Music

The 2018 CMT Music Awards have added several superstar artists and unique collaborations to the performance lineup for next week’s event. Among them are “Cry Pretty” singer Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, pop quintet Backstreet Boys, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line and the show’s hosts Little Big Town. In a …

Franz Ferdinand showcased their new album Always Ascending with a five-song mini-set Tuesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live. On the broadcast, the Scottish rockers performed “Glimpse of Love,” the latest single from their fifth studio album. The band also provided four exclusive “off-air” performances from the Kimmel stage:Always Ascending‘s “Finally,” “Lois …

From the earliest days of theMonkees, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith had a special bond. Their harmony blend was a crucial part of the group’s signature sound, and on the group’s television show they shared impeccable comic timing and loved nothing more than to go off script and improv with …

Adam Weiner was considering calling it quits with his band Low Cut Connie when he received some words of encouragement from one of his more famous fans. It was May 2016, and the singer-pianist, through a connection with Barack Obama’s staff photographer, Pete Souza, had, much to his surprise, been …

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats’ “Hey Mama” pays tribute to the resilience and wisdom of mothers, and in the song’s new music video, the band features their own real-life mothers in a touching day-in-the-life montage filled with intimate family photos and home videos. Directed by frequent collaborator and onetime …

Luke Bryan visited Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night in support of the ongoing season of American Idol. The reality-show judge talked about the stresses of sending aspiring singers home and shared an anecdote about having dinner with Katy Perry at Lionel Richie’s house. According to Bryan, who said he …

Derek Taylor was always one of the most beloved figures in the Beatles’ inner circle. The Apple press officer was famous for his superhuman levels of charm and wit, both badly needed in the band’s dark final days. When John, Paul, George and Ringo fell apart, Taylor wrote his 1973 …

Buddy Guyrecruited the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as well as guitarist Jeff Beck for guest appearances on the blues legend’s upcoming album The Blues Is Alive and Well. Jagger lent his vocals to “You Did the Crime” on the new album, Guy’s first since 2015’s Born to …

The Tony Awards will honor Bruce Springsteen in June for his “once-in-a-life” production of Springsteen on Broadway. In a live-streamed ceremony on Tuesday announcing this year’s nominations, the Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. called Springsteen on Broadway a “theatergoing experience of extraordinary dimensions.” In addition to Springsteen, the Tonys will …

It’s ironic that social media jerks tease Jermaine Cole with “J. Cole went platinum with no features.” Once seen as an understudy to generational talents like Kendrick Lamar and Drake, the North Carolina musician didn’t reach artistic fruition until 2014 Forest Hills Drive, when he abandoned the typical cameo-heavy big-budget …