Music

Charli XCX and Galantis have teamed up to create a buoyant theme song for Japan’s Super Nintendo World, which is set to open at Universal Studios Japan this summer. The song, “We Are Born to Play,” was released as a music video previewing the park and its connection to Super …

Leon Bridges and Houston instrumental trio Khruangbin unveiled a simmering new tune, “C-Side,” from their upcoming collaborative EP, Texas Sun, out February 7th via Dead Oceans. “C-Side” opens with a heavy bass thunk and quickly settles into an expansive psych-soul groove tinged with vibraphone and prickly guitars. “Baby got me …

Queen, Adam Lambert and Alice Cooper are among the musicians who will perform at Fire Fight Australia, a concert to aid bushfire relief in Australia. The event, which will take place at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium on February 16th, will also feature performances by k.d. lang, Olivier Newton-John and Pete Murray, …

Grouplove have dropped a new single, “Deleter,” as well as an accompanying music directed by Chris Blauvelt. The track is the first song to be released off the band’s upcoming fourth album, a follow-up to their 2016 effort Big Mess. In the upbeat, lo-fi video, the band members, dressed in …

Shaquille O’Neal joined Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for a round of “Random Instrument Challenge” on The Tonight Show. In the clip, O’Neal and Fallon take turns performing popular songs on unknown instruments while the members of The Roots attempt to guess. Fallon kicks things off by attempting to play …

Elton John has pledged to donate $1 million to the relief fund for those affected by the Australian bushfire disaster. The singer made the announcement Tuesday night during a stop in Sydney on his farewell tour. “We should all be in the awe of the work the firefighters are doing,” …

With Australia threatened by a wildfire the size of Manhattan, Pink has pledged to donate $500,000 to fire services battling the historic blaze. “I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires,” Pink tweeted Saturday. “I am pledging a donation of $500,000 directly …

The release of Travis Scott‘s posse album JACKBOYS was marketed as an event. Harmony Korine shot the album cover. Scott hyped the release on his Instagram and Twitter with limited edition merch — guaranteeing attention from a large corner of the internet. There were cryptic videos of the Cactus Jack …

Willie Nelson, his sons Micah and Lukas, plus Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison and Amos Lee have teamed for an all-star cover of Tom Petty’s “For Real.” Petty originally recorded “For Real” in August 2000, but the song wasn’t released until this past February when it appeared on the posthumous retrospective, …

So, How Was Your Decadeis a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture, and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Early in the 2010s, rock & roll revivalists Low Cut Connie were a band …