Shortly after Taylor Swift confirmed her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, fans began to spot mysterious billboards in New York City and Nashville. The billboards directed listeners to a brand new Spotify playlist titled “And, baby, that’s show business for you.” Curated by Swift herself, the playlist features …
Read More »Meet CORTIS, the Coolest K-Pop Debut of the Year
The days leading up to the launch of a new K-pop group are often hectic and intense. Years of training typically go into preparing a group — not just in music and dance, but also often in areas like English, all to get them ready for global stardom. Now BIGHIT …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Tears Up Performing 'Piece by Piece,' 'Tightrope' Before Brandon Blackstock's Death
Last week, Kelly Clarksonpostponedthe remainder of her Las Vegas residency dates for August, revealing that her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, was ill. Just one day later, the music manager, with whom she shares two children, died at the age of 48 following a three-year battle with cancer. While Clarkson kept this …
Read More »Is Taylor Swift Teasing Her Next Era? All the Reasons Swifties Think Something Big Is Coming
Taylor Swift has caught the attention of the most elite investigative team the world has ever seen: The Swifties. The singer sent fans into overdrive on Monday after a mysterious countdown to Aug. 12 at 12:12 a.m. ET popped up on Swift‘s website. The ticker arrived after several social media …
Read More »Sombr Announces Debut Album 'I Barely Know Her' Following Breakthrough Year
After a breakout year that included 51.8 million monthly Spotify listeners, a music video with Addison Rae, and viral festival sets, Sombr is finally releasing his debut album. On Monday, the rising star announced that I Barely Know Her will arrive on Aug. 22 via Warner Records. The 10-track LP …
Read More »Could This Bizarre Video of Florence Welch Yelling Into a Hole Tease the Advent of New Music?
On Monday morning, Florence Welch posted a video of herself digging a hole and yelling in it… First of all, relatable. Second of all, does this mean new music? Welch posted a cryptic video of herself in a red dress in heels digging a hole in the ground with a …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Husband, Brandon Blackstock, Died of Melanoma, Coroner Confirms
Brandon Blackstock died of skin cancer. Today, the Silver Bow CountyCoroner, Dan Hollis, confirmed to Rolling Stone that Kelly Clarkson‘s ex-husband died of melanoma on Aug. 7. “He passed away peacefully at his home in Butte, Montana, on Aug. 7th under hospice care, surrounded by his family,” Hollis toldRolling Stone, …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock Dead at 48
Kelly Clarkson‘s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, died on Aug. 7 at the age of 48. The cause was melanoma, a type of skin cancer, the Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis told Rolling Stone on Aug. 11. “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has …
Read More »John Fogerty on Creedence: 'I Did What the Beatles Did, All By Myself'
“I knew I had done something remarkable,” John Fogerty says of his years with Creedence Clearwater Revival in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. “In a sense, I did what the Beatles did, but I did it all by myself. I didn’t have two other guys to write …
Read More »U2 Voice Support for Gaza: 'Silence Serves None of Us'
U2 shared a lengthy post on their website clarifying the band members’ individual stances on Israel and Gaza. “We are not experts in the politics of the region, but we want our audience to know where we each stand,” the Irish group wrote. Each band member—Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, …
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