Music

Elton John, Olivia Newton-John, Queen drummer Roger Taylor and Best Picture Oscar-winning British directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen were among the nearly 1,100 people recognized by Queen Elizabeth’s annual New Year’s Honours List. Sir Elton John, who was previously knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in 1998, was …

Brenda Lee was just 13 years old when she first recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in 1958. The song has gone on to be recorded by hundreds of artists, making it one of the most successful Christmas songs of all time. The song was penned by Johnny Marks, a …

The state of New York announced Thursday that it would contribute $3.7 million to the Universal Hip Hop Museum, a $80 million institution dedicated to the musical genre set to open in the Bronx in 2023. Governor Andrew Cuomo officially signed off on the $3.7 million grant as part of …

Dua Lipa took her disco-inspired track “Don’t Start Now” to theTonight Show stage on Thursday night. The British singer and performer was surrounded by her immediate band, several backup singers and an entire string section to recreate the song’s grooving production. Lipa took charge of the mic stand for most …

Camila Cabello apologized for using racist language in old Tumblr posts that were unearthed and shared online. “When I was younger, I used language that I’m deeply ashamed of and will regret forever,” Cabello wrote in a post shared on Twitter. “I was uneducated and ignorant and once I became …

Sean “Diddy” Combs will receive the 2020 Industry Icon award at Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammys gala, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday. “Clive Davis and Arista Records gave me a chance when I was starting Bad Boy Records, he was one of the first industry executives to really believe in me. …

Stormzy has dropped a music video for his recent track “Do Better,” which comes off the British rapper’s new album Heavy Is the Head. The video is themed around Stormzy’s historic performance at Glastonbury earlier this year, showcasing him rehearsing for the festival and getting amped up before his set. …

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Clash‘s London Calling. Well, sort of. The album came out in England on December 14th, 1979, but didn’t cross the Atlantic to America until January 1980. That’s just a matter of weeks, but it’s the reason that NME has called it one …

This year marked the 30th anniversary of The Cure‘s landmark 1989 album Disintegration and they spent it performing it in full at special concerts around the globe. Cameras were rolling when the tour hit Sydney’s Opera House on May 30th and the group has just released three songs from the …

Brandi Carlile and Dierks Bentley will headline the 2020 Shaky Boots Festival. The country-music weekend, set for May 8th and 9th, returns after a five-year absence to stage its second incarnation at Atlanta’s Central Park. The time off did the festival well: this lineup is particularly satisfying and eclectic, with …