Music

When Tony Iommi decided to develop his own perfume, he already knew how some Black Sabbath fans would react. “They’ll think I’ve gone mad,” he says, laughing, on a call from his home in England. “It’s something I would’ve never thought of involving myself in. But it’s been nice to be involved in it.” Last

The Country Music Association (CMA) has unveiled the songs fans can expect to hear on the 12th annual CMA Country Christmas. The beloved television special will be hosted by two of the genre’s fast-rising stars, Carly Pearce and Gabby Barrett. Pearce and Barrett will share their renditions of “O Holy Night” and “Silent Night,” respectively, before teaming up

The soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film Licorice Pizza has arrived and it features a new tune from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. The song, also titled “Licorice Pizza,” was produced by Graeme Stewart and is a delicate, orchestral piece. The soundtrack also features songs from David Bowie, Nina Simone, Paul McCartney and Wings, Sonny &

Blake Shelton and his three stepsons love a good Thanksgiving turkey, but the annual caveat is that it has to be done in an outlandish, unconventional way. Every year, Shelton and Kingston, 15, Zuma, 13, and Apollo, 7, select an off-center turkey recipe and cook up it up, whilst the maternal head of the family,

Bryan Adams has tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Milan ahead of the unveiling of the 2022 Pirelli calendar, which he photographed. This marks the second time the singer has caught the virus in the past month. “Here I am, just arrived in Milano, and I’ve tested positive for the second time in a

Luke Combs will be in Dallas for Thanksgiving. Country music’s newest Entertainer of the Year is scheduled to perform at halftime during the Dallas Cowboys’ home football game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The game starts at 4:30PM ET on CBS, which puts halftime at about 6PM, give or take 30 minutes. As is tradition, the

Marvel has released the full audio for “Save the City,” the musical number featured in the first episode of new Disney Plus series Hawkeye. In the episode, Jeremy Renner’s titular character brings his kids to see Broadway show Rodgers: the Musical, which features all of the Avengers singing and dancing onstage. To make a classic

The internet is abuzz with speculation about the current status of Turnpike Troubadours, the acclaimed Oklahoma band who have been on an indefinite hiatus since 2019. On Nov. 24, fans were surprised to find that the band’s official website had been replaced with an image of their trademark logo with the words “Coming Soon” added beneath. All

Cardi B is welcoming a judge’s ruling this week that will give him a direct line to her STD test results at a California hospital ahead of trial in her libel and defamation lawsuit against a YouTube blogger, her lawyer tells Rolling Stone. In the narrow ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge William Ray ordered the

Erin Rae “Candy & Curry” “I’m hearing many voices, so convincing,” Erin Rae sings on this meditative new track, which was inspired by an early-pandemic reverie at a friend’s cabin in Madison, Tenn. Produced by Jonathan Wilson, the song pairs Rae’s ethereal, multi-tracked vocals with an arrangement that combines elements of dream-pop and psychedelic rock. The

Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker appeared on The Tonight Show to perform their joint single “Bite Me.” Appearing with Lavigne’s band, the duo gave a punk-inspired performances complete with fish-eye lens shots. “Bite Me,” released earlier this month, marks Lavigne’s debut on Travis Barker’s label DTA Records. The song shows the Canadian musician harking back

A close look at the characters that will join James and Margaret Dutton’s journey to Montana reveals new plotlines. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are set to star in Yellowstone prequel 1883. The full cast was revealed this week. Previously, Sam Elliott, Billy Bob Thornton, Isabel May and LaMonica Garrett were announced to play major characters

“Patria Y Vida,” the protest anthem that won Song of the Year and Best Urban Song at this year’s Latin Grammys, is getting a full-length documentary through a partnership between Exile Content Studio and composer/musicians Beatriz Luengo and Yotuel Romero. The film will explore how “Patria Y Vida” became a rallying cry that Cubans shouted

The process for selecting Grammy nominees underwent big changes for 2022, but in country music, the end results were similar. The electorate also gave a cold shoulder to a marketing trick that’s becoming more and more popular as the industry shifts from airplay and hard sales to streaming as the hallowed metric. Once again, country music’s biggest

Starting in 2022, the Brit Awards will remove separate male and female prizes for best solo and best international act. The gendered categories will be replaced with two gender-neutral awards: artist of the year and international artist of the year. “The Brits have committed to making the show more inclusive,” the organizers said in a

There’s a grownup tone to Walker Hayes‘ new song “AA” that, when set alongside his hit “Fancy Like,” feels downright melancholy. All this talk of addiction, insecurities, real life parenting and the grind of daily life — who is this guy all of a sudden? New fans who’ve plowed past “Fancy Like” in his catalog have

Taylor Swift’s 10-minute version of “All Too Well” is now the longest Number One hit of all time, replacing Don McLean’s “American Pie” on Monday — a.k.a. the day the music died. According to Billboard, the extended version of Swift’s greatest song, released earlier this month on Red (Taylor’s Version), assumes Number One at 10

It’s been 30 years since some of country music’s most impactful albums of the early ’90s were first introduced to fans. In many ways, 1991 marked the beginning of a very important and formative chapter in the genre’s history. It was the year that many artists, including Trisha Yearwood and Tracy Lawrence, were first introduced to fans

New Edition and New Kids on the Block playfully squared off at the 2021 American Music Awards, performing in what the awards show called a “Battle of Boston.” After a video intro, the two Boston-formed bands — who’d never performed together onstage — took turns in the spotlight, singing teases and hooks of various hits.

Dan + Shay have been named Favorite Country Duo or Group at the 2021 American Music Awards. Their victory was announced during a pre-show livestream on TikTok ahead of the awards ceremony on Sunday night (Nov. 21), along with a number of other winners genre-specific and non-televised categories. To win in their category, Dan +