Khalid, “Sincere.” It doesn’t take much time at all for R&B superstar Khalid to find the vibe on his third album, Sincere. The 16-track record is filled with moments of quiet intimacy and a casual, relaxed delivery. Khalid is carrying a momentum streak. He’s the youngest artist ever to…

Lukas Graham, “4 (The Pink Album).” For his third album Lukas Forchammer, better known as Lukas Graham, did some soul searching. Realizing his drinking had escalated to the point of self-medication, Graham decided to give it up and go clean. In the background, the challenges of fatherhood, marriage and…

Row 1: Charli XCX, Camila Cabello, The Weeknd, Khalid, Weezer. Row 2: Janet Jackson, Vince Staples, SPOON, GZA, Sky Ferreira, Row 3: Meg Myers, Rina Sawayama, Eddie Vedder, Black Country, New Road, and My Bloody Valentine. Row 4: Elvis Costello, BROCKHAMPTON, Alt-J, Avril Lavigne, Lykke Li. Not pictured: The…

Though it’s technically only been a year since Justin Bieber released his last album, it feels like it’s been a while since we’ve heard from the former prince of pop music. Lyme disease and a young marriage have kept him relatively busy over the last few months, but he’s…

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the headliners at BottleRock 2020. Here they perform at Oakland Arena on March 12, 2017. Alessio Neri/Staff. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Khalid and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals will headline Bottlerock Napa Valley this…

Khalid performs on the Free Spirit World Tour at Oracle Arena in Oakland on June 28, 2019. Photos: Steve Carlson. OAKLAND — Khalid took the Oracle stage for the first time on Friday night with a sold-out show in support of his sophomore album, Free Spirit. He kicked it off with…