Music

Coachella 2023 kicked off with a packed lineup, full of major stars who wanted to seize the moment and make their set a massive event. On every stage, artists seemed to be pulling out all the stops with elaborate production design and buzzy surprise appearances that included everyone from Nile Rodgers to Post Malone to the Weeknd. Becky G brought out the biggest names in musica Mexicana, with Peso Pluma and Fuerza Regida’s JOP all stopping by her show. Meanwhile, Metro Boomin stacked the stage with the biggest heavy hitters...

Thirty-four years ago today (April 15, 1989), Dolly Parton served as both the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live. During the episode, in addition to her hosting and performance duties, the country legend also appeared in several sketches, including "Planet of the Enormous Hooters" and "Celebrity Restaurant.""Oh, it really is great to be here in New York. I always have a good time here," Parton said in her opening monologue (which readers can watch above), while the camera zoomed in on her voluptuous chest. "But I have to be...

Coachella 2023 Muna welcomed the “motherf—king boys” on stage during Friday's performance Muna closed out their performance at Coachella on Friday with “Silk Chiffon” and brought out Phoebe Bridgers for her verse on the song. Soon after, they were joined by the rest of the “motherfucking boys” of boygenius — Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — on stage. While “Silk Chiffon” released two years ago as Muna’s first release on Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, the track remains one their most addictive hits to date. Bridgers has previously joined the band to play...

First Lady Acres is a nearly 10,000 square-foot home on eight Tennessee acres, but the gorgeous amenities and decor pale in comparison to the legacy of its previous owners. The house George Jones bought for Tammy Wynette in 1974 is a part of country music history.The lavish Nashville estate boasts nine bedrooms and nine baths. It features a gourmet kitchen, theater, exercise room, putting green, helipad, swimming pool and three-car garage. There's even a safe room should an unwanted guest breach the gated community's entrance. You'll also find a snuggery...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, the first release of the year from Post Malone, Kelly Clarkson teases her highly anticipated album Chemistry, Doja Cat adds to the narrative in a remix with SZA, and some punky fun from The Linda Lindas. Post Malone, “Chemical” (YouTube) Kelly Clarkson, “Mine” (YouTube) Jorja Smith, “Try Me” (YouTube) SZA feat. Doja Cat, “Kill Bill” (YouTube) Fivio Foreign, “Hot Sauce” (YouTube) Ice Spice feat. Nicki Minaj, “Princess Diana”...

Trace Adkins is doing his part to uplift western Kentucky after a devastating tornado outbreak that occurred in December 2021. The singer appeared on Today on Wednesday (April 12) to announce a free show in Mayfield, Ky., called Somewhere in America: A Concert for Mayfield presented by KIOTI Tractor. The show will take place at Mayfield High School’s CFSB War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023.The concert is named after Adkins' song "Somewhere in America," from his August 2021 album, The Way I Wanna Go. Te star says he was inspired to host the benefit show when he was...

Taking the Crown The duo have taken the crown in their latest heavy-hitting colllaboration Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj released the anticipated remix to Ice’s “Princess Diana” single on Thursday. The new collaboration launches into Ice’s relentless verse, while Minaj delivers her own heavy-hitting bars. “Nowadays, I be duckin’ them cameras/And they hype that I’m up on them banners/Callin’ my phone, but they know I don’t answer (Why?)/In the hood I’m like Princess Diana,” raps Ice. Minaj maintains the track’s potency in her verse, calling Ice a “bad little redhead,” before launching...

The War and Treaty shed some tears — and thought about some important people who came before them in the music industry — as they reacted to their first-ever Duo of the Year nomination at the 2023 ACM Awards.When the nominees list came out on Thursday morning (April 13), husband-and-wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter were still in their pajamas, but that didn't stop them from celebrating the big moment.The couple shared video of the moment they found out, with Michael listening into the announcement in his bathrobe. As their...

The great philosophers of One Direction once said: “Goodbyes are bittersweet — but it’s not the end, I’ll see your face again.” Unfortunately for everyone who believed the fandom-wide rumors that the band would be reuniting for the series finale of The Late Late Show with James Corden, in this particular instance, that “Walking in the Wind” lyric is null and void. “Nobody loves the boys more than us … but this story just isn’t true,” the Late Late Show shared on Twitter. “What is true is we’ve got an...

Carly Pearce stepped into the Grand Ole Opry circle for her landmark 100th performance at the venue on Tuesday night (April 11), and the night brought a number of special surprises. For Pearce, the biggest highlight of the evening was when she was surprised with a bouquet of roses purchased by her fans.According to one Twitter user, Pearce's fans made donations to purchase the bouquet, and they enlisted the help of the Opry to pull off the surprise. Pearce retweeted a photo of the bouquet, which consisted of red roses...

Last week, Netflix premiered the first six episodes of La Firma, the highly anticipated series in which the biggest names in urbano — and the major executives behind them  — search for the next Latin superstar. Twelve hopeful artists from across Latin America and the U.S. have to impress a panel that includes Puerto Rican multi-hyphenate Rauw Alejandro, Yandel of the iconic reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel, Argentine singer Nicki Nicole, plus mega-producer Tainy and industry veteran Lex Borrero. The final winner signs a life-changing contract with Tainy and Borrero’s...

Vince Gill songs are some of the best-written and most beloved of the last three-plus decades of popular music. The multi-talented singer, songwriter and guitarist has created a body of work that is nearly unmatched in the history of country music, in the process charting more than 40 singles and winning numerous CMA Awards and Grammys.Gill's unique blend of exceptional song craft and instrumental ability, combined with one of the purest and most instantly identifiable voices in the genre, has helped him to consistently produce work that stands head and shoulders above...

No Scabs Allowed Track marks the indie outfit's first in five years Indie rock favorites Speedy Ortiz are back with their first new song in five years, “Scabs.” The track is vintage Speedy, with busy, biting guitar riffs and some tricky rhythms and time changes, though, the song always returns to a big sing-along chorus: “Who do you wanna prove you’re a big dog to? You turn the screw, but you’re using the wrong size tool,” songwriter/singer/guitarist Sadie Dupuis sings. Dupuis wrote “Scabs” about the gulf between people “doing tremendous...

Granger Smith has announced plans to quit country music.After years in the music business, an alter ego called Earl Dibbles Jr. and 11 studio albums to his name, the singer has decided that he will hang up his artist hat and pursue a new career in ministry.Smith will conclude his music career with his previously-announced Like a River Tour, a trek that kicks off this month and is named for the 3-year-old son he lost in a drowning accident in 2019. After River's death, the singer and his wife Amber...