Music

Mehdi Rajabian Barg Music Dissident Iranian composer Mehdi Rajabian is barred from leaving his country by its Islamic Republic government, but his work continues to gain traction in the West. On Sept. 17, André Bellmont, the conductor, composer, orchestrator and professor at the University of the Arts in Zurich, Switzerland, will conduct four of Rajabian’s pieces —...

Bon Iver Graham Tolbert With Coachella weekend one upon us, today’s top music stars are dropping new hits to enjoy as fans head out to the desert or enjoy the spring weekend at home. To kick things off, Lana Del Rey dropped “Henry, Come On,” a new song in advance of upcoming album The Right Person...

Charlotte De Witte Marie Wynants This week in dance music: PinkPantheress shared the tracklist for her upcoming mixtape, we caught up with DJ Koze about his new album Music Can Hear Us, John Summit, Skrillex and more made moves on the dance charts, we spoke with Sherelle about her debut album With a Vengeance, Poolside...

Mariah Carey Markus Klinko & Indrani Mariah Carey has officially been free for two decades — and to celebrate, she’s dropping an expansive collection of music packaged in a five-disc The Emancipation of Mimi (20th Anniversary Edition). As announced on Instagram Friday (April 11) — one day shy of the exact 20-year anniversary of the...

Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Ryan Seacrest on “American Idol” at the Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa. Eric McCandless/Disney American Idol returns to Hawaii this week as one of the show’s newest traditions continues: the top 24 finalists are flown to the island to perform for an audience at Aulani, a Disney...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign event at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on March 1, 2020. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here” tour will fire up again this weekend when he brings a roster of heavy hitters with him to...

Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin Winter/GI Maroon 5 vocalist Adam Levine has reflected on Paul McCartney’s reaction to his band covering The Beatles on television more than a decade ago. Levine’s comments were made during...

NIKI Annie Lai NIKI has given Chappell Roan a musical makeover, covering “Casual” for her recent appearance on Like a Version, the long-running segment from Australian radio station triple j. Airing on Friday, April 10 (Australian time), the performance was recorded in mid-March during the Australian leg of the Indonesian-born singer’s Buzz World Tour. As...

Calum Hood Sarah Eiseman Just one week after bandmate Michael Clifford announced a solo career, 5 Seconds of Summer bassist Calum Hood has followed in kind, sharing his debut solo single ahead of a full-length record. Hood’s solo venture has officially launched with the release of “Don’t Forget You Love Me,” which is described as...