Music

What's the best way for a music fan to support their favorite artists?

Ann Powers

In 2025, fandom is complicated. Music is at nearly everyone's fingertips. Concert ticket prices are through the roof. Some fans take devotion to new extremes. What do we owe to the artists we love?
Sleep Token is the second hard-rock band to hit No. 1 in 3 weeks

Stephen Thompson

This week the lore-rich, genre-smashing, entirely anonymous hard-rock band Sleep Token lands its first-ever No. 1 album. Elsewhere, on the Hot 100 singles chart, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" registers a 13th consecutive week at No. 1.
Sean Combs trial: Cassie Ventura's mother and former best friend testify

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Regina Ventura and Kerry Morgan testified in the federal trial of Sean Combs this week as the prosecution continues to build a case around the mogul's relationship with singer Cassie Ventura.
'SNL' just wrapped its 50th season: It's time to cruelly rank its musical guests

Stephen Thompson

For a show that's never been shy about celebrating itself, Saturday Night Live was bound to lean hard into its 50th season. But the results were as mixed as ever.
Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest

Chloe Veltman

"Wasted Love," sung by the classically trained countertenor JJ, beat out 25 other songs for the top prize at the international competition held this year in Basel, Switzerland.
National

Sean Combs trial: Cassie concludes four days of testimony

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

On Friday, Sean Combs' defense lawyers questioned Cassie Ventura about how much of the former couple's activities she willingly participated in. "I had to fight my way out," she said.
National

Diddy's lawyers plan to argue "mutual violence." Will that strategy work?

Liam McBain

Corey Bridges

"Mutual abuse" is a term you may have heard in celebrity abuse trials - here's how to make sense of it.
International

Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision

Itay Stern

The 24-year-old survived the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova festival, and will perform a pop ballad, "New Day Will Rise." Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war.
National

Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after sexual assault allegations

Steve Futterman

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is being criminally investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department following allegations accusing him of a series of sexual assaults.
National

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney cross-examines Cassie Ventura for the first time

Ayana Archie

An attorney asked Ventura a series of questions about Ventura admittedly feeling jealous during her relationship with Combs and Ventura begrudgingly planning parts of their sex life.