Music

Linda Perry may have been writing hits for Adele, Christina Aguilera, and Pink, but it’s been over a decade since the former 4 Non Blondes front woman has released original music that she sang herself. “The Letter” is a deeply moving song that she wrote for the soundtrack of Soleil …

Taylor Swift has released “Mr. Perfectly Fine,” another “from the vault” song from her upcoming re-recording of Fearless. The track boasts a classic Swift mix of country and pop with an added rock edge, while the lyrics find her navigating the tumult of a breakup with some clever wordplay. “Hello, …

Jack Harlow brought out Adam Levine to perform the single “Same Guy” during the Louisville rapper’s Saturday Night Live musical guest debut on the latest episode. The Maroon 5 singer, who features on the version from Harlow’s 2020 LP That’s What They All Say, emerged from the riser behind Harlow …

When sweet-voiced singer Teni the Entertainer imagines the perfect place, it looks a lot like a Disney theme park. There’d be water slides, family, friends, and lots of food, she says. The fare offered would be that of her native Nigeria. “Jollof rice, pounded yam, egusi, àmàlà, and gbegiri!” the …

In Leila Cobo’s new book Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music, the author and Billboard’s VP of Latin Music breaks down the genre’s biggest singles of the past 50 years in the words of the artists, producers and executives behind each song. In this excerpt from the book, …

Paloma Rocío Castillo Astorga was just 18 when she wrote her first song. She self-released it as a single — “Not Steady,” a gauzy, Spanglish R&B reproach to an overzealous suitor — with a music video that she filmed in the parking lot of her tía’s apartment complex. Within a …

Teenage Fanclub have released a new song, “The Sun Won’t Shine on Me,” from their upcoming album, Endless Arcade, out April 30th via Merge. “The Sun Won’t Shine on Me” is graceful song written by Norman Blake that’s filled with twinkling guitar lines and rich vocal harmonies that give off …

Gruff Rhys has shared the video for “Loan Your Loneliness,” off the Super Furry Animals singer’s upcoming new solo album Seeking New Gods. The album, out May 21st via Rough Trade, is inspired by an imagined history of the picturesque Mount Paektu, an active volcano on the border of North …

To mark the 20th anniversary of Daft Punk’s Discovery — released March 12th, 2001 — Spotify has created an “enhanced playlist” of the recently disbanded dance duo’s second album with archival footage, anecdotes, and more. Accessible via Spotify’s Canvas and Storylines functions, the Discovery – Enhanced Playlistfeatures never-before-seen original concept …

Ten years ago this week, R.E.M. wrapped up their three-decade career as a band with the release of Collapse Into Now. They didn’t make it public at the time, but they recorded the album with the knowledge that it would be their last work. Simply put, everyone in the band …