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Back to Black, the new Amy Winehouse biopic directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, has an official trailer after last month’s teaser. Marisa Abela portrays the late singer in her ascendancy from a plucky teenager to a troubled icon of jazz and pop; the trailer focuses on her bloody-minded approach to her career, and the friends, family,

Wayne Kramer, the co-founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist of the iconic Detroit proto-punk outfit MC5, has died. The news was shared on Kramer and MC5’s official social media pages. A cause of death was not disclosed. Kramer was 75 years old. Kramer and his bandmates got their start a young age, forming the Bounty Hunters

Boygenius played two acoustic sets last night at the Smell in downtown Los Angeles. During the shows, they said, “We’re going away for the foreseeable future,” and Boygenius’ representatives confirmed to Pitchfork that the group is going hiatus. Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus formed Boygenius in 2018, sharing their self-titled debut EP that

TiaCorine has dropped her new Almost There EP. The North Carolina rapper’s major label debut—as its her first project on Interscope—is eight tracks long, including the previously released singles “Yung Joc” and “Bonnet.” Listen to the EP in its entirety below. Almost There boasts three guest features across its runtime. Luh Tyler appears on “Yung

Lil Yachty has shared a new song titled “A Cold Sunday.” The Aris Tatalovich-produced single comes with a music video directed by AMD Visuals, in which he raps along to the song through multiple screens simultaneously and ruminates on heartbreak over a soulful jazz riff. Check it out below. “A Cold Sunday” follows Lil Yachty’s

Schoolboy Q is on his way back. The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper has shared the tracklist for his new album, Blue Lips, and indicated that it will arrive on March 1. See the tracklist trailer below. Schoolboy Q has been relatively quiet since releasing his fifth studio album, Crash Talk, in April 2019. Prominently, he

Billy Joel is officially back. As promised, the Long Island singer-songwriter has released “Turn the Lights Back,” his first original song since 2007. Listen to the new song—produced by Freddy Wexler and co-written by Joel, Wexler, Arthur Bacon, and Wayne Hector—below. Freddy Wexler is a prominent pop producer and songwriter. He’s worked on Ariana Grande

Florence and the Machine have released a cover of composer Walter Kent and lyricist Nat Burton’s “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover.” Florence Welch recorded the song with producer Jack Antonoff for his soundtrack to the new Apple TV+ show The New Look. Listen to the cover below. The New Look is

The Recording Academy and the Black Music Collective will present Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz with 2024’s Global Impact Awards, according to Billboard. Carey and Kravitz will accept the trophies on Thursday, February 1, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The Global Impact Award is a CEO Merit Award that recognizes Black music

Joni Mitchell has announced a concert at California’s Hollywood Bowl. The show takes place on Saturday, October 19, 2024, and features Brandi Carlile and her Joni Jam band. A previous Joni Jam show at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre featured Annie Lennox, Sarah McLachlan, Marcus Mumford, Wynonna Judd, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, Lucius and more. Mitchell is

Kara Jackson has announced spring tour dates behind her breakout debut, Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? The tour—which Jackson is calling the No Fun Tour—begins in the singer’s Chicago hometown in April. See all of Jackson’s tour dates below. Read more about Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?

Hovvdy: 01-31 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore *02-01 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom *02-02 Vancouver, British Colombia – Vogue *02-03 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre *02-05 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory *02-06 Bozeman, MT – The Elm *02-08 Aspen, CO – Belly Up *02-09 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater *02-10 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater

Khruangbin have announced a North American tour in support of their new album, A la Sala. The tour kicks off with a Sunday performance at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. After that, the Houston trio will continue playing shows into the fall. Khruangbin will have support on tour from Hermanos Gutiérrez, John

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Teresa A. Beaudet has ordered Marilyn Manson to pay Evan Rachel Wood’s legal fees that she accrued while defending against his defamation and emotional distress claims that have since been removed from Manson’s still-pending lawsuit against her, reports Rolling Stone. That amount is slightly less than the total Wood

After earning the most nominations at this year’s Grammy Awards, SZA has been announced as a performer at the event on Sunday, February 4. SZA is up for nine awards, including Album of the Year. The other performers at the 2024 Grammys include Joni Mitchell, Burna Boy, Luke Combs, Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa,

Justin Timberlake just returned with a new song and the promise of a new album, and he is not stopping there: The pop singer has now announced the Forget Tomorrow World Tour. For now, the “world” encompasses just the United States and Canada, with Timberlake kicking off the tour in Vancouver on April 29. He’s

Justin Timberlake capped off his big week with an appearance last night on Saturday Night Live. On the program, he debuted a new song with Houston rapper Tobe Nwigwe called “Sanctified.” For his second performance, he did his new single, “Selfish.” Watch Timberlake perform on SNL below. Also on Saturday Night Live last night, Timberlake