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Jack White appeared on The Late Show to perform his recent track, “What’s the Trick?,” and to chat with Stephen Colbert about his career. Appearing with his band, White offered a gritty, raucous rendition of the bluesy song, off his new album Fear of the Dawn. White sat down with …

Pusha T is to coke references what Larry David is to absurd social situations: He finds new and interesting ways to revitalize disquieting things that should have jumped the shark a long time ago. There are only so many ways you can invoke that houseware/cocaine-prep staple, Pyrex, and talk about …

Rob Halford has announced his new book that spans various facets of hard rock and heavy metal history. Biblical: Rob Halford’s Heavy Metal Scriptures, available for preorder, arrives Nov. 1 via Hachette Books. The new tome — which follows his 2020 autobiography Confess — will feature serious in-depth stories alongside …

In a sign that the universe has cracked down the middle and is slowly gobbling us all up, the CMT Music Awards, which began in their current incarnation on the cable network Country Music Television in 2002 — and were then known as the Flameworthy Awards — did not air …

If this record was released under anyone else’s name, the reviews wouldn’t have much to say. Lovely songwriting. Beautiful string arrangements. The bossa nova track “Olvidado (Otro Momento)” pairs well with a martini by the pool. Overall, solid album. No notes. But for Father John Misty, the bar is set …

Thomas Rhett appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform his song “Angels,” offering an intimate rendition of the track from his recent album, Where We Started, which dropped April 1 via Valory Music. Backed by a six-piece band — including the emotive pedal steel of Whit Wright …

Olivia Rodrigo has two Number One singles, a three-times platinum debut album and, as of Sunday, three shiny new Grammy Awards. On a chilly Tuesday in Portland, she finally launched her first-ever tour. It’s the type of rite of passage that would be a massive deal if Rodrigo hadn’t just …

UPDATE (4/5/2022): R. Kelly’s request to delay sentencing for his New York-based sex trafficking and racketeering conviction until after his separate trial in federal court in Chicago later this year was denied by a judge on Tuesday. The court rejected Kelly’s argument that his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination could …

Jon Batiste, the most-nominated artist at the 2022 Grammys with 11 nods, took to the stage Sunday night at the Las Vegas awards show to perform his Record of the Year-nominated song “Freedom.” Batiste appeared in a powder blue suit covered in a cape, but he ditched the vampire look …

Red Hot Chili Peppers joined late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon for a bit of April Fools fun Friday, performing on both theTonight Show andJimmy Kimmel Live— with the help of some TV magic. Kimmel and Fallon pranked their audiences by swapping places, each hosting the other’s show for …