Music

Moments before he began filming his reaction to Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight,” Tim Williams had the same thought that he has before he records every video for Twins the New Trend, the YouTube channel he runs with his brother, Fred. “I always think, when we do a video, …

Spencer Tweedy, the son of Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy, has announced he’s releasing a book about self-recording. A collaboration with graphic designer Lawrence Azerrad and photographer Daniel Topete, Mirror Sound: a Look into the People and Processes Behind Self-Recorded Music features interviews with Sharon Van Etten, Deerhunter‘s Bradford Cox, Vagabon, Mac …

Billie Eilish performed a tender, inviting “My Future,” the first single she’s released since quarantine, on Night Three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. Before she delivered the song, she passionately spoke about the urgency of voting and what’s at stake in this election. “You don’t need me to …

Jónsi has recruited Cocteau Twins‘ Liz Fraser for “Cannibal,” his latest offering from his upcoming solo album Shiver, outOctober 2nd via Krunk. The song is accompanied by a video directed by the Sigur Rós frontman and Giovanni Ribisi; it features a figure in a hazy, heavenly abyss dancing as Jónsi …

Sufjan Stevens meets TikTok in the video for his new song “Video Game,” starring the “Renegade” dance creator Jalaiah Harmon. In the visual, directed by Nicole Ginelli, Harmon dances her signature “Renegade” moves in front of a changing CGI backdrop. “I don’t wanna be your personal Jesus/I don’t wanna live …

A$AP Ferg might have dropped his new song “Move Ya Hips” (featuring Nicki Minaj and Atlanta rapper MadeinTYO) with a charming visualizer about working out, but the official video is much more cinematic and sinister. Directed by Isaac Rentz, the clip opens with a man ordering a sex bot on …

Taylor Swift took the Number One spot on the Artists 500 chart for the second straight week on the strength of her surprise album Folklore, which also finished at Number One on the Top 200 Albums chart for the second week in a row. All told, the singer earned 179.4 …

Lindsey Buckingham has kept a low profile since he was sidelined by emergency heart surgery in February 2019, but he re-emerged on Friday for a four-song acoustic set via Zoom for the tech company Nutanix. Buckingham played the Fleetwood Mac songs “Never Going Back Again” and “Big Love,” along with …

Last year, Dawes celebrated the 10th year anniversary of their first album North Hills with a reissue and tour — and their latest two singles prove they’re still going strong. Last month, they released “Who Do You Think You‘re Talking To?” a charging track about trying to escape the ghosts …

Last month, Halestorm enlisted Evanescence’s Amy Lee for a new version of their song “Break In,” originally from their 2012 albumThe Strange Case of… On Thursday, the band shared a clip of Lee performing the song in the studio with Halestorm lead singer Lzzy Hale; the two trade off impassioned …