Music

Live from New York, it’s Brandi Carlile catching the attention of millions of viewers as the singer-songwriter shined brightly during her appearance on Saturday Night Live (October 23). Carlile earned the coveted honor to perform on the hit sketch comedy show alongside host and former SNL player Jason Sudeikis. She gave it her all during

Megan Thee Stallion‘s entourage might need to learn the rules of the road track when it comes to media etiquette at a Formula 1 event — at least according to this driver-turned-reporter. Check out this interaction between Sky News’ Martin Brundle (an ex-racer himself) and Meg, whom he bum-rushed while she and her posse were

Rising country talent Johnny Dailey captures husband’s undying devotion in his new track, “24,” and for its official music video, he gives that epic theme a personal backdrop. Premiering on Sounds Like Nashville today (October 21), the stunning clip mixes beautiful beachside imagery with home movies of Dailey’s family, helping connect the inspiring beauty of

Jay Black, who fronted the ’60s hit group Jay and the Americans, has died. Jay sang some big hits for the group … the biggest of which was “This Magic Moment.” The band posted the death notice on its Facebook page … “Today, we mourn the passing of David Blatt a/k/a Jay Black and we

Caroline Jones announced today (Oct. 22) that her sophomore album, Antipodes, will be released November 12. The project features 13 tracks, many of which were recorded during a seven-month trek Jones took to New Zealand with her now-fiancé. This trip also spawned the album title, a word to describe a point on earth that is

Lil Nas X jokingly said he had a new song coming out with Boosie Badazz — but the latter didn’t think it was funny … and hurled every homophobic slur he could at the guy. The Louisiana rapper unloaded on LNX Saturday with an expletive-laden diatribe that’s shocking — calling Nas X the f-slur, among

Rising talent Jon Langston says enough is enough to a toxic relationship in the new track “When You’re Lonely,” taking a stand with a true country-rock power ballad. Written by Langston with Jody Stevens, that hard-hitting track adds a new chapter to an age-old country tale — one of late nights and a heartbreaker who

There is a full-on battle royale over DMX‘s estate, because another woman has reportedly come forward claiming she’s one of X’s kids, and wants in on the estate. Raven Barmer-Simmons has contacted some of the kids of the late rapper, saying she is among them … this according to Page Six, which broke the story.

Cody Johnson teaches a powerful life lesson in his new single, “‘Til You Can’t,” with the former bull rider giving new urgency to phrase “take life by the horns.” And in its official music video, fans are reminded of why that’s so important. As Johnson’s current single, the inspiring anthem is all about seizing the

NBA YoungBoy is about to get out of jail as he awaits trial in his federal weapons case … TMZ has learned. The rapper’s attorneys, Drew Findling and Andre Belanger, tell us bail has finally been set for YoungBoy, but he has not yet been released. The judge gave him two options — put up

You might be able to knock Zac Brown Band down, but you can’t keep them down, and in the new video for “The Comeback,” the band rises up bigger and more joyful than ever. The title track to their just-released studio album, “The Comeback” is a direct response to what fans (and the band themselves)

Swedish House Mafia is back in the house … they’re going out on tour for the first time in nearly a decade, and they’ve got a new single featuring The Weeknd!!! The supergroup just announced plans for their first arena tour since 2012, and they just dropped their new track with Abel … “Moth to

Rising star Brittney Spencer takes another big career leap this winter, set to embark on her first ever headlining tour. Kicking off December 2 at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City, the run will feature 16 stops along the East Coast including dates in Washington, D.C., her native Baltimore and a Music City appearance

Tommy DeBarge — a member of the R&B/funk band Switch — and part of the music industry’s famed DeBarge family has died. A family member tells us Tommy has suffered from liver and kidney failure over the years, but recently took a turn for the worse. We’re told he was hospitalized a couple weeks ago,

With her latest studio album — the huge Revived Remixed Revisited — country icon Reba McEntire goes way beyond your average Greatest Hits project. And really, who could blame her? After more than 30 traditional album releases and a few standard hits packages, too — including one which has sold more than five million copies

Play video content Lil Nas X is getting his own special day in Atlanta … the city just declared a day in honor of the “Industry Baby” rapper. The Atlanta City Council is behind the move to proclaim Oct. 20 as “Lil Nas X Day” … and they just surprised Nas with a plaque commemorating

Kelleigh Bannen can still recall the moment she was arrested by music. Woken up one morning by her radio alarm clock, Bannen felt the song reach through the radio and grab her attention. It was a defining moment when she felt a divine connection to the craft that would later become her career. Since then,

Get ready for some history to be made on “The Masked Singer” … because there’s going to be two celebs in the same costume, and we’re told they have quite a history between them. For the first time on the FOX competition show, there will be a double-faced costume with two people inside the same

Jake Owen pops the top on an end-of-summer jam with the new “Drunk On a Boat,” offering up a feel-good reminder than happiness is in the eye of the beer-holder. Written by Rodney Clawson, Jake Mitchell and David Lee Murphy, the track finds Owen waving goodbye to the mainland and sailing off into an uncharted buzz, with

Dr. Dre‘s divorce has been extremely contentious, and something happened Monday that punctuates the bitterness … a process server for his ex-wife attempted to serve him with legal docs at the cemetery where he buried his grandmother. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Dre was at a Los Angeles cemetery Monday to put the