Tejano, conjunto music legend Flaco Jiménez dies at 86
Famed Tejano singer-songwriter and master accordionist Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez has died. He was 86.Jiménez’s family shared the news of the musician’s death on his official…
Diana Ross at the Hollywood Bowl: 9 iconic moments
Diana Ross returned to the Hollywood Bowl on Friday night for the first of two weekend concerts — her fifth engagement at the hillside amphitheater…
Ozzy Osbourne’s 10 essential songs. Listen to them here.
A balladeer in the body of a headbanger, Ozzy Osbourne brought soul and emotion to the heavy-metal genre he helped invent as the frontman of…
Five Finger Death Punch was inspired by Taylor Swift to re-record their old songs
It’s another dry, sweltering morning in Las Vegas, and the guitarist Zoltan Bathory has just left his Gothic castle. Bearded and dressed in black, with…
Elvis Presley’s watch, John Lennon’s suit sell at Goldin auction
Elvis Presley’s worn Omega wristwatch, gifted to him by Johnny Cash, sold for $103,700 this week. Goldin, a leading sports and pop culture memorabilia auction…
‘Blood Harmony’ author makes a case for the Everly Brothers’ legacy
On the Shelf Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story By Barry MazorDa Capo: 416 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times…
Paul Simon delivers a commanding incantation at Disney Hall
In 2018, Paul Simon walked onto the Hollywood Bowl stage for what most in the crowd believed to be his last tour stop in Los…
System of a Down’s Daron Malakian strikes familiar, violent chords on new Scars on Broadway album
Fans of System of a Down desperately hoping the Armenian American alt-metal band will one day release a full-length follow-up to their chart-topping 2005 companion…
Justin Bieber is a chill, God-fearing bro on the messy yet beautiful ‘Swag’
Every half-decade or so, Justin Bieber sloughs off the callused skin of the pop superstar he became at age 15 to reveal the tender and…
‘Swag,’ Justin Bieber’s album, addresses Hailey Bieber, paparazzi
Is it finally clocking to you? Justin Bieber is back.The 31-year-old singer surprise-released a new album, “Swag,” Friday after teasing fans the previous morning with…
Musician Ray Stevens recovering after heart attack
Singer Ray Stevens has shared his first update since being admitted to the hospital on July 4 for surgery.According to his Instagram, the 86-year-old has…
Noah Cyrus harnesses beauty and grit on latest album
On the stunning “What’s It All For” on her new album, “I Want My Loved Ones to Go With Me,” Noah Cyrus sings: “Why have…
Parker McCollum on his new album, John Mayer and Donald Trump
Last fall, the country singer Parker McCollum played a gig on the south shore of Lake Tahoe — the final date of a lengthy tour…
Oasis is back but band reunions are often short-lived
NEW YORK — “Don’t Look Back in Anger” is good advice for the Britpop band Oasis, who launch their surprising reunion tour today in Cardiff, Wales. Led…
How does Wet Leg roll out a new album? It’s just like “rolling out the doughnut”
At Primavera Sound Barcelona, Rhian Teasdale, 32, emerges from smoke, stained the color orange by stage lights, gallantly flexing her arms in the air. She…
Cardi B sets ‘Am I the Drama’ as second album, release date
Cardi B, entering the newest phase of her rap career, has just one question in mind: “Am I the Drama?”That’s the title for the Grammy…
Haim's new album gives vivid shape to a hard-to-define phase
The L.A. sister trio's new 'I Quit' is not quite a breakup album and not quite a moving-on album. Source link
Sabrina Claudio wants to evolve. She’s starting by letting people in
Sabrina Claudio is not the same person she was a year ago — much less eight years ago, when she first introduced herself with a…
Terri Lyne Carrington pays tribute to Max Roach on ‘We Insist 2025!’
“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Kerr said in 1849. Nearly 200 years later, that is sadly…
Talking Heads’ David Byrne announces tour and solo album
Fans of Talking Heads and David Byrne can rejoice, as the 73-year-old singer announced his first new album in seven years and tour.The album “Who…