In Addition to a Pandemic, Texas Venues Must Now Survive Their Own Governor
After Gov. Abbott lifted mask mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, music venue owners, workers, and promoters are fighting back.
Live Music Workers Want to Help With Vaccine Distribution
NIVA, Live Nation, and Senator Amy Klobuchar think President Biden should mobilize an unemployed workforce and shuttered music venues.
How Daniel Nigro Went From Indie Rocker to 'Drivers License' Co-Writer
The former As Tall As Lions frontman talks Olivia Rodrigo's record-breaking hit and how being in a band informed his pop songwriting.
The Songs That Made This Horrible February Bearable
Tracks from Lucky Daye, McKinley Dixon, Katy Kirby, and many others are reminding us that Spring is almost here.
3 Things That Inspired Cloud Nothings' Great New LP ‘The Shadow I Remember’
Dylan Baldi explains how long-distance running, living in Philadelphia, and a serious Netflix binge informed his band's ninth LP.
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen’s Podcast Is Another Empty Appeal to Unity
Spotify's 'Renegades: Born in the USA' lets the two riff about their legacies and try to figure out why we can't all just get along.
China's Bandcamp Block Is a Blow to Chinese Independent Music
For Chinese musicians, Bandcamp was an easy way to directly upload their music and gain international support. Now they can't access it.
Nick Lutsko's Chaotic Comedy Songs Are the Soundtrack to 2021
With catchy tunes about Dan Bongino, Joe Rogan's podcast, and 'Gremlins,' the Tennessee musician thrives on absurdity.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Is Sick of Getting Roasted
With its most diverse nominee class in years featuring Tina Turner and Jay Z, it's hard to be mad at the museum ticket-selling apparatus.
Morgan Wallen's Racism Proves Country Music's 'Unity' Message Is Nonsense
The country megastar's latest public controversy should make you question why his industry-wide rise happened.
We Probably Won’t See Live Music in 2021
With a slow vaccine rollout, new virus strains, and not enough masking, an epidemiologist tells us why concerts might not come back this year.
The Songs That Made This Never-Ending January Worthwhile
Songs from SZA, Jazmine Sullivan, Smino, and more kept us warm in the first hectic month of 2021.