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- Minnesota Rapper Violently Detained by ICE: ‘I Assumed I Was Going to Die’Twin Cities artist Nur-D talks was tackled to the ground while peacefully protesting the death of Alex Pretti, but remains dedicated: "We will not stop fighting"
- Hardy Recruits Tim McGraw, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen for New Collab ‘McArthur’"When you pass on, what you gonna pass down?" the country stars ask in the song, which tells the tale of a landowning family
- Rosé Joins Star-Studded 2026 Grammys Performance Lineup Featuring Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, MoreMajor stars who are up for multiple big awards will hit the stage on music's biggest night
- ‘ICE Out’: Protest Songs From Bruce Springsteen, My Morning Jacket, NOFX, and OthersThe deaths of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis and the violence ICE has perpetuated has revived a folk-music tradition from artists across genres
- Mötley Crüe Prevails in Bitter Legal War With Founding Guitarist Mick Mars“The decision is awful,” Mars’ attorney tells Rolling Stone
- Jordan Ward’s ‘Backward’ is Sure-Footed Soul MusicA rising star’s second album takes influence from Seventies soul and singer-songwriter icons, but makes the sound his own
- Cardi B Stays Winning As Judge Fines Lawyer $1,500 For Gang Question Gaffe: ‘No Accident’After a resounding victory at her assault trial, Cardi B convinced a judge to sanction the lawyer who asked her about alleged “gang affiliation”
- Lady Gaga Blasts ICE at Tokyo Concert: ‘My Heart Is Aching’The artist, who will return home ahead of the Grammys this weekend, used her platform to call on America’s leaders to “have mercy on everyone in our country”
- Shakira Is Officially the Latin Artist With the Highest Grossing Tour of All TimeThe superstar has taken her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour across the world for the last year
- Lady Gaga to Bring Magic and ‘Mayhem’ to Grammys 2026 StageThe artist, who has already won 14 Grammys and performed at the awards show more than half a dozen times, will take to the stage on Sunday night
Twin Cities artist Nur-D talks was tackled to the ground while peacefully protesting the death of Alex Pretti, but remains dedicated: "We will not stop fighting"
"When you pass on, what you gonna pass down?" the country stars ask in the song, which tells the tale of a landowning family
Major stars who are up for multiple big awards will hit the stage on music's biggest night
The deaths of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis and the violence ICE has perpetuated has revived a folk-music tradition from artists across genres
“The decision is awful,” Mars’ attorney tells Rolling Stone
A rising star’s second album takes influence from Seventies soul and singer-songwriter icons, but makes the sound his own
After a resounding victory at her assault trial, Cardi B convinced a judge to sanction the lawyer who asked her about alleged “gang affiliation”
The artist, who will return home ahead of the Grammys this weekend, used her platform to call on America’s leaders to “have mercy on everyone in our country”
The superstar has taken her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour across the world for the last year
The artist, who has already won 14 Grammys and performed at the awards show more than half a dozen times, will take to the stage on Sunday night
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- Wynton Marsalis, Founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center, to Step DownAfter 40 years with the organization, the trumpeter and impresario will end his role as managing and artistic director in July 2027.
- When Bruce Springsteen (Hank Azaria) Met Michael Stipe (Michael Shannon)Both actors pay homage to rock ’n’ roll greats onstage. But their relationships to their muses — and how they perform their songs — are very different.
- Lauryn Hill Will Lead Grammy Tribute to Roberta Flack and D’AngeloThe artist, who dominated the awards in 1999, will return to the Grammy stage to honor an inspiration and a collaborator.
- Bad Bunny vs. Kendrick Lamar vs. Lady Gaga! Who Should Win at the Grammys.The 2026 awards, airing Sunday on CBS, propose a few different ideas about the state of contemporary pop. Here’s who we prefer among the nominees.
- Dudamel and the Philharmonic Partner With Carnegie Hall on OperasGustavo Dudamel, the New York Philharmonic’s incoming music and artistic director, plans to lead annual operas in concert at Carnegie Hall.
- Sly Dunbar, Whose Drumming Brought Complex Beats to Reggae, Dies at 73As one half of the famed rhythm duo Sly and Robbie, he played with some of the biggest names in music, including Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger.
- Bruce Springsteen Releases ‘Streets of Minneapolis,’ a Song Protesting ICEThe lyrics criticize President Trump and include references to Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were fatally shot by federal agents this month.
- How Did a 2017 Song Get a 2026 Oscar Nomination?“Sweet Dreams of Joy,” from the documentary “Viva Verdi!,” was indeed eligible under academy rules even if it was recorded nearly 10 years ago. Here’s how.
- 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love SondheimJudy Collins, Mandy Patinkin, Renée Fleming, Michael R. Jackson, Melissa Errico, Tony Kushner, Sherman Irby and New York Times writers and editors pick 14 songs to seal the deal.
- Meet the Grammys’ Best New Artist NomineesPrepare for the awards on Sunday with a primer on one of the four biggest categories, featuring Olivia Dean, Sombr, Addison Rae and more.
- Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play OnAmid cancellations and turmoil, the National Symphony Orchestra is planning to stay. “I cannot make everybody happy,” its conductor said.
- Greenland’s Biggest Band Is Thrust Into an Uneasy SpotlightWith President Trump threatening to seize the territory, curious listeners have discovered its poppy rock group Nanook.
- 62 Discs Offer a Last Word on the Pianist Maurizio PolliniMaurizio Pollini’s complete recordings for Deutsche Grammophon have been gathered in one place, allowing listeners to trace his entire career.
- Kanye West Apologizes for Antisemitic Behavior in Full-Page Wall Street Journal AdThe artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.
- Memory and Speech Are Their Everyday Struggles. Then They Get to Sing.At the Singing Circle in Amsterdam, people with cognitive decline join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives.
- Denyce Graves Says Goodbye to the Opera Stage After 40 YearsGraves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never sing again and the Kennedy Center.
- Geese Gives ‘Saturday Night Live’ Viewers Something to Talk AboutThe buzzy Brooklyn band brought its off-kilter aesthetic to network TV this weekend, with performances that were both confounding and audacious.
- Marc Shaiman, ‘Hairspray’ Composer, on Surviving Life in the Musical TrenchesBroadway, Hollywood and television have been kind to Marc Shaiman. But there’s a reason the subtitle of his new memoir is “Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner.”
- Anything for the Shot: A Music Video in the Nashville Snow
- 9 Songs We’re Talking About This WeekHarry Styles has a new album (and mega-residency at Madison Square Garden) on the way, and Sienna Spiro’s tearful ballad is climbing the Hot 100.
- Renée Fleming Won’t Perform at Kennedy Center ConcertsThe soprano, who previously resigned as an artistic adviser, was scheduled to sing with the National Symphony Orchestra in May.
- Review: Thomas Adès and America at the New York PhilharmonicThomas Adès led the New York Philharmonic in an expanded version of his “America: A Prophecy” that strikes notes of caution and consolation.
After 40 years with the organization, the trumpeter and impresario will end his role as managing and artistic director in July 2027.
Both actors pay homage to rock ’n’ roll greats onstage. But their relationships to their muses — and how they perform their songs — are very different.
The artist, who dominated the awards in 1999, will return to the Grammy stage to honor an inspiration and a collaborator.
The 2026 awards, airing Sunday on CBS, propose a few different ideas about the state of contemporary pop. Here’s who we prefer among the nominees.
Gustavo Dudamel, the New York Philharmonic’s incoming music and artistic director, plans to lead annual operas in concert at Carnegie Hall.
As one half of the famed rhythm duo Sly and Robbie, he played with some of the biggest names in music, including Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger.
The lyrics criticize President Trump and include references to Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were fatally shot by federal agents this month.
“Sweet Dreams of Joy,” from the documentary “Viva Verdi!,” was indeed eligible under academy rules even if it was recorded nearly 10 years ago. Here’s how.
Judy Collins, Mandy Patinkin, Renée Fleming, Michael R. Jackson, Melissa Errico, Tony Kushner, Sherman Irby and New York Times writers and editors pick 14 songs to seal the deal.
Prepare for the awards on Sunday with a primer on one of the four biggest categories, featuring Olivia Dean, Sombr, Addison Rae and more.
Amid cancellations and turmoil, the National Symphony Orchestra is planning to stay. “I cannot make everybody happy,” its conductor said.
With President Trump threatening to seize the territory, curious listeners have discovered its poppy rock group Nanook.
Maurizio Pollini’s complete recordings for Deutsche Grammophon have been gathered in one place, allowing listeners to trace his entire career.
The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.
At the Singing Circle in Amsterdam, people with cognitive decline join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives.
Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never sing again and the Kennedy Center.
The buzzy Brooklyn band brought its off-kilter aesthetic to network TV this weekend, with performances that were both confounding and audacious.
Broadway, Hollywood and television have been kind to Marc Shaiman. But there’s a reason the subtitle of his new memoir is “Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner.”
Harry Styles has a new album (and mega-residency at Madison Square Garden) on the way, and Sienna Spiro’s tearful ballad is climbing the Hot 100.
The soprano, who previously resigned as an artistic adviser, was scheduled to sing with the National Symphony Orchestra in May.
Thomas Adès led the New York Philharmonic in an expanded version of his “America: A Prophecy” that strikes notes of caution and consolation.
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- The Invisible - Rispah A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.
- Ladyhawke - Anxiety Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
- Bobby Womack - The Poet Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.
- TrioVD - Maze One of the most inventive and transgressive albums you’ll encounter this year.
- Jack Savoretti - Before the Storm Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.
- Flats - Better Living Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.
- George Frideric Handel - Alceste (soprano: Lucy Crowe; tenor: Benjamin Hulett; bass-baritone: Andrew Foster-Williams; Early Opera Company; conductor: Christian Curnyn) The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
- Gallon Drunk - The Road Gets Darker From Here Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.
- Karin Krog and Bengt Hallberg - Cabin in the Sky Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.
- Hollie Cook - Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
- The Band Perry - The Band Perry Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality.
- Dexys - One Day I’m Going to Soar Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.
- Public Image Ltd - This is PiL Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
- The Pond - The Pond An elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
- Architects - Daybreaker A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
- Regina Spektor - What We Saw From the Cheap Seats The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
- 2:54 - 2:54 A collection of mature and addictive tracks from sisters doing it their own way.
- The Bamboos - Medicine Man The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.
- Rumer - Boys Don’t Cry Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.
- Sugar - Copper Blue NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.
A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.
Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.
One of the most inventive and transgressive albums you’ll encounter this year.
Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.
Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.
The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.
Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.
Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality.
Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.
Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
An elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
A collection of mature and addictive tracks from sisters doing it their own way.
The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.
Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.
NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.
Billboard©
- What Do Harry Styles and Bad Bunny Have In Common? This ChoreographerEmmy-winner Ryan Heffington opens up about working on Styles' "Aperture" music video and Bad Bunny's Apple commercial for the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
- Inside Post Malone’s New Bud Light Super Bowl Commercial: ‘I’m Surprised They Keep Having Me Back’The superstar returns for his fifth commercial with his go-to beer and buddies.
- Check Out First Images of Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr From Upcoming 4-Part Beatles BiopicsThe promo stunt from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts also revealed Harris Dickinson's take on John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as a floppy-haired George Harrison.
- White House Says It’s Too Busy to React to ‘Random Songs With Irrelevant Opinions’ in Reaction to Springsteen’s Fiery ‘Streets of Minneapolis’The Boss released the searing anti-ICE song on Wednesday (Jan. 28) in which he referred to "King Trump's private army from the DHS."
- PinkPantheress Jumps on Remix of MJ Cole’s UK Garage Banger ‘Sincere’First released in 1998, the track is an essential of the UKG scene.
- Olivia Dean Beats Harry Styles to ARIA Chart CrownMegadeth rocks harder than anyone else on the national albums tally.
- Friday Music Guide: New Music From Noah Kahan, Labrinth, Cannons & MoreCheck out the must-hear releases of the week.
- Hilary Duff Teases ‘World Tour Loading…’ During Los Angeles Tour StopThe pop star announced her upcoming world tour at the final stop of her 'Small Rooms, Big Nerves' four-date trek.
- Universal Music Spain Appoints Luis Fernández as PresidentFernández, who joined the company in 2023, has held a variety of roles across UMG.
- Nancy Seltzer, Veteran Publicist For Garth Brooks, Whitney Houston and Others, Dies at 79Seltzer got about her work “quietly, always with integrity, dogged determination, and purpose,” reads a statement on Garth Brooks’ website.
Emmy-winner Ryan Heffington opens up about working on Styles' "Aperture" music video and Bad Bunny's Apple commercial for the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The superstar returns for his fifth commercial with his go-to beer and buddies.
The promo stunt from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts also revealed Harris Dickinson's take on John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as a floppy-haired George Harrison.
The Boss released the searing anti-ICE song on Wednesday (Jan. 28) in which he referred to "King Trump's private army from the DHS."
First released in 1998, the track is an essential of the UKG scene.
Megadeth rocks harder than anyone else on the national albums tally.
Check out the must-hear releases of the week.
The pop star announced her upcoming world tour at the final stop of her 'Small Rooms, Big Nerves' four-date trek.
Fernández, who joined the company in 2023, has held a variety of roles across UMG.
Seltzer got about her work “quietly, always with integrity, dogged determination, and purpose,” reads a statement on Garth Brooks’ website.
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