Music & Musicians

Lucinda Williams isn’t easily intimidated, but it would be hard for any musician not to shudder at the task before her.

Detroit native rapper Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson has died at the age of 69, the singer’s rep confirmed to NBC News. According to E!, Nelson died after a battle with advanced lung cancer. Reports of Nelson’s diagnosis surfaced earlier in 2024. Nelson, who was born in 1955 at a Military Base in Kansas, married Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. when she…

Pulitzer Prize winning rapper Kendrick Lamar and SZA will go on tour in 2025, stopping at 19 stadiums across North America with a date in Chicago.

Apple Music Replay is available starting Tuesday for subscribers. Here’s what to know, how to access it and which artists will be at the top.

Spotify users are anxiously awaiting their annual “Wrapped” recap — an annual, personalized recap of their listening habits for 2024.

Victor Willis said the disco classic has “benefited greatly” from the president-elect’s use and threatened to sue news outlets that refer to it as a “gay anthem.”

North West and Chicago West have entered their musician era. On Nov. 27, Kanye West dropped the music video for “Bomb,” hours before Thanksgiving, which shows the two sisters racing through the desert in a Tesla Cybertruck as furry monsters try to keep up.

For the first time in nine years, legendary rock band AC/DC will tour in North America beginning in 2025, including a stop in Chicago.

For the first time in nine years, legendary rock band AC/DC will tour in North America beginning in 2025, including a stop in Chicago.

Bob Bryar, the former drummer for famed rock band My Chemical Romance, has died. He was 44.

Justin Timberlake has canceled a show on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, citing a back injury that his doctors told him required him “to rest a little bit longer.”

Miley Cyrus recently addressed her controversial 2009 Teen Choice Awards, in which she danced around a pole, calling out her mom Tish Cyrus for having the idea.

While Black Friday is mostly known as the year’s biggest shopping day when crowds flock to big-box and department stores, the day also holds significance for collectors of vinyl records.

What started as friendly jabs has transformed into a full-blown feud between the two rappers.

It’s almost that time of year: Spotify is gearing up to release its annual Wrapped, personalized recaps of users’ listening habits and year in audio.

The meme has everyone from Shrek to McDonald’s screaming the condiment’s name.

The two court moves have taken the bitter beef between the two hip-hop superstars to a whole new level, with the parent company of the labels for both men now pulled directly into the fight.

Miley Cyrus filed a response to being sued by Tempo Music Investments for allegedly plagiarizing Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” for her Grammy-winning song “Flowers.”

Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group, alleging the company conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

Drake has announced that his first tour of Australia in eight years will begin on the same date as rival Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance.