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 Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out our most recentlist.) Ray Scott, …
Read More »G-Eazy, Demi Lovato Are in Middle of Harrowing 'Breakdown' in New Video
G-Eazy and Demi Lovato search for solace in the midst of chaos in the video for new song “Breakdown.” The song appears on the rapper’s upcoming fourth studio album, These Things Happen Too, which arrives on September 24th. The harrowing visual opens on closeups of Lovato and G-Eazy as headlines …
Read More »Elton John's Ill-Fated Farewell Tour Has Been Postponed Once Again
Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour has reached another hitch as the singer announced Thursday that his upcoming European tour dates have been rescheduled to 2023 after John recently suffered a hip injury that requires an operation. “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I am …
Read More »Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow Bring Out a Marching Band for 'Industry Baby' at the 2021 VMAs
Lil Nas X reunited with Jack Harlow to perform their hit collaboration, “Industry Baby,” for the first time live at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. Arriving onstage with a show-stopping marching band ensemble, Lil Nas X delivered a sensual, shirtless performance of “Industry Baby” surrounded by a cohort of …
Read More »Five Artists on What It's Like to Sing Elvis Costello's Songs in Spanish
When Elvis Costello decided to re-record his album This Year’s Model entirely in Spanish, he knew he wasn’t going to do it alone. He saw the entire thing as a lively, hands-on collaboration in which he’d give Spanish-speaking artists access to the original master recordings from the iconic 1978 LP …
Read More »Radiohead Tease Something Called 'Kid A Mnesia Exhibition'
Radiohead have teased a new digital project dubbed Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, which will be released on PlayStation 5, Mac, and PC this November. It’s unclear what, exactly, the project is, but that’s par for the course for the experimental band. The official description doesn’t shine any more light, but …
Read More »Adam Schlesinger Inspires $65,000 Award for Unproduced Musical
An award of $65,000 will be presented to an unproduced musical in honor of Adam Schlesinger, the songwriter and Fountains of Wayne co-founder who died from complications related to Covid-19 last year. The award stems from a merger between the non-profit Building for the Arts and the American Playwriting Foundation, …
Read More »Six Things We Learned From Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy'
Pop some bubbly and pass the cigars: It’s a Certified Lover Boy! More than two years after Drake began teasing fans with hints about its creation, his sixth studio album is finally here. At 21 songs and nearly 90 minutes, there’s a lot to enjoy and debate. Our full review …
Read More »The 25 Best ABBA Songs, Ranked
It’s official: this is the summer of ABBA. The blockbuster Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again brought the spectacle of Cher belting “Fernando.” That probably sent you back to the original Mamma Mia— yes, even the scene where Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan duet on “SOS.” Yet somehow that …
Read More »Stevie Van Zandt's New Memoir 'Unrequited Infatuations' Reveals Friendship With Springsteen and More
Stevie Van Zandt is set to publish his memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, on September 28th. Read Exclusive Excerpt: Stevie Van Zandt’s Long Walk Home From E Street The book will find the musician chronicling his life and multifaceted career, starting with his youth in New Jersey in the Sixties, when he …
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