Regina Spektor returned to Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday night for a performance of her ballad “What Might Have Been,” which appeared on her 2022 album Home, Before and After. The singer and songwriter’s performance previews her upcoming North American tour in support of the record, scheduled to …
Read More »Margo Price and Sharon Van Etten Amp Up 'Radio' on 'Late Late Show'
Sharon Van Etten joined Margo Price during her latest appearance on the Late Late Show with James Corden for a special performance of “Radio.” The single, which appears on Price’s latest album Strays, was elevated to new heights under the pink stage lights illuminating the singer and their backing band. …
Read More »Flashback: Burt Bacharach Serenades Austin Powers With 'What the World Needs Now Is Love'
When the sad news of Burt Bacharach’s death came down Thursday morning, your first memories of the songwriting genius likely depended on your age. If you grew up in the Sixties, you probably remember the hits he wrote with Hal David for artists like Gene Pitney, Dionne Warwick, and B.J. …
Read More »The Weeknd Captures Sold-Out Musical Metropolis in Official 'Live at SoFi Stadium' Concert Film Trailer
California’s So-Fi stadium was one of the Weeknd‘s most highly-anticipated stops on last year’s After Hours til Dawn world tour. He had made appearances in stadiums from New Jersey to his hometown of Toronto, but the three sold-out shows in Los Angeles were something of a homecoming for the singer. …
Read More »Depeche Mode Finally Preview 'Memento Mori' With New Single 'Ghosts Again'
Over four months after Depeche Mode announced the impending arrival of their new album Memento Mori, the Rock Hall-inducted band have finally shared the LP’s first single “Ghosts Again.” The now-duo (following the death of Andy Fletcher) paired the synth-rock track with a video directed by longtime collaborator Anton Corbijn, …
Read More »Benoît David on His Rocky Tenure as Yes' Frontman: 'It Still Hurts'
Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …
Read More »Louis Tomlinson Will Explore Fame, Personal Tragedy in 'All of Those Voices' Documentary
The last documentary Louis Tomlinson filmed, 2013’s This Is Us, captured his story alongside his four bandmates in One Direction. Since then each band member has embarked on solo ventures, and the 31-year-old singer has become a father, released solo music and toured solo as well. Upcoming documentary All of …
Read More »Russia Asks 'Putin Apologist' Roger Waters to Speak on Ukraine Weapons at UN
Russia has invited Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters — who has never held office, but has been involved in left-field political rants in the past — to speak to diplomats at the United Nations about the delivery of weapons to Ukraine on Wednesday, according to a Reuters report. “Let’s see what …
Read More »The Grammys Call Dr. Dre an Icon. Dee Barnes Calls Him an Abuser
On Sunday night at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, hip-hop pioneer Dr. Dre was honored with an award that will newly bear his name – the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. The honor is a project of the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective, which debuted the Global Impact Award last …
Read More »How Gracie Abrams Turned 'Owning Her Sh*t' Into One of 2023's Best Debuts
When the pandemic shut down the world in March 2020, millions of people had to find ways to cope with an abundance of time indoors. Some baked bread. Others took up pottery. And on one very-early Friday morning, singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams got high, dove deep into Taylor Swift’s discography, and …
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