pontiac hearse, Neil Young has become an American citizen. “I’m happy to report I’m in!” the Canadian-born musician wrote on his website after months of struggle to obtain his dual citizenship. Young explained to fans that the process had been …

A few years before his death last September, longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter partook of one of his usual traditions. He emailed a bunch of fresh lyrics to one of his post–Jerry Garcia songwriting collaborators and asked if that artist wanted to set the words to music. That year, …

Alice Cooper has added a summer leg to the 2020 North American run of his Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back Tour. Following a spring trek, Cooper will relaunch the tour May 30th at the Vina Robles Amphiteatre in Paso Robles, California. The tour will criss-cross the U.S. over the next …

Hayley Kiyoko has canceled her upcoming North American tour less than two weeks before the rising singer was set to embark on the headlining trek. In a statement posted to social media, Kiyoko thanked fans for their increasing support but noted, “And so I have some bad news for you.” …

When Dustin Lynch first signed a record deal in the early 2010s and started releasing music, he did his best to play nice and not ruffle any feathers. Like many fresh-faced entertainment-industry aspirants, he was supposed to feel grateful to be in such an enviable position, and also be willing …

Twenty years ago, Marty Stuart found himself at a creative crossroads. Having straddled the lines of bluegrass, traditional country, rock, and even gospel music, Stuart shifted his priorities at the end of the decade and millenium, focusing his efforts on a project that would lead him, in his words, “to …