Billy Joel will emerge from a 17-year recording hiatus February 1 with the release of “Turn The Lights Back On.” According to a press release, the song is a “classic Billy Joel-style tune, embodying the hallmarks of his signature sound and ushering in the next chapter of his story. In …
Read More »Rick Wakeman Announces Farewell Tour
Rick Wakeman is hanging up his sequined cape after one final U.S. tour. “I always planned to stop touring by my 77th birthday,” the prog rock keyboardist said in a statement, “for those of you who wish to send me a card, it’s May 18th! — but there is so …
Read More »Pink Will Keep Doing Flips and Tricks in the Sky With 2024 Arena Tour Dates
Pink isn’t slowing down any time soon. On Monday, the singer, who dropped Trustfall in 2023, announced that she is heading on her Pink Live tour this year in between dates for her beloved Summer Carnival Tour. The singer will perform at four already-scheduled shows in Tacoma and Vancouver before …
Read More »Ariana Grande's “Yes, And?” Debuts No. 1 on Hot 100
Ariana Grande‘s “Yes, And?” debuted atop Billboard’s Hot 100, the publication announced on Monday, giving the singer her first Number One tied to her much anticipated upcoming seventh album, Eternal Sunshine. It marks her eighth time topping the chart. Grande dethroned Jack Harlow’s “Lovin’ On Me,” which has spent the …
Read More »The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, and Alvvays to Perform at Just Like Heaven 2024 Festival
Just Like Heaven is returning for the fourth annual festival in May. Both the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie, two groups led by Ben Gibbard, will perform during the one-day event on Saturday, May 18. Other artists scheduled to perform include Phoenix,The War on Drugs, Miike Snow, Passion …
Read More »'SNL': Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion Perform 'Mean Girls' Song
Reneé Rapp debuted on Saturday Night Live with a performance of “Snow Angel,” the title track from her first studio album, which came out last August. Rapp spoke with Rolling Stone about the production of Snow Angel in an in-depth interview last summer, and has also explained the traumatic experience …
Read More »Marlena Shaw, Oft-Sampled 'California Soul' Singer, Dead at 81
Marlena Shaw, the oft-sampled soul singer best known for her enduring 1969 hit “California Soul,” has died at the age of 81. Shaw’s daughter Marla Bradshaw confirmed her mother’s death Friday on social media; no cause of death was provided. “It’s with a very heavy heart for myself and my …
Read More »21 Savage Lands Second Solo Number One Album With 'American Dream'
21 Savage‘s American Dream has debuted atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart, the publication announced on Sunday, marking the second time the rapper has topped the album chart for one of his solo albums. Coming in second this week was Kali Uchis’s ORQUIDEAS, marking the highest debut for any of …
Read More »Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of Sixties Girl Group the Shangri-Las, Dead at 75
Mary Weiss, leader of Sixties New York band Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75. Her death was confirmed to Rolling Stone on Friday by Miriam Linna of Norton Records label, which released the singer’s only solo albumDangerous Game, in 2007. “Mary was an icon, a hero, a heroine, …
Read More »Jacob Collier and Camilo Share Sweet Memories on Bright Single 'Mi Corazón'
The fourth volume of Jacob Collier‘s Djesse is on the way! On Friday, the musician released the sweet single “Mi Corazón” with Colombian pop star Camilo, days after revealing the star-studded track list for his upcoming album, out Feb. 29. “Camilo is without doubt one of my favorite humans and …
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