Music

Leslie Odom Jr. was barely on tour when he had to start postponing dates due to coronavirus concerns. The Tony-winning actor and singer, who became a star playing Aaron Burr in Hamilton, released his first album of original music, Mr, late last year. He was looking forward to performing those …

Rufus Wainwright will perform music daily from his home in Los Angeles in wake of the coronavirus outbreak. In a series called Musical Everydays, the singer-songwriter will play one song from his catalogue every day on piano. “In these dire times, I want to share some music with you all …

The Pretenders unveiled a jangly new ballad about an obsessive crush, “The Buzz,” that will appear on their upcoming album, Hate for Sale, out May 1st via BMG. “The Buzz” is a mid-tempo rocker that finds Chrissie Hynde crooning lovelorn lyrics over a swooning rush of guitars. “You know you …

UPDATE: The Foo Fighters have rescheduled the remaining dates of their 25th anniversary tour, which was set to take place this spring but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new run starts October 1st at the First Ontario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario and wraps October 17th at the …

Especially if you were born years after their release, it can be hard to picture anyone writing Motown Records’ Sixties hits – “Heat Wave,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” and “Reach Out I’ll Be There” feel like they were handed down on tablets. But for the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, …

Luis Espada, an Austin DJ who performs under the name King Louie, expected to spend this week padding his South by Southwest itinerary with a few extra gigs. “A lot of these companies work very last minute — they didn’t get a DJ or a musician on time — so …

With concerns rapidly rising about the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., mega-promoters Live Nation and AEG, along with the major concert booking promoters, announced their recommendation Thursday that “large-scale events through the end of March” should be postponed. Is such a dramatic step necessary? The answer, according to Dr. Daniel …

Justin Timberlake and Anderson .Paak promote productivity in “Don’t Slack,” an upbeat, funky song from the Trolls World Tour soundtrack, out March 13th. “Don’t Slack” features Timberlake and .Paak trading off lines. “Imagine all the lives that we can save/You don’t even know the power you got in them legs,” Timberlake …

Drummer Biff Adam, who was an integral member of Merle Haggard’s legendary backing band for four decades, and also served as the singer’s publicist and bus driver for several years, died Saturday, March 7th, after battling congestive heart failure. Adam’s daughters, Debi Stalder and Connie Ishman, shared the news on …

The Monkees are launching their 2020 tour on April 3rd at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, the same day that their new live album The Mike and Micky Show is arriving in stores. The set was recorded on the duo’s 2019 tour and features big hits like “Pleasant Valley Sunday” …