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Ravyn Lenae first went to Lollapalooza when she was 16 years old. “I got so blacked out,” the Chicago native tells Rolling Stone. “I was young. I didn’t know how to handle my liquor. I did edibles with the liquor, I wasn’t thinking at all. They had to carry me …

Since the release of his superb new album American Romance, Lukas Nelson has been fully in solo career mode, promoting the record with a headlining tour. But one consequence of a solo tour is the fact that it often separates him from his father, Willie Nelson. Nelson has been an …

Depending on how tapped in of a hip-hop head you are, the following statement is either a fact of life or a revelation: Roc Marciano is one of the most impactful MCs of his generation. Since 2010’s MarcBerg, he’s been a catalyst of a new indie rap scene, dropping albums …

Baptist preacher and blues musician the Rev. Robert Jones Sr. once told an interviewer that “the sacred and the secular grew up right next to each other,” backing his claim with Psalm 30:5: “Weeping endures for a night but joy comes in the morning.” Such is the sentiment behind Pressing …

On Friday, Bailey Zimmerman marked the release of his album Different Night Same Rodeo on Friday with a desert-racing video for his new single “Lost,” featuring The Kid Laroi. The playful video shows Zimmerman and The Kid Laroi leaning into their opposite lifestyles — Zimmerman behind the wheel of a …

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros frontman Alex Ebert has come to the defense of the band’s hit “Home” after social media discourse dubbed the 2009 single the “worst song ever made.” Over the past week, a decade-old video of the band’s Tiny Desk performance of “Home” has been unavoidable …

Alex Warren understands that not everyone has loved, loves, or will love his style of music — and he’s totally fine with that. On Friday, as he was named MTV‘s Push Artist of the month, the “Ordinary” star opened up about the quick start of his career, and how much …

Machine Gun Kelly‘s new album Lost Americana is here (you know, the one Bob Dylan casually narrated the trailer for). While fans are already mining for details about his personal life in the songs, the musician addressed some aspects himself on The New York Times‘ Popcast. On the podcast, MGK …

Amaarae has nothing but praise for her Black Star collaborator PinkPantheress. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the Ghanaian American star — who featured PinkPantheress on “Kiss Me Thru the Phone Pt. 2” — opened up about their love for UK garage music and why she connected with her …

At 34 years old and with 12 years in the rap industry, JID finds himself matriculating from a student of the game to a leader. As he does so, the title of his fourth album, God Does Like Ugly, suggests he’s looking to the ultimate one. Despite the enormous successes …