The first half of 2020 was an intense whirlwind, but one that “clarified and in some ways accelerated cultural trends that Gen Zs and millennials have been shaping for years,” Dawn Ostroff, Spotify‘s Chief Content & Advertising Business Officer, says. Ostroff and the audio-streaming platform released “Culture Next” this morning, …

During the past few years, William Shatner has tackled everything from progressive rock and country to classic rock and even Christmas songs on his eclectic spoken-word/music albums for Cleopatra Records. But when the label approached him with the idea of a blues record, he was slightly taken aback. “A white …

Patti Smith, Joan Baez and more have shared a socially distanced rendition of “People Have the Power” for Pathway to Paris, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing climate change. The performance arrives on the sixth anniversary of the non-profit — founded by musician Jesse Paris Smith and cellist Rebecca Foon …

A review of this weeks’ Lovecraft Country, “Meet Me in Daegu,” coming up just as soon as I’m Judy Garland’s butler… “We’ve both done monstrous things. But that does not make us monsters.” —Ji-Ah Even for a show that morphs wildly from week to week in structure and in tone, …

With both chambers of Congress back in Washington, D.C., music-industry organizations such as the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) are continuing their fight to secure federal funding for clubs and venues teetering on the edge of closing. The political situation remains fairly similar to when the House and Senate left …

BTS performed “Dynamite,” their first all-English release, during America’s Got Talent on Wednesday. The episode is the second of America’s Got Talent‘s semi-finals results shows, which determines five acts that will move to the finals for the Top 10 competition. During their performance, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook took to the streets outside …

Rufus Wainwright has announced Rufus-Retro-Wainwright-Spective!, a livestream tour where Wainwright will perform all nine of his studio albums. The livestreams will see the singer-songwriter performing his albums in chronological order, one album side at a time, starting on Friday, October 9th, with Wainwright performing the first side of his debut …

The Beatles: Get Back —Peter Jackson‘s eagerly awaited documentary about the making of what came to be theLet It Be album and movie — has been pushed back to August 2021. To help soften the blow, the Beatles have announced the publication of a new companion book to the film. …

On The Late Show Monday, Bob Woodward shared a previously unreleased audio excerpt from a conversation with President Donald Trump where the president once again revealed he understood how serious Covid-19 was in private while downplaying it public. The tape, Woodward told Stephen Colbert, came from an interview with Trump …

In Rolling Stone‘s series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. Katie Vinten studied film at New York University, never thinking she’d go into the …