They still hadn’t found what they were looking for. So a desperate U2 made a drastic U-turn on the way to making their last classic album, 2004’s “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” which dropped 20 years ago on Nov. 22, 2004 (Nov. 23 in the US). After months of working on the follow-up to … Read more
Let’s face it: For most of 2024, for most of recent memory, rock music has been dead. But just as the Day of the Dead is upon us, the Cure has brought the genre back to life. The goth gods — who had been left for dead after not releasing a new studio LP since … Read more
With the holiday season nearing, Jason Kelce teased his brother Travis’ new Christmas song. And it appears Taylor Swift may have some musical competition from her boyfriend. The sneak peek posted to social media this week featured Travis showing off his singing skills in his new song, “It’s Christmas Time (In Cleveland Heights)”. “This is … Read more
Twenty years ago, Jennifer Hudson had hit bottom. As in the bottom three of “American Idol” — where she was shockingly up for elimination on the third season of the singing competition with fellow presumptive front-runners Fantasia Barrino and LaToya London. After her powerful pipes had carried her through with covers of Aretha Franklin, Elton … Read more
Liam Payne reportedly hit a career stall in the final months of his life. Before the 31-year-old singer died from falling from a hotel balcony on Wednesday, he reportedly postponed the release of his second solo album because he was “struggling” in the industry. A source told The Sun on Oct. 8 that Payne hadn’t … Read more
What a bunch of “brats.” Fans of Charli XCX ditched work Thursday — with some calling in for bogus “mental health” or sick days — to whoop it up at the singer’s mid-day album release party in the Hudson Valley. Gen Z’s pop queen asked fans to play hooky to make it to her 3 … Read more
Their new album may be called “Moon Music,” but Coldplay took the stage at a strangely sunny hour for a rare club show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday. I mean, it was still late afternoon, not even evening yet, when the alt-rock giants shrunk themselves down to everyday life size at the … Read more
Chris Martin has some bad news for Coldplay fans: the band will only be releasing two more “proper” albums — and the reason comes down to quality control. Martin, 47, made the revelation during an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, 51, a portion of which first dropped Monday on People. Coldplay, which is made … Read more
When Lady Gaga arrived on the pop scene16 years ago, it seemed as if she was going to “Just Dance.” But, while she can still keep up her platform heels, the 38-year-old superstar has done so much more than that — as both a singer and an actress. Gaga’s new surprise album “Harlequin” — which … Read more
Lady Gaga is giving Little Monsters a reason to go gaga again. On Tuesday, the Grammy and Oscar-winning diva announced a surprise album, “Harlequin,” that will serve as a companion to her film “Joker: Folie a Deux.” The 13-song set will arrive Friday, a week before the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster “Joker” hits theaters … Read more
Keith Urban is highlighting both the joys and struggles of his life in his new country-rock album “High.” Last Friday, the 56-year-old singer released his 11th studio album, which marked his first new record in four years. During a recent interview with the Associated Press, Urban explained how “High” reflects dual sides of his personality. “I’ve got a … Read more
Ten years ago, Katy Perry was beefing with Taylor Swift about dancers. The story goes that Perry stole three dancers away from Swift’s “Red” Tour to join her “Prism” Tour. At the time, they were dueling divas at the very top of pop. The feud even inspired Swift to write “Bad Blood,” her chart-topping hit … Read more
Chet Hanks is going country, y’all. While walking the red carpet at MTV’s 2024 Video Music Awards, the “White Boy Summer” rapper revealed exclusively to The Post that he has a country album in the works. “I also got signed to a label, a country label,” Hanks, 34, shared. “I’m recording the country album, believe … Read more
It seems like it’s “Slim Pickins” for parents to find a child-appropriate tune on Sabrina Carpenter’s latest album. The 12-track LP, titled “Short n’ Sweet,” is chock-full of innuendos, expletives and sexually charged lyrics, which have caused a stir online among listeners. “Juno” — one of the more popular songs from the album — features … Read more
Clint Eastwood has many Oscars — but more children. The actor, renowned for his roles in “Million Dollar Baby” (2004) and “Unforgiven” (1992), proudly embraces his most cherished role as a father to his eight children. Eastwood’s large family includes six daughters — Laurie, Kimber, Alison, Kathryn, Francesca and Morgan — and two sons — … Read more
Fresh from the success of “Brothers and Sisters,” the Allman Brothers Band did what any ’70s rock band might — they set about destroying themselves, as drummer Butch Trucks tells Alan Paul in “Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the ‘70s” (St. Martin’s Press). “We were caught … Read more
He’ll be dissing you. Eminem released his 12th studio album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” on Friday — and shaded Diddy on multiple tracks. On his first studio LP since 2020’s “Music to Be Murdered By,” the MC, 51, directs his vicious attack multiple times at the disgraced hip-hop mogul — who … Read more
Just as spring began to bloom, it blossomed into one of the greatest diva seasons in pop history — from Ariana Grande’s “Eternal Sunshine” and Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” to Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” Dua Lipa’s “Radical Optimism” and Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft.” But as we set summer off, there are … Read more
For once, it’s good to be a brat. Gen Z is preparing for a reckless “brat summer,” inspired by the release of Charli XCX’s wildly popular new party album, “Brat.” The LP — which scored millions of streams in the first week of its release earlier this month — is comprised of bass-thumping dance anthems such … Read more
No doubt, Luke Combs — having ridden his historic cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” all the way to No. 2 on the pop charts — is one of the hottest country artists in the game right now. And as such, the 34-year-old North Carolina native is in that cushy zone where he can pretty much … Read more