Q Staff

From Eddie Cochran to Lana Del Rey, slip on your shades and kick back to the best summer sounds ever written…

From Willie and Snoop to Luniz and Sleep, a playlist for today's unofficial holiday.

As Coachella holds its breath for a repeat performance of Grimes' car-crash DJ set, we look at a dirty dozen times a live show descended into farce... or worse.

From Elvis Presley to Trent Reznor, Alex Chilton and Dave Grohl, some of the most epic career comebacks, pivots and encores in music history.

Q staff spotlights 13 rising music acts worth watching in 2024 and beyond.

As Beyoncé brings 'Cowboy Carter' into the world, we celebrate history's fiercest, smartest and straight-up greatest female singers.

From snarky Leeds popsters to a Californian hardcore outfit, these are the artists tickling the Q staffers’ fancies in spring 2024.

Brother bands and sister groups are a dime a dozen, but sister-brother musical partnerships are something else entirely -- from Billie and Finneas to Karin and Olof, here are some of the best.

Congrats, Nonna! Ariana Grande's 98-year-old grandma is featured on 'Eternal Sunshine's closing track 'Ordinary Things.'

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Q celebrates some of the Emerald Isle's greatest musical icons.

Some songs are classics before the first verse is even over. To celebrate the art of the killer lyric, here's Q staffers' choices of the 15 greatest song openings ever – no other explanation needed.

MGMT's fifth album 'Loss of Life' is a synthesis of the duo's strengths, while the Manatees' new EP offers a quirkily infectious blend of indie guitars and dance rhythms.

James Brown's 'We Got to Change' was recorded in 1970, only to go unheard for decades.

In honor of Valentine's Day, Q counts down the most under-appreciated emo albums.

From NKOTB (no, really) to Prince, and via wardrobe malfunctions, Roman Legionnaires, inflatable globes and a censored Mick Jagger, sometimes you've gotta put the chicken fingers down and turn the television all the way up…

The Grammy get a deserved amount of grief, but they've also provided their fair share of onstage brilliance.

Plus, a new look at Wings' immortal 'Band on the Run.'

From head-scratching genre picks to legends with lifetime shutouts, here are some of the Grammy Awards' most notorious injustices.

Three-album set 'Pushin' Too Hard' is a vital collection of American garage rock.

The groundbreaking late night show, which premiered 35 years ago today, hosted some of the greatest musical performances of its era, from Prince and Mariah to Dre and Snoop.

The suit claims that Lythgoe, later the host of 'So You Think You Can Dance,' attempted to force himself on Abdul on two occasions.

From Megan Thee Stallion to Rod Stewart, Rick Astley and Phish, there will be plenty of live music to watch on New Year's Eve from the comfort of home.

Without saying so explicitly, the singer hinted at imminent new material in Instagram.

From upcoming albums (announced or rumored) to films, trends and anniversaries, these are our most anticipated new projects of 2024.

The as-yet-unnamed track was released on Christmas Day with the message: 'Santa’s got a brand new song in his bag.'

'The business model of opera is to lose rich people's money.'

The rapper will join Green Day, Janelle Monáe and Post Malone on the long-running countdown show.

The unreleased song was recorded ‘by good fortune’ in 1985.

“A lot of people don’t quite get how intense, how emotional, and how personal that is.”

A new video and website for the rumored Mancunian supergroup have gone live

Had enough Andy Williams and Bing Crosby? Here are the greatest Christmas songs of the modern era, from Mariah to Tyler and Fall Out Boy,

As greatest hits collection “Rebel Diamonds” gives the band their eighth U.K. No. 1, the Killers frontman says he’s still driven by the hunger he had two decades ago.

The bonus seven tracks include renditions of ‘Tumbling Dice’, ‘Shattered’ and ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ recorded live at Racket, New York.

The actor, who died on Oct. 28, had been receiving ketamine infusion therapy.

Gaby Hutchinson and Rebecca Ikumelo were killed in a December 2022 crush outside Asake’s sold-out gig.

The Riot Grrrl icon’s memoir ‘Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk’ is released in May.

The ‘Empire State of Mind’ superstar astonished workers and passers-by when she took to the piano for a set of hits.

The Foo Fighters frontman was supposed to have guested on hit album ‘The Record’… but couldn’t get out of bed in time.

Whether it's Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett or Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave, strange bedfellows have made for musical magic.

The singer dominates globally, while Taylor Swift is tops in the U.S. and the U.K.

James Murphy’s band played an impassioned version of “Fairytale of New York” at the final show of their New York residency.

Fleetwood Mac made great music but sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll blew the band apart.

“The truth is they’ve become worse… Making exactly the same music but not that good.”

A 50th anniversary edition of Mott the Hoople's 'All the Young Dudes' also arrives today.

Q staff pick their top five favorite albums, musical moments, and discoveries of 2023.

The 1968 song was Marley’s first openly Rastafarian recording.

The rapper told his fans: “I am unashamed to tell the world that Jesus lives in me and that I will live for him.”

The suit is the latest in a series of serious sexual abuse charges against the music mogul. Combs responded: 'I did not do any of the awful things being alleged.'

The 1989 album track “Love Is a Long Road” is a surprise hit with a new generation of gamers.

“It’s too much for me. It was a beautiful success, but I’m not dwelling on the past.”