The 2026 Academy Awards are currently under way, and our music winners have been revealed. For Best Original Score, the Oscar goes to Ludwig Göransson's Sinners, beating out Jerskin Fendrix's Bugonia, Alexandre Desplat's Frankenstein, Max Richter's ... more info

With a whopping 16 nominations this year, including for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, Ryan Coogler's Sinners is the most nominated film in Academy Awards history. Tonight as part of the 2026 Oscars, Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq perfor... more info

Harry Styles, fresh off the release of his new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally , was the host and musical guest on SNL last night. It was his second time having pulled double duty on the show, having previously done so in 2019 (he tease... more info

Last year CMAT stole the spotlight with her latest record EURO-COUNTRY, which was nominated for a Mercury Prize (it ended up going to Sam Fender's People Watching ). The Irish singer-songwriter made her triumphant TV debut in September on Kimmel , ... more info

When Bleachers played Union Pool this week, our own Scott Lapatine spotted posters advertising the band's June 23 performance at Madison Square Garden. Notably, the openers for that gig are the sludgy, Southern-fried indie rock heroes Wednesday, maki... more info

Every year, City Winery owner Michael Dorf picks an artist to honor with his annual "Music Of" tribute concert at Carnegie Hall, a benefit for music education for underserved youth programs. Last year, the honoree was Patti Smith.This year's 21st ins... more info

YG might not be the consistent force that he once was, but when he gets sufficiently pissed off, he still makes head-slap California street-rap with absolute authority. That’s what happens on “State Of Emergency,” the latest single from his upc... more info

Last month, country-rock rule-breaker Sturgill Simpson announced plans for Mutiny After Midnight, his second album under his Johnny Blue Skies alter-ego. (This one is credited to Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds.) Originally, Mutiny After Midnight... more info

Last month London vocalist Ms Ray released a very good song “Miss You” with Nourished By Time. That song was a preview of her forthcoming EP Melt, which is out today. The five tracks are geometric pop song, drawing from R&B, dream-pop, and synth-... more info

“Love Me The Same,” the latest single from Suzy Clue, has an incredible mid-song avalanche of distortion. The press release described the Albania-born, NYC-raised musician’s sound as “if Britney Spears grew up listening to Deftones,” and I�... more info