The best new albums out Feb. 27

Bruno Mars. Mitski. Grief and celebration from Gorillaz. Robin Hilton welcomes Raina Douris from WXPN in Philadelphia to chat ...

AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they’re hoping to join it

AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of professional musicians.
Consequence

Tori Amos Covers Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan for BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room: Watch

Ahead of her upcoming album. In Times of Dragons, Tori Amos visited BBC to perform a new song, a classic, and covers of ...

American Football Share Video for New Song “Bad Moons”

I decided to begin the song as a child,” American Football frontman Mike Kinsella said in a press statement. “Or, rather…two.

Niall Horan’s New Era Is About to Begin: ‘Album Is DONE’

In a post on his social accounts, Horan posted a series of photos with the caption, “Album is DONE.” Alongside the photos, he ...
Stereogum

Tori Amos Covers Bob Dylan And Performs New Single For The First Time In Radio 2 Piano Room

It’s Tori Amos SZN. Amos will release her new concept album In Times Of Dragons this spring. Yesterday she shared its lead ...
Brandon Sun

Music Review: Mumford & Sons finds a new folk rhythm on the collaborative ‘Prizefighter’

Less than a year since the release of Mumford & Sons’ long-awaited fifth studio album “Rushmere,” the English folk rock band is back with a sixth: “Prizefighter,” an introspective but ...
The New York Times

What Happens in a Performer’s Brain While Playing Music?

Performances in N.Y.C. The pianist Nicolas Namoradze teamed with neuroscientists for a breakthrough in experiment design. The pianist Nicolas Namoradze wanted to record videos that would visualize how ...
The New Yorker

What Do We Want from a Protest Song?

Springsteen wasn’t the only artist to rush into this gap. The British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg released “City of Heroes,” a spirited work of turbo-folk agitprop that invokes Martin Niemöller’s ...
TechCrunch

Spotify’s new feature lets you explore the story behind the song you’re listening to

Spotify is rolling out a new “About the Song” feature that lets users explore the stories behind the music they’re listening to, the company announced on Friday. The feature displays short story cards ...
The Washington Post

How a viral TikTok song with millions of views became a whole new musical

There are some songs that get stuck in the TikTok hive mind. When they go viral, they swarm the app with covers and remakes, finding uses that stray far from their source material. They create a ...
Variety

Olivia Dean Wins Best New Artist Grammy and Says ‘I’m a Granddaughter of an Immigrant’ and ‘Those People Deserve to Be Celebrated’

British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean has won her first Grammy Award for best new artist. A first-time nominee, Dean took to a moment to champion immigrants in her thank you speech at the Crypto.com ...