Music

Lion Babe announced a U.S. tour behind their newly released second LP, Cosmic Wind. The summer trek launches June 5th in Brooklyn, New York and wraps June 25th in Chicago, Illinois. Some venue information is available on Facebook. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 5th at their website. Cosmic Wind, …

Nipsey Hussle, the Los Angeles rapper who earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album earlier this year, was shot and killed in L.A. on Sunday, according to NBC, citing multiple law enforcement sources. He was 33. Hussle, whose real name is Ermias Asghedom, was one of three people shot …

The Cure took the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony stage as they always have: with searing riffs cutting through the smoke. The stage was dark when theband kicked things off withThe Top’shard-hitting “Shake Dog Shake”; the band members’ silhouettes dancing behind them. Then the angular array of …

Two and a half years after their debut LP On the Rocks introduced the world to Midland‘s infinitely fun, boot-stompin’ Eighties-country-in-an-Instagram-filter sound, their new single finds the trio not planning to leave the honky-tonk anytime soon. “Mr. Lonely” is a mischievous, Texas dance hall-inspired tune in the spirit of Eddie …

When teenaged powerhouse Tanya Tucker appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in September 1974, the coverline proclaimed, “Hi, I’m Tanya Tucker. I’m 15. You’re Gonna Hear From Me.” While rock fans may not have been as familiar with her at the time, country listeners had been hearing from the …

Barbra Streisand issued a statement Saturday clarifying her controversial comments regarding the two men who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse in the documentary Leaving Neverland. In comments made to the Times UK that were immediately met with condemnation on social media, Streisand seemed to downplay the molestation accusations and …

Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross have unveiled a meditative new love ballad, “Phases.” Produced by Rich Skillz, the track boasts an atmospheric groove, with prickly guitars echoing around the space created by mid-tempo drums and a bubbling bass line. Simpson and Ross trade lovelorn verses before some impressive harmonies. “Cause …

Just as the popular portrayal of Johnny Cash as a lawless hellraiser overlooks a nuanced man’s love of faith and family, painting 80-year-old Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Ray Stevens as just a comedy act undercuts his decades of work as a producer, businessman and multi-Grammy-winning singer of serious …

Dancehall king Sean Paul and reggaeton royal J Balvin released visuals for their latest track, “Contra La Pared,” which means “Against the Wall.” The duo had previously joined forces on the 2017 Major Lazer song “Buscando Huellas.” In the Tainy-produced reggaeton-hall track, Balvin calls to mind an old Spanish nursery …

“Tried everything to set me free,” Townes Van Zandt sings in the opening line to “All I Need,” “but my chains keep playing tricks on me.” On Sky Blue, the new archival release from the Van Zandt estate, those twin emotions — mournful hope and self-harming despair — are on …