Hedonism can be a tricky topic in pop music. Indulgence can tip over into self-indulgence all too easily; holding back can result in a timidity that makes a song sound at odds with its subject. On her third album, the boundary-busting singer Amaarae has figured out the ideal leavening agent …

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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Electronic music has been around for decades, but it wasn’t until breakout stars like RÜFÜS DU SOL, Martin Garrix, and Rezz — along with entertainment powerhouses like Live …

Rauw Alejandro has the name for his upcoming album ready. On Wednesday, as the Hispanic Heritage Foundation announced him as a winner of the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Award for Vision, the Puerto Rican star shared that his next project will be named Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0. “This is just the …

Kanye West snaps at Kim Kardashian and declares “I’m off my meds for five months now” in the new trailer for In Whose Name?, an upcoming documentary that provides a very private look at the rapper’s very public meltdown. Director Nicolas Ballesteros and his camera tailed West for six years, …

One week after dropping the video for “Yukon,” Justin Bieber is back with another black-and-white, nature-centered visual from his album, Swag. The latest is for track “First Place.” For the Rory Kramer-directed video, Bieber is in Northern Iceland, where he recorded much of his latest album. He’s seen specifically at …

Author Peter Ames Carlin, who previously wrote the biography “Bruce,” digs into the origins of one of Bruce Springsteen‘s most beloved albums 50 years after its release in his new book, “Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run.” Carlin conducted new interviews with Springsteen, the E Street Band, …

Kid Cudi says he “hated every minute” of his time on the witness stand at Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York. Still, he found “peace” knowing he was there to support Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, the R&B singer who testified that Combs routinely beat and harassed her …

David Byrne‘s new LP Who Is The Sky? arrives in slightly over three weeks, and he’s just shared new single “The Avant Garde.” “Some people will hear this and say, ‘David is calling bullshit on his friends’ but it’s more nuanced than that,” Byrne said in a statement. “Anyone who …

PinkPantheress is a chess master in the video for “Romeo,” the latest single off her second mixtape Fancy That. Directed by Iris Luz, the video features PinkPantheress competing in a South London chess tournament. Her main opponent is played by Destin Conrad, and their romantic tension is reflected in their …