• On This Day in 2008, the World Said Goodbye to the Songwriter Who Penned Major Hits for Linda Ronstadt, Wayne Fontana, and More
• 4 Cool Jefferson Airplane Songs Written by or Showcasing Jorma Kaukonen in Honor of His 85th Birthday
• 3 Inspiring Country Songs From the 90s To Help Kick Off 2026
• This Misunderstood Track From 1966 Helped Influence All Your Favorite 1970s Rock ‘n’ Rollers
• 3 Country Legends Who Are Shockingly Not Opry Members
• 4 Classic Rock Song Titles That Don’t Appear in the Lyrics Whatsoever
• On This Day, Johnny Cash and George Harrison’s Homes Were Broken Into in Different Years With Very Different Outcomes
• Why the “In the Ghetto” Songwriter Knew He Had a Hit When He Got Cursed out Over the Phone
• How to Watch the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Where George Strait, KISS, and Others Are Being Honored
• On This Day in 1969, Merle Haggard Reluctantly Recorded a No. 1 Single That Led to One of His Biggest Hit Albums
• Ex-Who Touring Drummer Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr’s Son, Shares a Surprising Admission About His Dad’s Famous Band
• Taylor Swift Makes Major Donation to Feeding America Ahead of Christmas
• The Story Behind the Only Song Waylon Jennings Ever Sang With Neil Diamond
• Willie Nelson Says One Key Moment Would End His Music Career—and We Don’t Doubt It for a Second
• On This Day in 1989, Phil Collins Scored the Final No. 1 of the Year With a Single That Raised Awareness of Homelessness
• 3 Legendary Pop Songs From the 1990s That Were Rejected Before Becoming Hits
• Miranda Lambert Pays Tribute to the King of Country With a Powerful Rendition of Her George Strait Duet at Kennedy Center Honors
• The Song That Gave Yoko Ono Comfort After Losing John Lennon: “I Didn’t Want People To Take It From Me”
• Scott Lipps Wants to Resurrect Lost New York City Music Scene at Silver Lining Lounge
• Born on This Day in 1928, the Nashville A-Team Drummer Who Played on Timeless Hits From Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Johnny Cash
• 3 Songs From 1969 That Inspired Every Singer-Songwriter Alive Today
• On This Day in 1964, a Harrowing Incident Mid-Flight Led to the Addition of Two New Beach Boys
• Peter Criss Addresses Claims He’s Charging Fans $1,000 for Digital Music
• Peter Gabriel “Delighted” as ‘Marty Supreme’ Features One of His Classic Songs, Opts Not To See the Film Early
• 3 Cringeworthy Songs That Were Later Rejected by Their Musicians
• “I’ve Been Down the Rabbit Hole”: Country Singer Voices Concerns Over AI’s Growing Role in Music
• The Beatles Song John Lennon Used To Signal His Upcoming Departure to His Bandmates
• 3 of the Best Country Songs of All Time (and They Were All Released in 1989)
• On This Day in 1974, One of Country’s Most Memorable Singer-Songwriters Hit No. 1 With an Album That Sold Over 3 Million Copies
• The XTC Lyric That Dealt With the Unfortunate Monetary Realities of Romance
| • The best entertainment photos of 2025
• Zara Larsson has been fantasizing about this
• Barry Manilow reveals lung cancer diagnosis, will postpone January concerts
• Long Beach City College names new performing arts center in honor of Jenni Rivera
• 'It was by the kids, for the kids': Chain Reaction's former booker reflects on the O.C. club's legacy
• Phil Wickham and 'David' face the Goliath of 'Avatar'
• De Los Picks: 20 best songs by Latino artists in 2025
• Addison Rae knows what you were expecting
• 'Chain Reaction Forever': OC's all-ages haven for punk, ska and hardcore closes its doors
• How Southern California punk veterans built 84 Days' politically charged debut album
• Allow Leon Thomas to reintroduce himself
• PinkPantheress is 100% sure she wants to be a pop star
• How did a middle-aged British man in a bathrobe become a global DJ sensation?
• Macario Martínez: Latin music's feel-good story of the year
• Snoop Dogg to host 'Holiday Halftime Party' during Lions-Vikings Christmas Day game on Netflix
• Arcade Fire's Will Butler knows a thing or two about volatile bands. Cue 'Stereophonic'
• De Los Picks: 10 best albums by Latino artists in 2025
• Joe Ely, Texas country-rock legend and collaborator with the Clash and Bruce Springsteen, dead at 78
• 2026 Grammy nominees on why power is still in the hands of real artists. Sorry, AI
• Thurston Moore documents his obsession with free jazz in a new book
• Carl Carlton, funk singer behind 'She's a Bad Mama Jama,' dies at 72
• Trey Songz charged with assault for allegedly punching a nightclub worker in the face
• Cazzu announces 2026 U.S. tour, with stops in Southern California
• Why is Joe Walsh selling a bunch of his old stuff?
• Kehlani's success with 'Folded' wasn't an accident. It was divine intervention
• Advice and iPads: Tyler, the Creator returns to his Hawthorne high school alma mater to give back
• Abraham Quintanilla, father of late Tejano singer Selena, dies at 86
• Joel Deleōn talks 10 years of CNCO — and finding his footing as a solo artist
• Another Taylor Swift documentary? For fans who spent thousands on Eras, reliving it is priceless
• Altadena Girls was a fire relief success story. A year later, can it still help as L.A. moves on?
• Pacific Palisades wildfires inspired Kaskade's most personal work yet
• Why is Mariah Carey the Queen of Christmas? Her Holiday Bar says it all
• Lukas Nelson on competing for a Grammy against his famous dad
• How pink skies and a remote Icelandic town changed Humbe's new album
• Mon Laferte on her edgy 'Femme Fatale' LP: 'I went into my past to kill that persona.'
• Jubilant Sykes, acclaimed baritone, fatally stabbed by son at home in Santa Monica, police say
• Busta Rhymes (not Tracy Morgan) checks troll who was loud and wrong at Miami photo op
• Mavericks frontman Raul Malo dies at 60 after battle with cancer
• Maddie & Tae are going separate ways. But Madison Font and Taylor Kerr? Still besties
• Katseye spent years training for this moment. Is it everything they dreamed of?
• A desert theater's comeback: Palm Springs historic treasure reopens after $34-million renovation
• Sick City Records tries to 'keep the music alive' as potential closure looms
• A guide to Dua Lipa's Latin American cover songs
• The 25 best albums of 2025
• The best movies, TV shows, music, books, arts and comedy of 2025
• An oral history of Nacional Records, the indie label that has shaped Latin alternative for 20 years
• The 25 best songs of 2025
• In her 'Black Star' era, Amaarae is more fearless — and more herself — than ever
• 88.5 FM The SoCal Sound is still rocking amid federal cuts to public radio
• Guitarist Phil Upchurch, who played with Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, dies at 84
• U.K. Police Drop Investigation Into Bob Vylan’s Controversial Glastonbury Chants
• Daddy Yankee Will Ring in 2026 Live From Puerto Rico on ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
• The 15 Best Metal Albums of 2025
• Taylor Swift Donates $1 Million to Feeding America
• Max B Returns With First Mixtape Since Prison Release, ‘Public Domain 7: The Purge’
• Metallica’s James Hetfield Greets Santa in ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ Reading
• Finn Wolfhard Shows Off the Magic Behind His ‘Give Me Love’ Video for George Harrison
• Rob Sheffield’s Top 25 Songs of 2025
• Everything We Wish We Learned From Taylor Swift’s ‘The End of an Era’
• John Lennon’s Son Sean Says the ‘Younger Generation’ Could Forget the Beatles
| • Wayne Coyne: Steven Drozd’s Reason for Leaving the Flaming Lips Is a Lie
• Max B Drops First Mixtape Since Prison Release
• Lady Gaga to Share Harlequin Concert Film on Christmas Eve
• Bon Iver Made a Song With Gracie Abrams and Aaron Dessner
• Kali Uchis, Lucrecia Dalt, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
• Watch Ariana Grande Host, Cher Perform Christmas Songs on Saturday Night Live
• EsDeeKid Releases Remix Featuring a Rapping Timothée Chalamet
• Judge Overturns Conviction in Murder of Jam Master Jay
• Morrissey Signs With Sire Records
• Xaviersobased Premieres New Single “Walk to Me”
• Kali Uchis Drops Leaked Orquídeas Demo “Muévelo”
• The Kennedy Center Board Votes to Rename the Venue After Donald Trump
• Fela Kuti, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, and More to Receive 2026 Lifetime Achievement Grammys
• Jeff Mills’ Live at Liquid Room Comes to Streaming for the First Time
• Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2025: Laufey, Alex Warren, Rosalía
• Watch St. Vincent Rip Through David Bowie’s “Young Americans”
• The Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd Says He’s No Longer in Band
• Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg to Close in 2026
• YouTube Ditches the Billboard Charts
• Perry Farrell Apologizes to Jane’s Addiction (Again)
• The Breeders, Gang of Four, Billy Bragg to Headline Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival 2026
• The Oscars Head to YouTube
• Here’s the Album Cover Tim Burton Made for A$AP Rocky
• Marilyn Manson Suit From Ex-Assistant Dismissed Again
• Kay Flock Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
• Nine Inch Nails, Miley Cyrus Shortlisted for 2026 Oscars
• Donna Summer Joins the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Dionne Warwick Is Getting Sued by Her Own Royalty Collectors
• Joe Ely, Staple of Texas’ 1970s Progressive Country Scene, Dies at 78
• “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Is Now the Longest-Running No. 1 Song in History
|