Music

In 2011, Nick Zinner, guitarist of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, wrote 41 Strings, a four-part symphony to mark Earth Day. He’s since performed the piece around the world, including London’s Meltdown Festival and Australia’s Sydney Opera House with musicians like the xx’s Romy Madley Croft and Savages’ Gemma Thompson. The orchestral …

“Old Town Road” is the single that won’t quit and now Lil Nas X has dropped a remix of the tune that adds YouTube singer/yodeler Mason Ramsey and rapper Young Thug to the lineup. Young Thug brings in his own verse, giving the track an even stronger hip-hop vibe, while …

In addition to a massive 50th anniversary tour and lengthy compilation, Jethro Tull announced their first official book. The Ballad of Jethro Tull — a lavishly illustrated history of the band — is set for release in November. In an informative video from Ian Anderson, the frontman details the book …

Beck strips down his electro-folk single “Saw Lightning” to a bluesy howl in a new “Freestyle” version. In a grainy black-and-white video, the singer-songwriter alternates between a belted vocal and distorted harmonica — accompanied only by his stomping feet. He speeds up and slows down at random, briefly slipping into …

Chase Rice offers up the mellow ballad “Lonely If You Are” and Caroline Jones heads south in “Gulf Coast Girl,” plus new releases from Gwen Sebastian and Jedd Hughes in this week’s list of must-hear songs. Davina and the Vagabonds, “I Can’t Believe I Let You Go” Backed by brass, …

Eminem‘s “Stan” tells the six-minute tale of an obsessive fan’s downward spiral. With Dido’s “Thank You” sampled in between each anguished verse, it’s one of the Detroit rapper’s heaviest songs. That’s what pop singer Alec Benjamin thought when he first heard it. He covered the song on the most recent …

On Friday SiriusXM announced the launch of an exclusive limited-run channel, “Madonna‘s Madame X Radio,” centered on the pop star. The channel will launch July 1st and run through till the end of the month. “Madame X Radio” will showcase music from across Madonna’s storied career, including her most recent album, Madame X, …

Jenny Lewis and her band performed a whimsical “Wasted Youth” from her fourth solo album, On the Line, during The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday. She and her seven-piece band wore matching outfits with flower crown-adorned skulls in front of a flower motif backdrop. While the song’s title …

When a new artist is coming off a massive Number One breakout hit, the burning question is always whether or not they can shake that multi-platinum devil off their back and prove they have something more to say that can keep our attention. With Lil Nas X that’s an especially …

20-year-old Latin artist Cuco has announced his debut album,Para Mí, will be out July 26th. He’s shared a track from the record, “Feelings,” a sultry jazz-inspired ballad described as “a journey into Cuco’s psyche.” This is the first music the artist will be releasing after recovering from a bus accident …