Music that’s widely disliked for various reasons is nothing new. From iconic artists who despise their biggest hits to cover versions loathed by the original performers, there’s no shortage of tension between musicians and their own music. Even legendary rock bands have been known to blacklist certain songs from their live sets, refusing to ever […]
Read MoreIn the 21st century, it’s not uncommon for an artist to reach legendary status in a length of time so short, it probably has 1950s music legends rolling in their graves. Artists like Sabrina Carpenter, who became one of the biggest pop sensations over the course of roughly one year, or Chappell Roan, who did […]
Read MoreToday, September 26, is another New Music Friday, and there’s a slew of new underground and mainstream releases to check out. Led Zeppelin‘s Robert Plant, for example, dropped his Saving Grace LP, his twelfth solo album and first in eight years. The Brooklyn rock band Geese also dropped their third album, Getting Killed, in a […]
Read MoreWhy did I ask our ScreenRant team of music experts to pull together a list of seemingly upbeat songs that are actually heartbreaking or twisted underneath? Because I’m a diabolical editor with a taste for emotional whiplash. Think Anna Wintour (sans those tired Hermès scarves) in vintage Beats by Dre. The truth? Sometimes the most […]
Read MoreI heard my first Billy Joel album at 12 or 13 and instantly became a fan—more than a fan really. I owned all his studio albums and listened to them countless times. I was fascinated that he played in recording bands as a teenager in the ‘60s and a short-lived acid rock duo in 1970 […]
Read MoreThe music set to be played at the halftime of the NFL’s Super Bowl is always a hot topic, and the upcoming game on February 8, 2026, in California is no exception. With tickets officially going on sale today, British crooner Adele is rumored to be the scheduled performer, though artists like Taylor Swift and […]
Read MoreYungblud has dedicated himself to keeping the rock genre alive, and now he’s teaming up with the never-retiring Aerosmith for a collaboration. The 28-year-old mixes rock with pop, punk, and R&B but always stays true to the genre he was raised on. The singer had a close relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, and at the 2025 […]
Read MoreReleased in April 2000, Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides offered audiences a dramatically different sort of coming-of-age story than they had seen before: a melancholy portrait of teenage girlhood, filtered through the perspectives of enchanted—and intrigued—boy counterparts. An adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel of the same name, Coppola’s debut feature treated adolescence like the magic, […]
Read MoreThe festivities for rock music’s highest honor, induction into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, are in full swing. The induction ceremony is set for this November, with ten new artists in the class of 2025 who are being honored for their work and impact on the music industry at large. In order to […]
Read MoreAt 57 years old today, Will Smith is a multi-hyphenate with several Grammys and an Oscar under his belt. Smith may be a movie star now, but as many remember, he was once a burgeoning rap superstar. His prolific storytelling (and never dropping the F-bomb in his music), was only half of what set him […]
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