Music

Mike Rutherford had a lot working against him when he revived Mike and the Mechanics in 2010. Not only had it been 15 years since the band — best known for their songs “The Living Years” and “All I Need Is a Miracle” — scored a hit, but original singer …

If you’ve dreamed about listening to Cher 24/7, SiriusXM has just the channel for you. The Cher Channel, celebrating the music, life and influences of the pop diva, will launch on April 17th and run through May 1st. The original cast album for Broadway’s The Cher Show, a musical about …

HBO’s Game of Thrones returns for its final few episodes on Sunday, April 14th, and accompanying the violent epic this time around will be For the Throne, an entire soundtrack of new songs by contemporary performers including Travis Scott and the National. The latest release from the album, which comes …

Bea Miller and 6lack navigate a pastel future in the stylized video for their collaboration “It’s Not U It’s Me.” Miller will be launching her first headlining tour later this month. The video begins with Miller reading a magazine in her home, which matches the bright pink of her hair. …

Less than a week before Solange was set to appear onstage at Coachella, the singer has canceled her upcoming sets due to unspecified “major production delays.” “Due to major production delays, Solange will unfortunately no longer be performing at this year’s festival,” organizers wrote Sunday night on Twitter. “She sends …

Cage the Elephant capture the end of a long relationship on their new song, “Goodbye,” set to appear on their forthcoming album, Social Cues, out April 19th. “Goodbye” is a plaintive ballad where the spaces between distant piano notes are filled with a steady swell of strings. There’s a hard …

From the moment it became the first video shown on MTV to when it appeared on The Wedding Singer, the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” has transcended generations. Thankfully, we’re set for 2019: Walk Off The Earth has collaborated with Sarah Silverman on a cover of the new wave …

Singer Jessy Wilson has released the funky new tune “Clap Your Hands” from her upcoming solo album Phase. The member of Americana duo Muddy Magnolias collaborated on the project, out May 3rd, with Patrick Carney of the Black Keys. Built on a deep, hip-hop-inspired drum groove, “Clap Your Hands” piles …

Indie rockers Big Thief have released “Cattails,” the second single off their upcoming album U.F.O.F. “Cattails,” a twinkling folk-inspired track, follows the churning lead single “UFOF” and showcases the band’s finger-picking inspirations and yearning songwriting. Lead singer and guitarist Adrianne Lenker said of the song’s recording in a statement, “‘Cattails’ …

The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler – have announced their third album. Help Us Stranger will be released via Third Man Records on June 21st. The group’s first new album in more than a decade, the LP follows 2008’s Consolers of the Lonely. Written …