Beyoncé has become the first Black woman artist ever to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in the modern history of country music, thanks to her country debut “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which also opened at Number Two on the Hot 100, the publication announced on Tuesday. “Texas Hold ‘Em” dethroned …
Read More »Solange Knows You Want an Album, But She's Really Into the Tuba Right Now
If every artist fulfilled their fanbase’s every wish, they would never see outside of the walls of the recording studio. The possession of a clear and concise creative vision — one that serves the artist first and their audience second — is why Solange was able to captivate listeners with …
Read More »Lady Gaga Finally Learned What Fortnite Is. Now She's Joining Its Festival
In October 2019, Lady Gaga posed a pressing question to the tens of millions of people who follow her on Twitter: “What’s fortnight?” The post surpassed one million likes within three days. Two years later, a user in the replies came back for an update, wondering: “Did she ever find …
Read More »Gunna Announces 2024 the Bittersweet Tour
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Gunna is heading out on a North American tour dubbed The Bittersweet Tour. The trek features special guest Flo Milli opening each night, with the exception of Gunna’s …
Read More »Sophie Ellis-Bextor Is Taking 'Murder on the Dancefloor' Across North America
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor”-assaince is headed to North America with a string of tour dates scheduled for this spring. The short-run will kick off May 30 …
Read More »Four Years Later, Canarsie is Keeping Pop Smoke's Name Alive
Only one train goes to Canarsie. Private houses with driveways and backyards line most blocks in the remote Brooklyn neighborhood, nestled in the southeast corner of the borough, overlooking the waters of Jamaica Bay. Late 20th-century white flight turned this 19th-century suburban getaway into a predominantly West Indian lower-middle-class neighborhood. …
Read More »Wyatt Flores Cancels Shows, Says He's 'Struggling With the Feeling of Feeling Nothing'
From the jump, Wyatt Flores has made mental health advocacy a part of his songwriting and live performances. His song “Please Don’t Go” became a hit with fans for its vulnerable message to a loved one to not take their own life, and he recently released a cover of the …
Read More »BTS' J-Hope Announces New 'Special Album' and Docuseries
BTS member J-Hope has announced new album Hope on the Street Vol. 1 and an accompanying docuseries titled Hope on the Street. The LP will be released on March 29 (and at midnight ET March 28 for those in North America), with the first episode of the six-part docuseries arrives …
Read More »Watch Sophie Ellis-Bextor Perform 'Murder on the Dancefloor' at BAFTA Awards
Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed “Murder on the Dancefloor during the BAFTAs, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards, on Sunday. Dressed in a black gown with a vibrant, colorful overlay draping the skirt, Ellis-Bextor strutted across the stage backed by a bevy of dancers as she performed her 2001 number, …
Read More »Lainey Wilson Performs Medley Including 'Country's Cool Again' at People's Choice Awards
Lainey Wilson performed “Country’s Cool Again,” her new single that arrived on Friday, and also her first new release since her 2022 albumBell Bottom CountrywonBest Country Albumat the Grammy Awards earlier this month. This year, she’s nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Female Country Artist of the Year; …
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