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In the 2019 video for “Summer Girl,” Haim walk around their native Los Angeles, shedding layers of clothing. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it starts with the sister trio in puffer jackets and peacoats, and concludes with Danielle, Alana, and Este in bathing-suit tops, strolling down Ventura Boulevard. The sun is setting, another dreamy California day coming to a close.

This video is essentially how it feels listening to Haim, a band that specializes in sleek, soft pop-rock they regularly infuse with Seventies rock and R&b. While their music shines during every season,...

Dan Nigro’s emo-inflected ’00s indie band, As Tall As Lions, always hovered on the edge of mass success, but Nigro has since decided they were missing one thing: a great producer. “I always wish that I had somebody when I was younger that just helped shift me a little bit,” he says. “Like, ‘That’s cool, but you should listen to this Neil Young song.’ ” Nigro ended up playing that very role for two of the most exciting new pop stars in years, Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo, serving as producer,...

Charli Xcx ‘s keeping her Brat Summer party going deep into the fall.

The dance pop artist was the big winner at the 5th Annual Gold Derby Music Awards. Charli claimed Artist of the Year as well as Album of the Year for her critically hailed “Brat.” She also claimed the inaugural award for Best Dance/Edm Artist. But voters spread the wealth across our 27 categories.

More than 1,700 registered Gold Derby users weighed in, honoring the best music released from Sept. 16, 2023 through Aug. 30, 2024 — the same as the Grammy eligibility period. Aside from Charli Xcx’s big wins, Billie Eilish and Finneas scored the Song of the Year (“Birds of a Feather”), Sabrina Carpenter laid claim to Record of the Year (“Espresso”), and Chappell Roan was dubbed Best New Artist. This is widest-ranging winners list in GDMAs history, which up until now has been dominated by Taylor Swift.

Swift swept last year,...

Head over to Gold Derby’s Twitter/X feed on Friday, Dec. 13, at 9 a.m. Pt/12 p.m Et for the announcement of the 5th Annual Gold Derby Music Awards winners. More than 1,700 registered Gold Derby users cast votes across 27 categories to decide who really had the best music achievements during the eligibility period of Sept. 16, 2023 through Aug. 30, 2024 — the same time frame as the Grammys. Will your favorite artist win? And with Grammy voting now underway, will the Recording Academy follow our lead? If you need a refresher on our Gdma nominees, scroll down for the complete list.

Charli Xcx leads with 11 nominations, including Artist, Album (“Brat“), Record (“360”), and Song of the Year (“360”). Following with nine nominations each are Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, and Billie Eilish. Like Charli, each of those artists is nominated across the top four categories of Artist, Album, Record, and Song of the Year. But only Chappell Roan...

More than 1,300 music fans voted for their favorite achievements across 27 categories at the 5th Annual Gold Derby Music Awards, and Charli Xcx has dominated the list with 11 nominations, including Artist, Album (“Brat”), Record (“360”), and Song of the Year (“360”). Scroll down for the complete list of Gdma nominations in all categories, and vote for the winners right now here in our predictions center. Voting will remain open until the end of the day on Friday, December 6, so you’ve got a full month to make your voice heard.

Charli’s haul also included two bids for Best Music Video and two bids for Best Collaboration. Normally, artists are only allowed one nomination per category, but an exception is made when the artist credits are different. In Best Music Video she’s nominated solo for “360” as well as with Billie Eilish for “Guess.” And in Best Collaboration she’s nominated for “Guess” and “Girl,...

Christopher Owens has announced his first new album in seven years, titled I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair, due for release on October 18th via True Panther. The announcement was accompanied by a new song, “No Good,” which is coupled with an acoustic performance video. Watch it below.

The former Girls singer first previewed I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair with the previously released “I Think About Heaven.” “No Good” shares the vulnerable texture of “I Think About Heaven” but shows Owens in a less optimistic place: “No, not anothеr love song/ Not one more song where I’m pretending everything will be okay/ I died the day you left me,” he sings.

Despite the sadder subject matter of “No Good,” a statement about the forthcoming LP affirms a “renewed sense of purpose” as the driving force behind the project. Owens describes the album as “a record about...

Vampire Weekend stopped by The Daily Show to perform their recent song, “Mary Boone,” and to chat with host Michael Kosta. During the artsy performance, frontman Ezra Koenig sat on a stool in front of the other musicians, who were accompanied by a choir as footage of New York City played behind them.

“Mary Boone” comes off the rock band’s new LP, Only God Was Above Us, which is out now. During the interview, the musicians discussed the album, as well as their newly-launched podcast Vampire Campfire, which finds...

Vampire Weekend’s fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us, has arrived.

Released via Columbia Records, Only God Was Above Us clocks in at 10 songs, recorded in Manhattan, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo with Ezra Koening co-producing alongside Ariel Rechtshaid. First announced this past February, its release was preceded by the singles “Capricorn,” “Gen-x Cops,” “Classical,” and “Mary Boone.”

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The album is described in a press release as “direct yet complex, showing the band at once at its grittiest, and also at its most beautiful and melodic.” It takes inspiration from raga singing and 20th century New York City, with lyrics Koening wrote between 2019 and 2020, and then fleshed out with his bandmates in the following years. The title comes from its artwork, a photo of a man reading a newspaper with the headline, “Only God Was Above Us,” a reference to Aloha Airlines Flight...

Vampire Weekend have returned with “Classical,” the latest slice of their forthcoming album Only God Was Above Us.

Built from a rustling acoustic guitar line and a cymbal-heavy drum beat from Chris Tomson, “Classical” is more vibrant and restless than Vampire Weekend’s prior singles. “Untrue, unkind, and unnatural/ How the cruel, with time, becomes classical,” Ezra Koenig sings in the pre-chorus, eventually landing on an anthemic, harmony-laden refrain where he asks “Which classical remains?” The song also features a daring, slightly dissonant bridge with a haywire sax solo courtesy of Henry Solomon.

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The song also arrives with a music video directed by longtime collaborator Nick Harwood and featuring the band, Ray Suen, drum tech Josh Goldsmith, and A-list producer Ariel Rechtshaid. Throughout the green screen-heavy video, Vampire Weekend performs “Classical” amidst clips of classical European architecture — columns, gothic churches, statues, 800 year-old paintings, and even Stonehenge.

Vampire Weekend are teasing their new album, Only God Was Above Us, with a 30-second clip of a noisy yet upbeat guitar cacophony skating over some funky bass and drums. The clip for the album, due out April 5, shows a man jumping through an old New York City subway car sideways, a French horn, a recording studio, the World Trade Center, and sheet music with the word “Hope,” among other images. “Hope” is the title of the final track on the album, and its lyrics contain the words, “I hope...

Vampire Weekend are officially back with the announcement of their new album, Only God Was Above Us, out April 5th via Columbia Records.

Marking Vampire Weekend’s first full-length in five years, Only God Was Above Us clocks in at 10 tracks. Inspired by 20th-century New York City, the album was recorded in Manhattan, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo, with vocalist/guitarist Ezra Koenig sharing production duties with longtime collaborator Ariel Rechtshaid. It was mixed by Dave Fridmann and mastered by Emily Lazar.

Koenig penned the majority of the lyrics to Only God Was Above Us in 2019-2020, and spent the next five years with bandmates Chris Baio and Chris Tomson fleshing out the lyrical and melodic structures. The album is described in a press release as “direct yet complex, showing the band at once at its grittiest, and also at its most beautiful and melodic.”

The album’s title comes from the cover artwork,...

It was a clean sweep for Taylor Swift at the 2024 Gold Derby Music Awards. She came into our fourth annual event with nine nominations and walked away with nine victories including Artist of the Year for the fourth year in a row. Watch the announcement video above for winners in all categories, and scroll down for the complete list.

In the history of the GDMAs thus far, Swift is the only artist who has won Artist of the Year. She’s also the only artist who has won Record of the Year and Song of the Year. But her Album of the Year victory for “Midnights” is only her second in that race. She previously won in 2021 for “Folklore,” but Lana Del Rey claimed that honor in 2022 for “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” and Beyonce prevailed in 2023 for “Renaissance.”

Swift’s other victories included her third for Best Music Video...

With the biggest night in music just around the corner, artists, executives and other industry creatives are celebrating with parties spread throughout the week. A-listers from Lenny Kravitz to Kelsea Ballerini and Ice Spice are among the many making appearances and performing at various events across Los Angeles.

The 66th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, will air live on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4. The event will also stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Some of the celebrations happening this week include Warner Music Group’s party to honor the label’s 2024 Grammy-nominated artists and songwriters, Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy gala and Universal Music Group’s after party. Below is a roundup of what’s to come in the days surrounding the 2024 Grammys.

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Taylor Swift is the most nominated recording artist in the 4th Annual Gold Derby Music Awards nominations, but she’s not the most nominated individual. Scroll down to see the entire list of Gdma contenders, watch the nominations announcement above, and visit our predictions center now to start voting for the winners. You have until the end of the day on Friday, January 19, 2024, to get your votes in. Winners will be announced at a later date to be determined.

SEEGrammys flashback: Fun’s ‘We Are Young’ won Song of the Year and introduced the music world to Jack Antonoff

Swift picked up an impressive nine nominations including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Midnights“) and Record and Song of the Year (“Anti-Hero”). To date she has never lost the Artist of the Year category, and she previously won Album of the year for “Folklore” in 2021. She’s by...

Season 2 of The Santa Clauses is available to stream on Disney+ with new episodes releasing on Wednesdays. Scott is training his son, Cal, to become Santa Claus, determined to keep the business in the family. Ariel Rechtshaid, the Grammy-winning producer and composer for the show, incorporates classic sounds and orchestral elements into the score to reflect the whimsical holiday environment of the series. Rechtshaid draws inspiration from classical composers such as Tchaikovsky and incorporates themes and cues for different characters and relationships, bringing a mixture of old and new elements to the music of Season 2.

Season 2 of The Santa Clauses is currently available to stream on Disney+ with new installments releasing on Wednesdays. The latest batch of episodes sees Scott train his son, Cal, to take over as Santa Claus despite being ill-equipped for the role. However, after choosing a successor who almost destroyed Christmas, Scott is determined to make...

Kelly Clarkson’s skillful covers of Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” and Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees,” from last year’s Kellyoke EP, hinted at what it might sound like if the singer were to reprise the more rock-oriented sound of her under-appreciated 2007 album My December. Indeed, “Skip This Part,” the opening track from her 10th studio album, Chemistry, takes a page straight from Eilish’s song, with understated verses followed by a doo-wop-inflected hook and a climactic, guitar-driven coda in which Clarkson exorcises her angst: “I feel every break as I realize my fate/I succumb to the taste of betrayal/I try numbing the pain with my sweet mary jane/But I know this escape isn’t stable.”

For the most part, though, Chemistry relies on a familiar mixture of elements from Clarkson’s two previous albums, the pop-centric Piece by Piece and the classic soul-inspired Meaning of Life.

Ahead of the release of her sophomore LP, My Soft Machine, Arlo Parks has shared a new single, “Devotion.” The track is the final tease of the album, out May 26 via Transgressive Records.

“‘Devotion’ to me is a song about feeling so in love it’s almost like being ripped apart, there’s an intensity, a wildness and a tenderness,” Parks explained in a statement. “This is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever made, it draws from the bands that made me fall in love with music from...

When Arlo Parks set out to make her second album, she wanted to make sure everyone knew that she was singing about her lived experiences, and no one else’s.

“The first record was attributing a lot of things to characters and to people in my life,” says the British musician, 22, who has won widespread acclaim for her novelistic songwriting, with characters who burst into vivid life in each verse. “I wanted to be brave in the sense of being very clear that I was talking about the world through...

Haim have released a new song, “Cherry Flavored Stomach Ache,” which comes off the soundtrack to the upcoming Netflix film The Last Letter From Your Lover.

“Cherry Flavored Stomach Ache,” which appears during a key scene in the movie, was written by Haim and Ariel Rechtshaid and produced by Danielle Haim and Ariel Rechtshaid. Haim was handpicked by director Augustine Frizzell to create the track.

“I’m a huge fan of their music,” Frizzell said. “It has a feel that’s both modern and retro and felt like [lead character] Ellie’s world.

Though HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl” revival series differs from the original in key ways — a more diverse cast, LGBTQ+ storylines, the incorporation of social media — one aspect in which the show stays the same is just how high-priority its soundtrack is.

The music of the original series, which premiered in 2007, helped to bolster the careers of bands like Florence and the Machine and the Kooks and superstars like Lady Gaga and Robyn, thanks to music supe Alexandra Patsavas. Now, Rob Lowry — whose previous music supervision credits include “The Bold Type” and horror film “Freaky” — is filling those shoes, and his soundtrack is bound to please viewers from all generations.

“The first ‘Gossip Girl’ did such a great job of integrating all these aspects of pop culture, pop music and indie artists. Music, film and TV have changed so much and the way people discover music has changed so much,...

Music streaming can be something of a catch-22 for fledgling artists: You can’t break through without impressive streaming numbers, and it’s hard to get impressive streaming numbers without breaking through.

Spotify is making an attempt at leveling the playing field. On Wednesday (May 26th), the streaming service announced its new Fresh Finds program, which will spotlight indie musicians in marketing campaigns and equip them with a variety of educational tools. The program is a spin-off of the Fresh Finds playlist, which has added more than 25,000 emerging artists since its launch five years ago.

Rostam has released the new single “From the Back of a Cab,” along with a music video that features several of the musician/producer’s past collaborators.

Haim, Charli Xcx, Kaia Gerber, Seth Bogart, Remi Wolf, Bryce Willard Smithe, Samantha Urbani, Wallows, Ariel Rechtshaid, and Nick Robinson all make appearances in the clip, riding in the back of the namesake cab. Rostam and Jason Lester co-directed the video, which was produced by Laura Burhenn for Our Secret Handshake.

“’From the Back of a Cab’ is probably my favorite song that I’ve written,...

Paul Thomas Anderson has directed six music videos for the Haim sisters, whose 2020 rock album “Women in Music Pt. III” is nominated at the Grammys for Album of the Year later this year. But it turns out the “Phantom Thread” and “Boogie Nights” director has impacted Haim’s music far more than just from behind the camera. On this week’s episode of the “Song Exploder” podcast, the band and their collaborators revealed that Anderson played a key role in writing the bridge of the song “Summer Girl” after he sent over unused movie dialogue for the Haim members to use however they wanted.

The story begins when Anderson told the band they should all get together and film a music video for “Summer Girl,” but the problem was the song was not finished yet. As band member Este Haim said, “We were like to Paul, ‘Wait, pump the breaks.

Beyoncé led the field with nine nominations for the 63rd Grammy Awards, which were announced Tuesday morning by the Recording Academy.

Beyoncé, who has 24 Grammy wins in her career, scored a nom in the marquee Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories for “Black Parade” and “Savage” with Megan Thee Stallion, joined by Taylor Swift, last year’s runaway winner Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Post Malone and Black Pumas with multiple noms in the General Field categories.

Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion also received multiple noms, and both will face off in the Best New Artist category with Phoebe Bridgers, Ingrid Andress, Chika, Noah Cyrus, D Smoke and Kaytranada.

Other notables include Justin Bieber in the Pop categories and Fiona Apple in the Rock and Alternative categories, and DaBaby in Rap.

A total of 84 categories were unveiled this morning to honor the year’s best in music.

The nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were revealed in a lifestream Tuesday. Beyoncé came out on top with nine nominations, followed by Taylor Swift, Roddy Ricch and Dua Lipa with six apiece. Brittany Howard, of Alabama Shakes fame, picked up a surprising five nods for her solo debut.

Among those picking up four nods: last year’s Grammy queen, Billie Eilish, along with Megan Thee Stallion, Phoebe Bridgers, Justin Bieber, DaBaby, jazz musician John Beasley and classical composer David Frost. (One of the predicted leaders, The Weeknd, was shut out.)

The complete list of nominees for the 2021 Grammys:

General Field Record of the Year

“Black Parade” — Beyoncé — Beyoncé & Derek Dixie, producers; Stuart White, engineer/mixer; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

“Colors” — Black Pumas — Adrian Quesada, producer; Adrian Quesada, engineer/mixer; JJ Golden, mastering engineer

“Rockstar” —DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch — SethinTheKitchen, producer; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, Chris Dennis & Liz Robson, engineers/mixers; Susan Tabor,...

Haim have revealed a new song “Feel the Thunder,” to be featured on the soundtrack for the animated children’s film The Croods: A New Age.

With hair-metal guitars and a live music sound, it’s a goofy, high-octane departure from what we usually expect from a new Haim song. But according to the sisters, that was part of the fun of recording it with co-writer and producer Ariel Rechtshaid, who is “the biggest Guns ‘n’ Roses fan,” according to Danielle Haim.

“He’s obsessed with them – he went and...

As part of our newly updated survey of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, we’re publishing a series of pieces on the making and impact of key records from the list. Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires of the City came in at number 328.

Vampire Weekend hadn’t even finished work on their second album, Contra, when, in June of 2009, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rostam Batmanglij began writing music for Modern Vampires of the City, the group’s career-defining third LP. The genesis was an early version of what would end...

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Voters were asked to submit ranked ballots listing their 50 favorite albums of all time. Votes were tabulated, with the highest-ranked album on each list receiving 300 points, the second highest 290 points, and so on down to 44 points for number 50. More than 3,000 albums received at least one vote.

Artists, Songwriters, and Producers 9th Wonder Johntá Austin A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Mick Avory

The Kinks Glen Ballard Alice Bag Bas Jon Batiste Big Boi Beyoncé Branko Michael Brun Eric Burdon

The Animals John Cale

The...

Wallows finally find their way to Schaefer’s party in the Nineties teen movie-inspired video for their new, Ariel Rechtshaid-produced single “Nobody Gets Me (Like You).” It’s the lead single off their upcoming quarantine-made EP Remote, which will be released on October 23rd.

The video for “Nobody Gets Me” picks up where the video for “Ok” left off. Both were directed by Dillon Dowell and embody all the classic tropes of Nineties and early Aughts teen comedies. In “Ok,” the trio make a psychedelic fast food run on...

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter return as Bill and Ted for another adventure in “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” on-demand and in theaters on Aug. 28, and their quest this time is to find a song they wrote and save the world through music.

But what’s the story behind that song? It took a village to put it together and numerous passes to bring the eight-minute spectacle together. Spearheading the process was music supervisor Jonathan Leahy.

Below, he breaks down how important it was to find the right guitar shredder and follow in Steven Vai’s footsteps, and how he found the right musicians to accurately riff off the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Louis Armstrong.

So, no pressure: How did you create the song that saves the universe?

I had a small role in writing the song, but I had more of a creative role because one of...

Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Megan Thee Stallion, Shawn Mendes and Rihanna are among the hundreds of celebrity signatories of an open letter from the music, entertainment and sport industries supporting police reform legislation in California. The statement, released Wednesday, urges the governor and state legislature to approve two bills addressing police accountability.

Among the other musicians putting their names to the letter are Asap Ferg, Young the Giant, the Jonas Brothers, Meek Mill, Anderson .Paak, Death Cab for Cutie, Migos, Kehlani, Miguel, Ludwig Goransson, Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Richie Sambora, Journey, deadmau5, Aloe Blacc and Steven Tyler & Joe Perry.

Actors Sarah Paulson, Robert DeNiro, Lucy Hale, Zooey Deschanel, Cynthia Erivo, Josh Gad, Mandy Moore, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Chris Sullivan, Alyssa Milano and Debra Messing were among those signing. Companies and organizations signing on included the three top label groups — Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group — along with ASCAP,...

In the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, more than 700 actors, recording artists and entertainment and music industry organizations and their supporters have signed a letter urging swift passage of the Justice in Policing Act. The bill pending in the House of Representatives would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, limit military-style equipment on American streets and make lynching a federal crime.

The legislation would also make it easier to prosecute police misconduct and enable individuals to recover damages in civil court by eliminating qualified immunity for law enforcement officers who use excessive force. See the letter and its full list of signatories and supporters below.

Signers of the letter, which has been sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, include SAG-AFTRA, the Motion Picture Association, the Recording Industry Association of America, the Songwriters Guild of America and the Association of Independent Music Publishers,...

“I don’t know if I’m giving too much away right now, but fuck it,” says Este Haim. “We made puzzles out of our record!”

Este, 34 — the eldest Haim sister and the only one who’s turned on her camera for this Zoom call — holds up a laptop-size jigsaw puzzle of the cover art of Women in Music Pt. III, the San Fernando Valley, California, trio’s third album. The image, shot by their friend Paul Thomas Anderson, shows off their cheeky sense of humor: The sisters stare blankly...

Haim are the latest band to perform for NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series from home. The sisters tuned in remotely from their separate Los Angeles abodes to play three tracks from Women in Music Pt. III, their upcoming third album.

Leading off with “The Steps,” Haim jammed out on guitar, bass and bongos before performing “I Know Alone” and the Wimpiii era’s first single, “Summer Girl,” released last July. For the last song, Henry Solomon joined the trio for the song’s signature saxophone line.

Women in Music Pt.

Haim’s third album, the cheekily titled Women in Music Pt. III, begins like an uncapped fire hydrant spraying water on a scorching summer day. A sax solo from Henry Solomon leads into Danielle Haim begging for a miracle from their hometown on album opener “Los Angeles.” While they love L.A., it’s bringing them down and they’re mulling what to make of their disappointment and disillusionment.

“Hometown of mine/Just got back from the boulevard can’t stop crying,” she sings on the first verse. “The guy...

Each month, the editors and critics at Rolling Stone compile a list of must-hear new albums. Our picks for May include Lady Gaga’s return to the dancefloor, Bad Bunny’s quarantine quickie and Steve Earle’s tribute to coal country

Lady Gaga, Chromatica

Chromatica is a return to form, and a return to the dance floor for Lady Gaga. The singles “Stupid Love” and “Rain on Me” have the pop sensibilities of her early hits, and the music throws back to house, disco, and even new wave, but it...

Haim try to keep a rocky relationship together on their new song, “Don’t Wanna,” the latest offering from Women in Music Pt. III, out June 26th via Columbia.

The track is another slick bit of pop rock that begins with a rich guitar riff bubbling over a deep drum and bass groove, and eventually builds to a bustling peak packed with overlapping vocals and hornlike fanfare. The song chronicles a tumultuous love affair, but searches for some way to steady the ship in the chorus: “Well we both had...

Carly Rae Jepsen has surprised fans with the new album Dedicated: Side B. The project is a companion piece to her 2019 album Dedicated, featuring some of the hundreds of songs that did not make the LP’s final cut.

Dedicated: Side B clocks in at 12 songs and features writing credits from Jack Antonoff, Ariel Rechtshaid, Dev Hynes, John Hill and more. Antonoff’s band Bleachers are also credited on the song “Comeback.” On Twitter, Jepsen acknowledged some of the fan “whispers” of Side B‘s imminent release. “I hope it...

When the Killers began work on their new album, Imploding the Mirage, they had virtually everything they needed: a batch of new songs, a seven-month break from the road, and a large home studio nestled away in Park City, Utah, where they could work and live without distraction. The only thing missing was their guitarist, Dave Keuning.

Keuning started the band back in 2001, when he took out an ad in a Las Vegas newspaper looking for local musicians to play with. The first song he wrote with future Killers frontman...

Haim appeared on The Tonight Show to perform their new song “The Steps.” Appearing with three backing musicians, the trio gave the track a raucous interpretation, full of three-part harmonies and upbeat rhythms.

“The Steps” comes off the band’s upcoming new album, Women in Music Part III, which is out April 24th via Columbia. The group released the new single with a music video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and Danielle Haim, which features the band hastily putting on makeup and getting dressed — spitting out toothpaste and smearing lipstick...

Haim make a mess of getting ready in the video for “The Steps.” The sister trio also announced a new album, Women in Music Part III, out April 24th via Columbia.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and Danielle Haim, the clip features the band hastily putting on makeup and getting dressed — spitting out toothpaste and smearing lipstick on the mirror before jumping into the pool. “Every time I think that I’ve been taking the steps/You end up mad at me for making a mess,” they sing, supported by a thrashing guitar riff.

“Everything happened so quick,” G Flip says. “I actually had a whole month of panic attacks while on tour. I just fully neglected remembering to eat and drink. Then I wasn’t sleeping. I was extremely unhealthy and stressed. It felt like the Hulk punching me in the chest.”

The singer, who is 25, lives in Melbourne, and was born Georgia Flipo, sounds at peace and looks self-confident as she recalls one of the worst times in her life. She’s got on a ball cap and Fast Times at Ridgemont High checkered deck shoes,...

For their latest radio pop/soft-rock cover, Haim have decided to perform a Robyn song — but it’s not “Dancing on My Own” or anything from the Body Talk era, when Robyn became the international patron saint of dancing out your feelings.

Instead, the sisterly trio from L.A. performed “Show Me Love” — one of Robyn’s early radio hits from the Nineties — on BBC Radio 1’s Piano Sessions with Este Haim on lead vocals. The band beautifully adapted the pop song into a searing piano ballad, and it...

It was mildly confusing when Haim released an original song titled “Hallelujah” on Monday, but now they’ve officially dropped a Leonard Cohen cover — a rendition “If It Be Your Will,” included on the new Hanukkah+ album.

The final breath to 1984’s Various Positions, “If It Be Your Will” is an ethereal track that features Jennifer Warnes on backing vocals. “If it be your will/That I speak no more/And my voice be still/As it was before,” Cohen sings over faint acoustic guitar. “I will speak no more...

Lizzo led the way with eight Grammy Award nominations, while Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X each received six nods as fresh blood was infused into many categories heading into a new decade.

Grammy host Alicia Keys and singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha announced the top handful of awards live on CBS This Morning, with the complete list coming online minutes later. (See full list below.)

Lil Nas X, whose Billie Ray Cyrus collaboration, “Old Town Road,” occupied significant pop culture real estate over the past year, got nominated in three of the four major categories and racking up six overall nods. Ariana Grande, whose Thank You, Next album and title track were inspired by her brief engagement to Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson, earned five nominations.

Nipsey Hussle earned three posthumous nominations in Rap categories. He was fatally shot in La earlier this year. The Cranberries got nominated for...

Haim have released a new song “Hallelujah,” and no, it’s not a Leonard Cohen cover. The sister trio dropped the song accompanied by a video directed by their frequent collaborator, Paul Thomas Anderson.

The stripped-down track was co-written by Tobias Jesso Jr. and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Rostam Batmanglij and Danielle Haim. The video opens with Danielle alone on a dark stage, playing acoustic guitar. “I met two angels but they were in disguise,” she sings, before she tosses a chair to Este, who takes over on lead vocals.

Weyes Blood has released alternate takes of tracks from her 2019 critically acclaimed album Titanic Rising. Compiled on an Ep titled Rough Trade Session, the set is available now via Sub Pop.

Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, the Ep was originally released as a bonus CD included in Rough Trade’s release of Titanic Rising. The songs include the Tinder-inspired single “Everyday,” the anthemic “Something to Believe,” the ethereal “Wild Time” and “A Lot Has Changed,” and an instrumental version of the opener “A Lot’s Gonna Change.”

The alternate takes are stripped down and intimate,...

Cherry Glazerr has recruited Portugal. The Man for the glossy, catchy new single “Call Me.” The new track will be celebrated Tuesday night with a pop-up merch store at Los Angeles’ Fred Segal store.

Ariel Rechtshaid (Haim, Vampire Weekend) co-produced the conga-accented song. The track is bright piece of California pop with singers Clementine Creevy and John Gourley trading off lines throughout the verses and chorus.

Cherry Glazerr recently made their late-night television debut, performing the Reggie Watts remix of their single “Daddi” on The Late Late Show with James Corden with Watts himself.

Robbie Robertson will be a keynote speaker at Variety‘s second annual Music for Screens Summit, to be held at Neuehouse in Hollywood on Oct. 29.

The first wave of panelists has also been announced for the day-long gathering, which hosts the creators and greenlighters at the intersection of music and visual media.

Robertson has two projects reaching the big screen this year. A documentary about his time with the one of the key rock groups of the 1960s and ’70s, “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band,” was the gala opening night premiere at this month’s Toronto International Film Festival and was acquired for worldwide theatrical distribution by Magnolia. He also provided music for his friend Martin Scorsese’s epic drama “The Irishman,” coming to theaters on Nov. 1, preceding its Nov. 27 Netflix bow. Robertson also has a new album, “Sinematic,” out Sept. 20.

Others announced for the conference include songwriter Diane Warren; Mike Knobloch,...

Indie-pop act Half Alive have released their latest single “Pure Gold.” The song arrives with an appropriately colorful and jubilant visual that features the trio jumping and dancing around. Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid (Adele, Vampire Weekend), “Pure Gold” will appear on Half Alive’s forthcoming debut album Now, Not Yet, along with previously released tracks “Runaway” and “still feel.” Now, Not Yet is out August 9th.

Half Alive previously performed “still feel.” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and released neon-backed live Vevo performances for both “Runaway” and “Arrow.” The group will...