Talking Heads, Selena, Salt-N-Pepa and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are among the artists who will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 63rd annual Grammys on January 31st, 2021. The Recording Academy announced their Special Merit Awards honorees Tuesday, with opera singer Marilyn Horne and jazz drummer Lionel Hampton …
Read More »Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Brandy Clark?
So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Brandy Clark‘s third album Your Life Is a Record was released in early March and inevitably …
Read More »Watch Dolly Parton, Phoebe Bridgers, Cher Perform at Cyndi Lauper's Holiday Benefit
Dolly Parton, Phoebe Bridgers, Cher, and more delivered holiday magic at Cyndi Lauper‘s 10th anniversary benefit show on Friday. After an introduction by Taylor Swift, Lauper opened with “Home for the Holidays,” the title of the concert that raises funds for her organization True Colors United, aiming to prevent and …
Read More »Noel Gallagher Extols Bee Gees in New Doc Clip: 'You Can't Go Buy That Sound in a Shop'
Noel Gallagher expresses his admiration for the Bee Gees in a clip from the upcoming HBO documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. After showing footage of the brothers performing their 1967 hit “To Love Somebody,” Gallagher recalls the first time he heard the trio. “It …
Read More »Elton John Joins Dua Lipa's Studio 2054 Livestream Special
Elton John will join Dua Lipa’s Studio 2054 livestream special, airing virtually Friday, November 27th. John joins a stacked lineup that also includes Miley Cyrus, Bad Bunny, FKA Twigs, J Balvin, Angele, Kylie Minogue, and Tainy. The special was filmed in a massive warehouse and, per a release, will find …
Read More »Mick Fleetwood and Friends Tribute to Peter Green Coming to Cinemas in 2021
On February 25th, 2020, Mick Fleetwood honored original Fleetwood Mac frontman Peter Green with a tribute show at London’s Palladium that featured guest appearances by Pete Townshend, Steven Tyler, Bill Wyman, Neil Finn, Noel Gallagher, Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett, John Mayall, Christine McVie, Jeremy Spencer, and Zak Starkey. …
Read More »New Oxford, AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Potentially Up to 90% Effective
A new vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca has shown to be up to 90% effective in preventing Covid-19, according to an interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil. The results showed that the vaccine’s efficacy depended on the dosing regimen. The one that showed …
Read More »Ricky Martin, Carla Morrison Perform the Romantic Duet 'Recuerdo' at Latin Grammys
Ricky Martin and Carla Morrison performed their sweeping duet “Recuerdo” at the 21st Annual Latin Grammys Thursday night. The Puerto Rican icon and indie Mexican singer appeared in contrasting black and white silk outfits to passionately croon alongside each other against a captivating, ominous beat. “Recuerdos” is about a lovesick …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers and Lars Ulrich on Napster, Metallica's Early History, Trent Reznor Screams
Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich and folk-rock singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers discuss musical successes, bad experiences with the press, their connection to Los Angeles, and each of their earliest memories of playing music for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians interview. Although they seem like an unlikely pairing because of their musical styles when …
Read More »Barack Obama Joins YouTubers TwinsTheNewTrend for Bob Dylan Clip
The YouTube channel TwinsTheNewTrend — hosted by real-life twin brothers Fred and Tim Williams — usually entertains their 700,000 subscribers by posting video reactions to popular songs, from Dolly Parton to Aerosmith to Whitney Houston. But on the channel’s latest episode, as the brothers were listening to Bob Dylan’s “The …
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