Music

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“I Don’t Think God’s Done With Me”: Dolly Parton, in Conversation With Zac Brown

December 11, 2025

Last month, the Backwoods Barbie joined the three-time Grammy winner to talk about staying humble, keeping the faith, and the pair’s new duet, “Butterfly.”

SOUND ADVICE

Skype Williams DJ’d Our Holiday Party and Left a Gift Just for You

December 8, 2025

In a special and very merry installment of Sound Advice, our favorite DJ made a copy of the playlist that got the crowd moving at our office holiday party on Friday night.

COUNTRY

Jessie Murph Is Manifesting Her Destiny

December 8, 2025

The 21-year-old Alabama firecracker tells us why she’s keeping her head high—and her hair even higher.

SIMPLE LIFE

Summer Walker and Paris Hilton on Looking Hot Forever

December 3, 2025

The notoriously shy singer opens up to her fellow mommy and musician about life in the spotlight.

ARCHIVES

Photographer Allan Tannenbaum Saw Elton John Come Alive at the Disco

December 2, 2025

In an exclusive excerpt from “Elton John: Icon,” the photographer Allan Tannenbaum recalls his encounters with the Rocket Man and Andy Warhol at Studio 54.

BACKSTAGE

“What We Do Is Fucking Crazy”: Lea Michele, by Renée Elise Goldsberry

November 26, 2025

The morning after opening the hotly anticipated Broadway revival of “Chess,” the 39-year-old former Gleek opened up about marriage, motherhood, pre-show jitters, and what it really takes to thrive and survive on The Great White Way.

TOUR DIARY

“You Have to Be a Little Delulu”: Amber Mark Phones in From the Short n’ Sweet Tour

November 25, 2025

In this week’s installment of Tour Diary, the 31-year-old singer-songwriter called us after a sold out show at Madison Square Garden, where she opened for her bestie Sabrina Carpenter.

SOUND ADVICE

“Commit to Your Bit, Babe”: A Playlist Courtesy of True Blue

November 25, 2025

Fresh off the October release of her full-length debut, “Star Witness,” the former bassist for Porches and Caroline Polachek joined us for this week’s installment of Sound Advice.

COVER

Ariana Grande and Nicole Kidman Are Trying to Keep It Together

November 24, 2025

Between early-morning shoots for her next movie, the pop superstar and Oscar-nominated actor caught up with her mutual admirer for a therapeutic chat about fame, burnout, and why the best cure for chaos is a long bath.

SOUND ADVICE

Absolutely Tells Us How to Find Your Musical Alter-Ego

November 21, 2025

In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the British rising star (and younger sister to Grammy nominee Raye) made us a playlist featuring hits by Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins.

POP

Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress Finally Come Face To Face

November 20, 2025

The morning after they received their first Grammy nominations, Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress got together to talk about growing up, going viral, and getting a little too high.

GIRLYPOP

“I Want You to Diss Me a Little Bit”: Kim Petras by Meg Stalter

November 19, 2025

The pop star tells her fellow provocateur why it’s all about balancing chaos and control.

TOUR DIARY

How Blondshell Became One of Her Generation’s Defining Rock Stars

November 19, 2025

In this week’s installment of Tour Diary, the 28-year-old singer-songwriter called us from the road to talk about ego death, writer’s block, and skyrocketing to instant fame.

SOUND ADVICE

“40% Sexy, 60% Awkward”: The Laws of Dance, According to LSDXOXO

November 14, 2025

In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the Philly-born DJ and producer made us a playlist featuring dance floor-ready cuts by EssDeeKid, FakeMink, and St. Germain.

IN CONVERSATION

Wale and JB Smoove on Rap Battles, Writer’s Block, and the Genius of South Park

November 13, 2025

“You’ve got to always have people’s ear, and you’ve got to always have them bopping their fucking head,” the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” legend told the Grammy-nominated rapper ahead of the release of his eighth album.

TOUR DIARY

Marcus Brown of Nourished by Time Still Doesn’t Trust the Music Industry

November 12, 2025

“I never thought I would see this level of attention for my music,” says the singer-songwriter. “I thought it would happen when I was 40 or 50, or I’d be dead or something.”

BACKSTAGE

Asake Just Wants to Get Closer to God

November 11, 2025

Before a one-night-only performance at Kings Theater with the New York Symphony Orchestra, the Afrobeats superstar joined us to talk fame, faith, and the flavors of Nigeria.

SOUND ADVICE

This Playlist From Montell Fish Is an R&B Crash Course

November 10, 2025

In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the 28-year-old Pittsburgh native made us a playlist to celebrate the release of his mixtape, “The Spirit Still Remains (Purgatory).”

SOUND ADVICE

Allie X Made a Playlist to Drown Out the Music Industry

November 7, 2025

To mark the release of her fourth studio album, “Happiness Is Going to Get You,” the Canadian pop maximalist made us a Spotify playlist of left-field picks.

SOUND ADVICE

Bugonia Composer Jerskin Fendrix Finds Inspiration on the Toilet

November 5, 2025

In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the Oscar-nominated composer takes us inside his fruitful collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos.