“Another Life,” the first song on PinkPantheress’ long-awaited debut album, Heaven Knows, opens with the ominous sound of an electrified cathedral organ. The collaboration with Nigerian musician Rema, in which the British singer wakes up next to her partner only to find him dead, fittingly sounds like a funeral. “Can …
Read More »PJ Harvey Shows Her Range at First U.S. Live Event in Six Years
During the interview portion of PJ Harvey‘s multimedia event in Brooklyn on Tuesday — her first U.S. live appearance in six years, which included a poetry reading, a conversation, and a musical performance — she told the audience that she felt her voice has only gotten better with age. “I …
Read More »Watch Jung Kook Perform 'Standing Next to You' on 'Jimmy Fallon'
Three days after the release of hisdebut album,Golden, Jung Kook made the TV debut for his latest solo single, “Standing Next to You,” onThe Tonight Show. Though he initially took the stage alone, he was soon surrounded a group of male dancers that, unsurprisingly, did a better job with the …
Read More »There's a Storm Brewing for Rauw Alejandro in New 'Diluvio' Music Video
Rauw Alejandro brings a bit of thunder and lightning to the new music video for “Diluvio,” a track off his most recent album, Playa Saturno. Directed by Martin Seipel and El Zorro, the video finds Alejandro in the throes of a feverish love affair that seems to bend space, time, …
Read More »Richie Sambora Says a Bon Jovi Reunion 'Definitely Could Happen'
Ten years ago, Richie Sambora departed the band he co-founded with Jon Bon Jovi in 1983, but as the 40thanniversary of the Jersey rock band is upon us, the guitarist is not ruling out a Bon Jovi reunion, tellingPeople Magazine, “It’s time.” “There’s a documentary that’s being done about the …
Read More »Inside DJ Khaled's Relentlessly Joyous World
L ately, DJ Khaled has been listening to a lot of Jay-Z. Namely The Blueprint, the 2001 opus that helped solidify Hov as a commercial juggernaut in hip-hop. On an August afternoon in Miami, in the living room of the more-than-12,000-square-foot South Beach mansion he’s affectionately dubbed “the Resort,” Khaled …
Read More »Will Gunna and Travis Scott Split the Vote for Best Rap Album Grammy Nominations?
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. There’s been intense speculation about just what’s behind the dearth of hip-hop at the top …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform Live for First Time Since Tour Postponement
Two months after pushing the remainder of his tour to next year due to a medical condition, Bruce Springsteen returned to the concert stage Monday night at New York’s David Geffen Hall as part of the Stand Up For Heroes benefit. He’s played practically every year since the annual event …
Read More »Iggy Pop, Cat Power Top Marianne Faithfull Benefit Album
Two years ago, Marianne Faithfull told Rolling Stone about her ongoing battle with Covid-19. “It’s terrible,” she said. “I got long-term Covid, where you get better from the virus, but you have leftover [symptoms]. Apparently, they now think that you do get better from long-term Covid; it’s not forever. That …
Read More »Hear Paul McCartney Recount His First Meeting With John Lennon, Reveal Dirty Beatles Easter Eggs
Since it launched last month, the podcast Paul McCartney: A Life in Lyrics has captured the artist reflecting on the stories behind songs he recorded with the Beatles and Wings and as a solo artist. In addition to picking apart the lyrics, he has also discussed some of the interesting …
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