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James Taylor performed his classic 1968 hit “Carolina In My Mind” on “The Late Show,” accompanied by a group of backup singers and his live band. Taylor led the way, plucking the iconic track on his acoustic guitar and letting his (still impressive) voice carry across Colbert’s stage. In the …

Shawn Mendes took a break fromSaturday Night Live rehearsals on Thursday to chat with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1’s Best of the Week show. The two talked Mendes’ new song, “If I Can’t Have You,” as well as his newfound experience with acting. “I think I’m in a …

With a cigarette dangling from his bottom lip, Robert Greer focuses intently on restringing his Martin D-18 acoustic guitar. Sporting a scruffy beard, camouflage hunting shirt, work pants and trucker hat with “Keel” (as in bluegrass guitar wizard Larry Keel) emblazoned on it, Greer finishes the job and the cigarette. …

The late soul singer Charles Bradley was deep into chemotherapy when he entered a home recording studio in Queens, New York. In the fall of 2016, he’d been diagnosed with stomach cancer, forcing him to cancel a North American tour in support of his third album, Changes. Weak, but resilient, …

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian summons some operatic flare for a cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s campy hard-rock classic “Godzilla” that will appear on the upcoming soundtrack album for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Throughout the bombastic cut, he commands a melodramatic vibrato in his voice to complement …

Jakob Dylan unveiled a bustling cover of the Mamas and the Papas’ 1965 classic, “Go Where You Wanna Go,” that will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming documentary about the Laurel Canyon music scene, Echo In the Canyon. The soundtrack arrives May 24th via BMG, the same day the …

Since her brilliant 2010 LP Lifted Off the Ground, Chely Wright’s musical output has been both startlingly confessional and increasingly eclectic. That LP, which coincided with Wright’s coming-out and her Like Me memoir, forever altered the ACM Award-winning country singer’s career trajectory but it allowed her the freedom to heal …

UPDATE: Tame Impala have added four more shows to their 2019 North American tour itinerary. The slate includes a second show at Madison Square Garden in New York City August 22nd (the first sold-out), and shows in Irving, Texas, Houston, Texas and Denver, Colorado in October. New dates are in …

The Backstreet Boys did it. One Direction did it. Fifth Harmony did it. Spice Girls have done it a couple times, and will do it again this year. Pop’s bestselling groups have toured — and even released music — without a key member. Judging by the response to ’N Sync’s …

Lizzo previously dropped a video for her single “Juice” in January, but the singer has now shared a second clip for the track. In this new video Lizzo is joined by several stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race, who spend their time onscreen eating fruit. The drag queens include Soju, A’keria …