Music

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has dropped a new version of John Lennon’s always relevant 1971 protest song, “Gimme Some Truth.” The track arrived on Armstrong’s Instagram page Wednesday night, with the frontman writing, “This song was written by John Lennon. The first time I heard it was from one …

Chase Rice has responded to criticism he received after performing a concert that appeared to lack proper COVID-19 social distancing measures. Rice headlined an outdoor show on Saturday night for nearly 1,000 fans at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, a historic prison and concert venue in Petros, Tennessee. Photos and …

Miley Cyrus performed the Beatles’ “Help!” in an empty Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California as part of Global Citizen’s “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” livestream event Saturday. “For me, the magic of performing is sharing and celebrating music together…being surrounded by people and feeling their energy! During this …

Usher has shared an emotional but powerful new song, “I Cry,” which was inspired by the recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests. The song boasts a piano-led pop-soul groove that places Usher’s voice and lyrics front and center: “I cry,” he belts during the hook, “For the sons without …

Brittany Howard appeared on The Tonight Show Wednesday night to take a personal look at race and prejudice with her song “Goat Head,” from her 2019 standout solo debut Jaime. Performing in an isolated studio — with several of her band members in face masks — Howard delivers a message on …

Kesha delivers a high-octane performance of the T. Rex classic “Children of the Revolution” for a new compilation album, the Hal Willner-produced Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. As seen in the accompanying video, directed by Ethan Silverman, the pop star recorded the classic track while …

Seal shared a sweet tribute to late director Joel Schumacher, whom he credited with helping boost his career to the next level when the filmmaker included “Kiss From a Rose” on the Batman Forever soundtrack. Schumacher died Monday after a year-long battle with cancer at the age of 80. Seal …

Noname has released her first solo song of the year. “Song 33” references the killings of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau and also appears to address J. Cole‘s new track, “Snow on Tha Bluff.” On the Madlib-produced single, the Chicago rapper discusses Salau’s disappearance and killing. …

Creedence Clearwater Revival have shared a fan-generated video for their 1970 track, “Long as I Can See the Light,” tied to the upcoming 50th-anniversary reissue of Cosmo’s Factory, out August 14th via Craft Recordings. Directed by Laurence Jacobs and Kay Anderson, the clip was conceived with Father’s Day (June 21st) …

[A version of this story was originally published in 2015 for the 35th anniversary of Urban Cowboy.] Jon Cryer’s iconic Duckie Dale from the Eighties John Hughes classic Pretty in Pink might not seem to have a lot in common with a dance hall on the fringes of Southeast Texas. …