Music

Kacey Musgraves has made no bones about the pop music influences on her new LP Golden Hour, but her new song “High Horse” may be the most radical departure yet. Debuted today on Apple Music’s Beats1, “High Horse” bears the hallmarks of Musgraves’ songwriting, with sharp wordplay, double entendres, and …

Elvis Costello transforms an unearthedJohnny Cash poem into a sweeping, strings-laden ballad with “I’ll Still Love You.” The song features on the upcoming compilation Forever Words, which recruited an all-star roster of artists to put Cash’s lyrics, poems and letters to music. In an interview tied to “I’ll Still Love …

Madonna will direct the upcoming film Taking Flight about Michaela DePrince, the Sierra Leonean ballet star who also appeared in Beyoncé’s Lemonade. The new film will be adapted by Camilla Blackett from the memoir Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina. “Michaela’s journey resonated with me deeply as both …

Pussy Riot take aim at abuses of power in “Bad Apples,” a ferociously minimal electronic track released Thursday. The band worked on “Bad Apples” with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, who helped concoct an electro punk-rap track that could have come out in 1986. Programmed drums clatter and smash …

U2, Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen are among the myriad artists prepping special releases for Record Store Day 2018. The annual event will be held April 21st at independent record stores around the world. U2 are set to release a limited-edition 12-inch picture disc featuring two versions of their Songs …

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters extended their Carry Fire tour with a new run of North American shows. The summer trek, which launches June 8th in Atlanta and concludes the 29th in Vancouver, will include an array of high-profile openers – with Jim James (solo acoustic), Lucinda Williams, …

Less than three months after Gucci Mane released his latest LP,El Gato: The Human Glacier, the rapper recruits Migos and Lil Yachty for a new track titled “Solitaire.” The track is the first single off the prolific rapper’s upcoming album,Evil Genius. The two-minute trap track is also the first preview …

Ladytron released a glossy, metronomic single titled “The Animals” on Thursday. The single will appear on an as-yet-untitled new album – the group’s first since 2011 – set for release later this year. “The Animals” marches forward propelled by brittle percussion and the short, sharp synthesizer riffs popularized by early …

Toby Keith will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his first hit with this summer’s aptly-titled Should’ve Been a Cowboy XXV Tour. With 20 dates currently on the itinerary, Keith’s Should’ve Been a Cowboy XXV Tour will kick off April 6th in Salt Lake City and is scheduled to wrap September …

Hunter Hayes concludes his video trilogyPictureswith the official clip for the third installment, set to his upbeat love song “This Girl.” The latest video, which follows “You Should Be Loved” and “More,” features Hayes as the musical narrator, once again dressing in 1950s garb and slicked-back hair, performing the hopelessly …