Music

Last November, Aretha Franklin took the stage at Elton John’s annual AIDS Foundation gala, delivering what would be her final public performance. The Queen of Soul, who died Thursday from pancreatic cancer, closed the show with a selection of songs from her back catalogue, including her 1968 hit, “I Say …

The 1975 survey how social media fuels jealous head games and romantic angst on their pulsating new song “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME.” Frontman Matthew Healy recounts missed phone calls, suspicious text messages and Instagram “likes” throughout the track. “I only called her one time, maybe it was two times/ Don’t think it was …

Bruno Mars announced that Ciara, Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson and Ella Mai will serve as openers during the final leg of his 24K Magic tour. Cardi B was originally scheduled to support Mars throughout the trek, but she pulled out to spend more time with her new daughter, Kulture. …

A searching bit of electro-tinged pop from Hunter Hayes, a psychedelic duet from Lera Lynn and a grand tribute to a family hero by Tucker Beathard make up the 10 must-hear country and Americana songs this week. Cordovas, “I’m the One Who Needs You Tonight” With plenty of parlor piano, …

Multiple instances of Devin Dawson abound in the new video for “Asking for a Friend,” the latest single off the California native’s debut album Dark Horse. Playing off the song’s title and the ambiguity of Dawson’s narrator in the song — is he asking for himself, or literally asking on behalf …

“I’m not one to contemplate on fate,” Anthony Simpkins says with a grin. It’s a cool night in April and Simpkins is sitting outside the American Legion Post 82 in East Nashville, Tennessee, and grinning at how folksy he sounds describing the unlikely path his life has taken. At 25, …

Following their electrifying appearance at this year’s Lollapalooza, Grammy-nominated Colombian duo Bomba Estéreo has detailed their biggest U.S. headline tour to date. The band celebrated the news with a new video for “Amar Así,” the latest single from their 2017 album Ayo; it is the band’s first release since the …

There may be more Waylon Jennings covers out there than you can shake a stick (or L-O-G) at, but one-man band Tennessee Jet has a fresh spin on the form with his crunchy, martial take on “Waymore’s Blues” that includes guest vocals from Cody Jinks. Written by Jennings and Curtis …

Spice Girls fans can be forgiven if they’re a little confused at the moment. Every few months, new reports surface that the group is about to reunite for a tour, most notably in February when the five members got together at Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell’s London apartment and posted a …

Cult soul singer Swamp Dogg has unveiled his cover of the classic popularized by Nat King Cole, “Answer Me, My Love.” The tune appears on Swamp Dogg’s forthcoming album, Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune, which will be released on September 7th via Joyful Noise Recordings. As with his previously released “I’ll …