Music

Last fall, Ezra Koenig experienced a brief moment of panic regarding Post Malone’s hit single “Sunflower.” “We have a song on this record called ‘Sunflower,’” the Vampire Weekend frontman, 34, recalls thinking. “‘God, we have to get this out!’” The album he’s talking about is Father of the Bride, the …

Little more than three months after 12 people were murdered by a gunman at a Southern California country bar and music venue, the Academy of Country Music’s Lifting Lives initiative — the philanthropic arm of the ACM — will host a benefit concert featuring Jimmie Allen, Trace Adkins, Cassadee Pope …

Last March, the Puerto Rican singer Alex Rose released an EP titled Sexflix. Rose lifted unimpeachable melodies from R&B hits like Mario’s “Let Me Love You” and Ray J’s “One Wish,” but he made two key revisions to his source material, updating the drums to compete with modern recordings and …

Sharon Van Etten performed her impassioned new song “Seventeen” on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The singer-songwriter, decked out in a sharp red suit, stood stationary on the stage – one hand clutching the microphone, the other holding a pair of maracas that she shook on the song’s chorus. Over piano …

Glen Hansard has announced details of his forthcoming studio album, This Wild Willing, set for release April 12th on Anti-. The singer’s fourth studio album arrives one year after his most recent effort,Between Two Shores. As heard on the lead single “I’ll Be You, Be Me,” which features the singer …

Cody Johnson made his debut on NBC’s Today show Wednesday morning with a stripped-down version of the romantic “On My Way to You,” backed by fiddle and acoustic guitar. In his pre-performance interview, Johnson noted the personal parallels in the song’s lyrics and the strengthening of his relationship with his …

Just ahead of her self-titled 10th LP out in March, Patty Griffin will launch a headlining tour on February 28th in Los Angeles. The trek, which is scheduled to run through April 20th, visits venues in New Orleans, Nashville, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Toronto, Ontario, among others. Tickets for most …

For the third year in a row, veteran members of various David Bowie‘s backing bands are hitting the road to play music from his vast catalog. This year’s incarnation of the A Bowie Celebration tour is lead by Spiders From Mars keyboardist Mile Garson (who played with Bowie from 1972 …

Sarah Potenza first caught our ears in 2015 as a contestant on season eight of The Voice, eventually releasing her debut album, 2016’s Monster, which cemented her as one of the more exciting new voices in soul and blues music. Today, Potenza has announced plans to release a follow-up to …

Kid Ink debuted an ominous video for his latest single, “Tomahawk.” The track appears on the Los Angeles rapper’s seven-track December EP Missed Calls. The nighttime-set video opens with gaudy images of his white car as the rapper slowly gets into the driver’s seat. Kid Ink smokes, raps, and drives down …