Music Features

After spending nearly a decade generating buzz with mixtapes and singles, Bad Gyal is ready for her next big move. At the beginning of the year, the Barcelona-based star released her debut album La Joia, which is Catalan for the “The Jewel.” On the adventurous LP, she explored genres like …

Charlie Puth probably wouldn’t be releasing his new song “Hero” if it wasn’t for Taylor Swift. Puth was in the middle of having lunch one day last month when a friend who’d heard a leak of Swift’s Tortured Poets Department called to say that she had mentioned Puth in one …

It’s been almost a decade since J. Cole rapped “Dick so big, it’s like a foot is in your mouth” on Jeremih’s “Planez.” Now, on Cash Cobain’s “Grippy,” he’s back with another horny feature for a new generation of fans (and, inevitably, haters). It’s a playful release for Cole, who …

Stevie Van Zandt has taken Low Cut Connie‘s 2023 song “Are You Gonna Run?” and given it some E Street Band flavor in a new remix. The song originally appeared on Low Cut Connie’s 2023 LP Art Dealers. “The new version is just thicker sounding, kind of unapologetically classic rock,” …

W e are doing stuff that is indicative of fun,” Arooj Aftab says, quite seriously, in the flat staccato cadence of a test proctor. The Pakistani-born, Berklee-trained, Brooklyn-based musician is talking about the singing on her new album, Night Reign, out May 31: the doubled vocals, the fresh harmonies, and …

Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Zach Bryan paints a moving picture of mourning on his first track off his upcoming album, Clairo returns with a charming summer slow burner, and Vince Staples is …

Before she sat down to listen to Taylor Swift’s surprise double album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, Samantha Roberts, of Portland, Oregon,felt open to the idea of a 31-song album. But two hours and two minutes later, she changed her mind. “TTPD absolutely did not need to be that …

When the universe offers a sign — and the sign comes straight from the lips of Nicolas Cage — you can’t ignore it. That, in essence, is how 31-year-old guitarist Ben Katzman found himself on Survivor. The paperwork sat on his desk, but Katzman was racked with doubt. He’d already …

Vince Staples says he wasn’t looking to drum up hype for his upcoming album, Dark Times. Over Zoom, he tells Rolling Stone that it was a bit of the opposite. He announced the project, out tomorrow, just a week before its release, and hasn’t opted for any of the typical …

For years, Sen. Amy Klobuchar has sought to reform the concert industry. On Thursday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster‘s alleged monopoly on the U.S. touring industry, claiming that the businesses have been feeding on ticket buyers since merging in 2010. (Live …