Music

Måneskin wasted no time on the stage of Studio 8H, playing their slinky, urgent earworm “Beggin” right away. Lead singer Damiano David moves in a way that can only be described as Big Marc Bolan Energy. In three-inch leather boots and a heavy smokey eye, bandleader Damiano David sashayed between guitarist Thomas Raggi and bassist Victoria De Angelis, who supplied the licks. The Italian glam-rockers blasted onto the global music scene after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with their pop-rock song “Zitti e buoni.” But it was...

Kelly Clarkson and her ex-husband, former talent manager Brandon Blackstock, have reached an agreement over one of the most difficult aspects of their divorce. People reports that the 39-year-old pop superstar, television personality and sometimes country singer has agreed to give Blackstock, 45, just over 5 percent of the Montana ranch that has been a central issue in their split.According to People, Clarkson has given Blackstock 5.12 percent of the ranch in Montana where the couple passed the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic with their kids before Clarkson...

Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist for the influential instrumental rock band the Ventures, died Saturday at the age of 88. Wilson’s family first confirmed to Seattle journalist Saint Bryan that the guitarist “passed peacefully” of natural causes in Tacoma, Washington. “Our dad was an amazing rhythm guitar player who touched people all over world with his band, The Ventures,” Don’s son Tim Wilson said in a statement. “He will have his place in history forever and was much loved and appreciated. He will be missed.” Wilson and guitarist/bassist Bob...

Carrie Underwood and her family celebrated her son Jacob's third birthday on Friday (Jan. 21), and the country superstar turned to social media to share pictures of the incredible Paw Patrol-themed cake she had made for the occasion.Underwood took Jacob and his friends to DEFY Nashville, an air sports complex that offers a range of trampolines ranging from relatively normal to extreme wall trampolines, as well as an air track for gymnastics, extreme dodgeball, stunt falling, a Ninja course, trapeze and aerial courses and more.One of the highlights of the...

Elvis Costello and the Imposters took to the stage on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to give a rousing performance of “Farewell, OK,” the lead track from the group’s latest album, The Boy Named If. The song tells the story of a relationship gone off the rails, with one party wondering how things might have gone differently. “Ran my hand in the rhythm along the ballroom wall,” Costello sings. “Felt the rumble of the bass through the entrance hall/ And the door flung open to a mascara cry/...

Since releasing his first single, "Unwound," in 1981, George Strait has become one of country music's most iconic artists. Over the course of his incredible career, he's racked up 60 No. 1 hits: more than any other performer in history.On top of that feat, Strait has sold over 100 million records worldwide, has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and has won a Grammy and multiple CMA and ACM Awards. He's started his own tequila brand, acted in and created the soundtrack for the film Pure Country, and...

Guaynaa and India Martinez attend a colorful flamenco performance in the new music video for “El Payo,” from his album La República, which dropped last year. In the music video, the Spanish singer teaches the Puerto Rican reggaetonero how to bust some flamenco moves as the two are surrounded by a dancing horse and people in traditional garb. “I have a gitana/who comes from faraway lands looking for love,” Guaynaa sings in the chorus, before adding, “I have a gitana/very pretty, very human, simple, but yes, very cool.” His La República...

Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis, a pair often referred to as the "First Couple of Texas Country," have announced that their relationship has come to an end.In a Jan. 21 post shared by Willis and Robison on their official social media pages, the couple reiterated their love and respect for one another, even as they part ways romantically."Hello folks, we have something we need to share with you," the statement reads. "After a lot of thought and work, we have decided to end our marriage. The two of us, now and always,...

When Tove Styrke put pen to paper for her sensual new single “Show Me Love,” out Friday, it was meant to be just for her best friend, whom she had “ madly in love with.” But the song was so good, “I had to put it out,” she tells Rolling Stone. “It almost feels weird to release it to the world because it’s so much hers,” the Swedish pop artist says about the sexy track, the first taste of the “sexy and kind of raw” album she has teed up for...

Kenny Chesney has joined the ranks of artists who have sold off the rights to their successful music catalogs. The country superstar sold 80 percent of the royalty rights to his catalog to Hipgnosis Song Management, Variety reports.According to Variety, Chesney's deal with Hipgnosis includes his catalog beginning with his 1994 debut album, In My Wildest Dreams, all the way up through Live in No Shoes Nation from 2017. The deal takes in 22 albums, including 15 that have achieved Platinum certification.The deal Hipgnosis signed with Chesney is the first...

Florida prosecutors have rejected a trespassing charge against Kodak Black after the “Zeze” rapper was arrested at the Golden Acres public housing development in his Pompano Beach hometown on New Year’s Day. Broward County prosecutors made the decision to decline the case on Wednesday, Kodak’s lawyer Bradford Cohen confirmed to Rolling Stone. Cohen said his client, born Bill Kapri, was visiting with family at Golden Acres on New Year’s Eve when he was detained while standing near his Lamborghini parked in a driveway. The arresting officer, a Broward County sheriff’s...

Luke Combs and his wife, Nicole, are expecting a baby boy. The couple shared the happy news on social media on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 20), with the mom-to-be noting that 2022 "may be the best year yet."Nicole shared three photos from a maternity shoot with her followers, including a picture of the couple holding a sonogram image while she cradles her baby bump. Their bundle of joy is due to arrive this spring, and in the caption, she notes that they are "so incredibly excited and grateful."It's the first child for the...

Charlie Puth has dropped a new single, “Light Switch.” The upbeat pop song, which sees Puth crooning about his attraction to a love interest, was produced by Puth and co-written with longtime collaborator JKash and Jake Torrey. Listen here. “You turn me on like a light switch,” Puth sings over a pulsating beat. “When you’re moving your body around and around / I don’t want to fight this.” Puth documented the making of the song on TikTok for several months ahead of its release. “On the songwriting level, it was...

In January of 2017, hit-making country songwriter and producer Shane McAnally and his husband, Michael Baum, legally tied the knot, posting a snapshot to Instagram of themselves and their two children celebrating the milestone. However, by that point, they'd already been married for five years, and their love story dates back even further.McAnally, a native of Mineral Wells, Texas, moved to Nashville at the age of 19, intending to pursue a solo career as a country artist. He signed to Curb Records and charted three singles in 1999 and 2000, but never amassed much...