Chris Willman

Advertisment

Kaitlin Butts Signs With Republic Records, Following Breakout Viral Success of ‘You Ain’t Gotta Die (to Be Dead to Me)’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Kaitlin Butts, the country singer who had a breakout viral hit this year with “You Ain’t Gotta Die (to Be Dead to Me),” has signed a deal with Republic Records, the...

Brad Paisley on Singing the Anthem Before the Only Two 18-Inning Games in World Series History: ‘I Had No Idea There Would Be Major...

Somebody up there who likes epic baseball games also likes Brad Paisley. “I would like to be called Mr. More Baseball,” the country star tells Variety, the day after singing...

‘Warren Zevon: Join Me in L.A.’ Tribute Concert Gathers His Flock for a Night of Subversion and Tenderness on the Block: Concert Review

What does it say that a Warren Zevon tribute concert Friday night featured more than 30 songs, was performed by well over 50 musicians, and stretched nearly to four hours in...

At an L.A. Concert Honoring Warren Zevon, a Starry Cast of Friends and Acolytes Will Pay Tribute to a Wolfman and a Scholar

It’s Warren Zevon season. That may sound like a funny thing to say, in 2025, or in any year since the legendary rock singer-songwriter died in 2003, given a perennial underdog...

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska ’82’ Offers a Highly Rewarding Trip Down Some Highways Not Taken: Album Review

Boxed sets celebrating classic rock albums offer the joy of discovery, in all those abandoned alternate versions being brought into the light as bonus tracks, but usually also some simultaneous historical...

Maggie Rose, a Queen Among Nashville Singers, on the Evolution That Led to Her ‘Cocoon,’ and Feeling at Home in Pop, Americana and Even...

Ask any music pro in Nashville who their five favorite singers are, and there’s a good chance that Maggie Rose will be part of their shortlist. Not that she hasn’t developed...

Halsey Reaffirms She’s an Actual Rock Star at Electrifying ‘Badlands’ Anniversary Tour Kickoff in L.A.: Concert Review

Halsey can be tricky. The tour she opened up in L.A. this week is ostensibly intended to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of her “Badlands” album — and the ostensibly there is...

Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Stays at No. 1 in Week 2 With 338,000 Units, the Fifth-Best Weekly Tally for Any Album This Year

No one would have expected Taylor Swift‘s “The Life of a Showgirl” to lose its grip on the album chart in week 2, and it indeed held on at the top...

Chris Willman

Advertisment