Music

Anthony Hamilton tries to rekindle a failed romance — over a flip of Rick James and Teena Marie’s classic ballad “Fire and Desire” — in the misty-eyed “Back Together.” Hamilton has long possessed one of R&B’s great voices; some days, it seems like he’s the last vestige of a vital …

John Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten, will host a virtual Q&A session on Facebook Sunday June 7th to mark the digital release of the 2018 documentary about Public Image Ltd., The Public Image Is Rotten, Variety reports. The livestream event will start at 10 a.m. in the U.K. and …

James Taylor and his son Henry performed a sweet and simple rendition of the American standard, “Moon River,” on a recent episode of The Voice. The singing competition has continued with its 18th season even as the coronavirus pandemic has forced the judges and contestants to work remotely. So Taylor …

On Thursday, May 14th, at 6 p.m. ET, Rolling Stone will be going live on Instagram for the first time, in partnership with YETI. Rolling Stone senior editor Joseph Hudak will join singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham to discuss a wide range of topics, starting off with his participation in YETI’s brand-new …

Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Meek Mill, and Yo Gotti have signed a letter from Roc Nation‘s activist wing, Team Roc, calling for “justice to be served in the case of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.” Back in February, Arbery was shot while out on a run in Brunswick, Georgia. During his jog, Arbery …

Boyz II Men delivered a Mother’s Day ode on Saturday Night Live with a socially distanced rendition of “A Song for Mama,” featuring the 1997 track’s producer and songwriter Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. “On behalf of SNL, we’d like to send a very special Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers …

Even though the 40th anniversary of Motörhead’s landmark Ace of Spades album is still half a year away, the band has dropped a strobing new lyric video for their signature song on Friday. They’re dubbing May 8th “Motörhead Day,” as “Ace of Spades” sounds a little like “Eighth of May.” …

Kathleen Hanna has joined Cameo — the service that lets fans pay celebs for a custom message — just in time for Mother’s Day. “Hi! I just joined this platform called Cameo where you can get me to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ or send a message to a friend or do …

Nearly 50 years after it was written and recorded, Neil Young’s “Ohio” remains one of rock’s greatest protest songs. Over the decades, it’s been covered and resurrected by the Isley Brothers, Devo, Paul Weller, and, three years ago, the combo of Jon Batiste, Leon Bridges, and Gary Clark, Jr. But …

For Lars Ulrich, quarantining during the pandemic has meant spending more time with his wife and kids. Just in the past few days, the drummer shared video of sons Myles and Layne, both home from NYU, playing their fuzzy, noisy instrumental take on the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby.” Metallica had intended …