Music News

Taylor Swift loves her mad women and outlaw ladies, her queens with big reputations. She also loves her Old Hollywood movie stars, from Clara Bow to Barbara Stanwyck to Bette Davis. So it would be bizarre if she didn’t have an Elizabeth Taylor obsession. La Liz was an opulent mess her whole life. She was the most famous woman of the 20th century, as Taylor is now — the ultimate showgirl. Everything she did was on an epic scale — her movies, her clothes, her diamonds, her violet eyes, her marriages, her scandals.

more...

If a dystopic voice asking you “to fulfill your mission” of rounding up undocumented immigrants has snuck its way onto your streaming airwaves, you’re far from the only one.

more...

As Bob Dylan promised with an X post a little under a month ago, the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour is coming back in 2026. The musician has rolled out a 27-date United States run, which kicks off March 21 in Omaha and wraps up May 1 in Abilene, Texas.

more...

An unlikely pairing of bands, bound together by Bay Area roots — Green Day and Counting Crows — will team up next month for a special concert on San Francisco’s Pier 29 on the Embarcadero. The invite-only concert, sponsored by FanDuel and Spotify, will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, a few days before the Super Bowl, which will take place in nearby Santa Clara. The event will feature a special set by an as-yet-unannounced DJ.

more...

Jelly Roll, who released the new song “Thorns” last week, will be honored for his achievements away from the stage when Country Radio Seminar gets underway in Nashville in March. The rapper turned country star is the 2026 recipient of the Artist Humanitarian Award, an honor given each year by the Country Radio Broadcasters organization that recognizes the philanthropic contributions of country-radio stars.

more...