American Songwriter

Born in Memphis 71 Years Ago Today, the Award-Winning Country Singer, Author, and Daughter of Country Music Royalty
3 Country Songs From the 1960s You Didn’t Know Were Written About Real People
3 Songs With Catchy Choruses From the 80s That Still Get Stuck in Our Heads
3 Big-Name Rock Bands That Almost Broke up (And the Songs That Saved Them)
4 Rock Ballads That Still Bring Crowds to Their Feet Decades Later
Why the Relative Failure of Chicago’s Last Top 40 Hit Convinced Them To Return to Their Musical Roots
Glen Campbell Once Played Guitar for Another Artist on a Song That Later Became One of His Biggest Hits
3 Classic Rock Songs From the 1980s That Changed Radio for Good
Revisit a Nearly Unrecognizable Willie Nelson Performance From His Crooner Days
Born on This Day in 1947, the First-Round NFL Draft Pick Who Scored a No. 1 Country Hit in the 90s
3 Rock Bands From the 1980s Who Had Lengthy 40-Year Careers
4 Australian Bands That Made the 80s a Little More Special
3 Rock Songs From the Early 1960s That Still Make Me Want To Dance Today
3 Rock Songs From 1982 That Every 80s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today
What Were Johnny Rivers’ 5 Biggest US Hits?
93 Years Ago Today, the “Father of Country Music” Recorded His Final Song
3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later
4 Excellent 1984 Songs Found Way Down at the Bottom of the Pop Charts
3 Songs Where Classic Rock Bands Showed Their Softer Side
3 Songs From Different Genres That Are Too Perfect for Anyone To Hate
3 Classic Rock Songs That Wouldn’t Be the Same Without the Background Vocals
Remember When Lou Gramm Left Foreigner for the First Time in 1990?
On the Charts 56 Years Ago, Paul McCartney “Stepped From the Shadow of the Beatles” With His First Solo No. 1 Album
Country Music Hitmaker Announces Temporary Hiatus, Vows To “Come Back Even Better”
3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From 1985 That Make Me Want To Travel Back in Time
The Top 20 Country Hit That Revealed a Younger Artist’s Sweet Japanese Nickname for Waylon Jennings
Born in Virginia 101 Years Ago Today, the “Voice With a Heart” and Bill Monroe’s Sideman Who Co-Founded the Country Music Association
4 Love Ballads From the 90s That Are Actually Hard To Sing
4 Country Songs From 1981 With Truly Memorable Lyrics
3 Times Paul McCartney Wrote Songs Using Fictional Characters (For Better or for Worse)

LA Times Music

Rob Base, rapper known for 'It Takes Two,' dies at 59
Ricky Martin safe after 'tear gas' — or maybe pepper spray? — stops his concert in Montenegro
Ryan Porter, beloved L.A. jazz trombonist and Kendrick Lamar collaborator, dies at 46
Álvaro Díaz dares Latin trap fans to expand their palates in 'Omakase'
Sofish embraces wounds in debut LP 'Femme Illustrée'
Too young to drink, ready to destroy: How young punks Xcomm are crashing the hardcore scene
After 30 years, young crowds still line up for punishment at L.A.'s harshest nightclub, Das Bunker
Colombian 'Queen of Cumbia' Totó La Momposina dies at 85
10 minutes backstage with Bilal at Blue Note
Everybody loves the sunshine, eventually: The enduring appeal of Roy Ayers' 1976 song
This Miles Davis centennial exhibit features photos even his family had never seen
Kylie Minogue reflects on four decades of fame, past loves and cruel misogyny in Netflix doc
After 40 years, the Afghan Whigs still sound like no one else — and they're not done yet
'The closest thing to church': How Unusual Tuesday became L.A.'s home for misfit artists
Lainey Wilson marries Devlin 'Duck' Hodges by a waterfall after surviving that Stagecoach windstorm
Breaking down Drake's Temu haul of an album drop
To play Mozart, Will Sharpe had to mine the contrasts of his life and music
Social Distortion is the job Mike Ness can't quit
Clarence Carter, blues and soul singer known for hits 'Strokin'' and 'Patches,' dies at 90
Concert projectiles leave Oli Sykes with a 'mild concussion' and Eric Clapton skipping an encore
Billboards celebrating peace will arrive in L.A. as part of the Broad's Yoko Ono exhibit
Clave Especial talks summer EP 'Afterafter' and showing their support for MrBeast contestant Juan
Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen in break-in. Man pleads guilty, but music still missing
When the 2027 Grammys will happen and what to know about awards season
Is 'Blue Dot Fever' a real problem for the concert industry?
You know the tune. Now learn the astonishing tale behind '(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66'
Man who died on Mt. Wilson identified as film and TV composer Mark Smythe, 53
Junior H addresses corrido controversy with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
Maya Hawke has learned what love really is
Julieta Venegas: La Leyenda de Tijuana
He crafted beats for Drake and helped make Yeat a superstar. Now BNYX is reshaping hip-hop
FCC drops trove of viewer complaints over Bad Bunny's 'disgusting' Super Bowl halftime show
Justin Bieber played ultra A-list Montecito party, with AI defense execs in the crowd
Are men OK? Actor Jena Malone genuinely hopes so on a beguiling new album
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Pete Yorn
Paramount and Warner Music team up to make more music-focused movies
No Doubt throws it back — way back — at the Las Vegas Sphere
Kodak Black arrested on suspicion of trafficking MDMA in Florida
Billie Eilish, intimate in even James Cameron's eye: Our critics weigh in on 3D concert doc 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'
She's written hits for everyone else. Now, at 61, Linda Perry is ready for herself
Sam Smith reportedly engaged to Christian Cowan, designer of singer's 52-pound Met Gala ensemble
All 55 of Neil Diamond's Hot 100 hits, ranked from worst to best
AMC is bringing a new live concert experience to local movie theaters
Kid Cudi cuts M.I.A. from tour after she says she 'can't do illegal' in political rant on stage
With 'Eterno,' Calle 24 is ready to move on from the glitz
Dolly Parton says her immune and digestive systems 'got all out of whack,' creating health concerns
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcome baby No. 3: 'We love life with our family'
Stanley Clarke and Stewart Copeland reunite for the 'serendipitous' Santa Monica Jazz Festival
This historian dug into old records and found a lost chapter of Chicano L.A. music culture
Former Santana vocalist Alex Ligertwood dies at 79

Rolling Stone Music

Beartooth Singer Caleb Shomo Comes Out as ‘Proudly Gay Man’
Country Singer Ben Chapman of ‘Peach Jam’ Makes His ‘Became a Man’ Album
Meet the Yes Keyboardist Who Also Gave Us ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ and ‘Heat of the Moment’
With John Lennon as Muse, Palestinian Rapper Tamer Nafar Tells Stories of Past and Future
Charli XCX Drops Cheeky ‘Playboy Bunny’ B-Side to ‘SS26’
Watch Neil Young Play ‘After the Gold Rush’ and ‘Heart of Gold’ at First Live Appearance of 2026
Shakira Was Acquitted in Her Tax Fraud Case — and Fans Are Celebrating With Hilarious Memes
Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ Rapper, Dead at 59
Live Nation Settles With Estates of 2 Women Killed by Gunman at Beyond Wonderland Festival
Dick Parry, Saxophonist on Pink Floyd Classics, Dead at 83

Pitchfork

“It Takes Two” Rapper Rob Base Dies at 59
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Launches Label With New Album Ruin: It’s Not Just Music
DJ Koze Drops New Song “Spiralen”
13 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Bladee, Fakemink, and Eli
Philipp Jung, Co-Founder of Get Physical and M.A.N.D.Y., Has Died
Listen to Mike D’s New Song “What We Got”
Veeze Returns With Surprise Mixtape
Watch Olivia Rodrigo Unravel in New “The Cure” Video
Charli XCX Walks a Runway to Hell in “SS26” Video
Feeble Little Horse Announce New Album Bitknot Dropping Next Week
Wiki Announces First Solo Album in Seven Years
Watch Kevin Morby and Carrie Brownstein Perform Sleater-Kinney’s “Modern Girl”
Watch Vince Staples Shoot the American Flag in New Music Video
Watch Bruce Springsteen Rip the Ellisons and CBS on CBS
Netflix to Revisit Michael Jackson’s Child Sex Abuse Trial in Docuseries
Loukeman Readies Fall Tour
Ariana Grande Drops Dangerous Woman Outtake “Knew Better Part Two”
Billy Joel Doesn’t Want You to See the Billy Joel Biopic
Watch David Byrne Burn Down the House With Stephen Colbert
Watch Slayyyter Make Her Late-Night Debut in a Beer Can Bralette
Car Seat Headrest Rerecord Teens of Denial for Its 10th Anniversary
Arab Strap Launch New Album Half-Told Tales With Acerbic Single “You You You”
Is That Owen Wilson in a Rolling Loud Movie?
Posthumous Ed Askew Album to Feature Bill Callahan, Sharon Van Etten
They Are Gutting a Body of Water Are Going on a US Tour
Los Thuthanaka, Kim Gordon, and Smerz to Play Making Time ∞ 2026
Ear Announce New Album Rumspringa
Moses Sumney Releasing Debut Film Soundtrack
Son Lux Prep New Album and World Tour
Xiu Xiu Made an Album Based on David Lynch’s Eraserhead

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