Welcome back to The Weekly Rewind, our regular rundown of the biggest music news stories out there. Here’s what caught our ear this week.
Oasis, OutKast, Mariah and more are on Rock Hall’s 2025 Ballot
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fan vote is open, and you can cast your ballot through April 21st for this year’s inductees. It includes 90s faves like pop powerhouse Mariah Carey, Brit Rock icons Oasis, Atlanta rap force of nature OutKast, and southern fried rockers The Black Crowes, but also can’t-believe-they’re-not-yet-inductees options like Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, and Joy Division / New Order (nominated as one band). What’s your pick? (Read more at Rock Hall)
SNL50s musical guests included a Nirvana reunion, St. Vincent jamming with Pres Hall and more
The longest-running culture-defining variety show and sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live turned 50 this season. On Friday — in addition to it being Valentine’s Day, the Eagles victory parade, and a big album release day — there was a showcase of SNL at Radio City Music Hall. Musical guests included Lauryn Hill, Cher, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and more, with headline-grabbing performances by David Byrne and Robyn (they did “Dancing On My Own”), St. Vincent and Preservation Hall Jazz Band (unlikely, but of course Pres Hall jams with someone unlikely) and the surviving members of Nirvana rocking out with Post Malone (another incongruous matchup perhaps, but don’t forget Postie livestreamed a Nirvana tribute during COVID and it’s getting a vinyl release for Record Store Day 2025, which he’s the official ambassador of). (Read more at Variety)
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” gets a dose of Dolly Parton
One of the most infectious pop hits of 2024 gets a yee-haw upgrade in this new music video where Sabrina Carpenter duets on “Please Please Please” with Dolly Parton. The country queen sings the high harmonies and trades verses with Carpenter amid jangling acoustic guitars, rustic fiddles, and a shuffling snare. The song is part of an expanded edition of Carpenter’s Short ‘n Sweet, which recently won best pop vocal album at the 2025 Grammy awards. (Read more at Fader)