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Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Larkin Poe, “Back Down South” …

In 1990, Richard Shannon Hoon started filming himself. He seems like he might be any young dude killing time in Lafayette, Indiana — backwards baseball cap, sandy-blond stubble, a slight hint of a Southern twang — an all-American early-Nineties everybro, in other words. Hoon has a girlfriend named Lisa, a …

Burna Boy released “Wonderful,” a bright new single that hints at reggaeton, on Thursday. It’s the Nigerian star’s first release since March’s “Odogwu.” The crisp beat underpinning “Wonderful” ensures that it’ll be at home on dance floors — once they re-open — around the Atlantic; it also seems ready made …

Spike Lee will participate in a live conversation about his 1989 film, Do the Right Thing, on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. The discussion will stream on American Film Institute (AFI) Movie Club’s YouTube channel. American Fiim Institute in partnership with Universal Pictures selected Lee’s film as its movie of …

Sun Ra Arkestra, the pioneering jazz collective founded by the late Sun Ra, have announced their first studio album in over 20 years — since 1999’s Song for the Sun. The LP, whose title has yet to be announced, was recorded at Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Soundworks and will be released later …

InRolling Stone‘s weekly series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. “Major” and “independent” are normally contradictions in the music industry — but Darius Van …

A good idea for a biopic doesn’t always find its ideal reflection on screen. Look what happened to Leonardo DiCaprio’s J. Edgar (as in Hoover), Hilary Swank’s Amelia (as in Earhart) and Colin Farrell’s Alexander (as in the Great). To that list of stymied ambition, add Mr. Jones, as in …

A month after HBO Max revealed plans to release the Zack Snyder version of Justice League, the streaming service offered up a sneak peek at the director’s cut. In the 30-second clip, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman comes face-to-face with a mural of the supervillain Darkseid. A long-time adversary of Superman, …

Michelle Obama will be co-hosting a virtual iteration of Roots Picnic, the annual music festival held by the Roots in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. After initially canceling the in-person event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, festival organizers have announced a new lineup for the virtual livestream that includes SZA, …

Pharrell Williams spoke at a press conference Tuesday in support of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s call to make June 19th, widely known as Juneteenth, an official state holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Pharrell, who grew up in Virginia Beach, called the moment “very special” and “a big display of …