Music

Morrissey and David Bowie’s live duet of T. Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer,” recorded at Los Angeles’ Forum in 1991, has been officially released for the first time after years as a widely circulated bootleg recording. The cover, released digitally Friday, will also serve as the A-side of an upcoming seven-inch single …

Sharon Van Etten has released renditions of the holiday classics “Silent Night” and “Blue Christmas.” “Silent Night,” which she recorded in 2018 for Eric Paschal Johnson’s short film The Letter, is haunting and stark, as she sings against synths. “Blue Christmas,” the B-side, takes on a lighter feel, her lithe …

Guitars played by Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley have been added to Julien’s Auctions’ annual sale, Icons and Idols Trilogy: Rock and Roll, taking place December 1st and 2nd. Two of the guitars belonged to Hendrix, including a favored left-handed Fender Stratocaster that the musician kept and played during his …

A week after recruiting Angèle for “Fever,” Dua Lipa has dropped a video of the duo immersing themselves in London nightlife. Directed by Clément Durou and Pierre Dupaquier, the clip opens with Lipa calling a cab in London, only to have Angèle suggest they take a walk instead. They stroll …

Ever since TikTok user Nathan Apodaca (@doggface208) blessed the internet with a clip featuring him skateboarding and drinking Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry Juice to Fleetwood Mac‘s “Dreams,” the clip has gone viral. Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and even Adam Sandler’s dog have recreated the video, while the Rumours track …

How does someone like Ariana Grande follow one of pop’s greatest, boldest break-up albums? With a horny, campy collection of R&B slow jams, of course. In all its naughty glory, Positions doesn’t teach us anything new about Grande: she’s always had a penchant for both subtle (“Imagine”) and not-so-subtle (“Side …

Billy Joe Shaver, who died Wednesday at 81, wrote country songs about what he knew firsthand: sin and heartbreak, hard living and hard working, and ultimately salvation. Waylon Jennings famously cut a bunch of them for 1973’s Honky Tonk Heroes, and Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash would all …

Following the premiere of their song “Lonely” on October 16th and a performance on Saturday Night Live, Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco have released an acoustic video of their new track. Directed by Jake Schreier, who also directed the song’s official music video, the performance clips features the two artists …

Hot Chip have teamed up with Jarvis Cocker for “Straight to the Morning,” a disco track inspired by Dua Lipa. The clip features a group of teenage girls indulging themselves while their parents are away, making smoothies out of whipped cream and cereal, breaking vases, and having mattress fights. Cocker …

Fitz, of Fitz and the Tantrums, has released his first solo single, “Head Up High,” from a debut full-length album set to arrive next year. “Head Up High” is a booming pop rock track accentuated with horns that boasts a message — as the song’s title suggests — that’s all …