I 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 […]

The 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 […]

Yungblud 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 […]

Released 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, […]

The 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 […]

At 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 […]

Diane Martel, the director who crafted a long list of classic music videos, died on September 18, at 63 years old, after battling breast cancer. She directed videos for artists like Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, The Killers, Beyoncé, Clipse, the list goes on. “Diane passed away peacefully at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, surrounded […]

September 24, 1991, was a huge day in music since two highly celebrated albums were introduced to the world: Nirvana’s Nevermind, and A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory. See, every legendary musician or group has an album that marks their greatness, an album where all the moving parts connect perfectly after trial, error, […]

Tears for Fears “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is one of the most ubiquitous songs from the ‘80s, evolving into a cinematic shorthand for the steely ambition that defined the decade. It was lifted from the English synth-pop band’s sophomore album Songs From The Big Chair, and the iconic album celebrates its 40th anniversary […]