Hailey Whitters made her late-night television debut on Wednesday, visiting Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform her single “Everything She Ain’t.” The clever tune appears on Whitters’ third solo album Raised, which Rolling Stone named its favorite country album of 2022. Backed by a small band that included a fiddler and …
Read More »Bernie Taupin Announces 'Nonlinear' Memoir 'Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, And Me'
For the past five decades, Bernie Taupin has remained mostly silent while his larger-than-life songwriting partner, Elton John, told their incredible saga from his own perspective, including in the pages of his 2019 autobiography Me. That’s going to change on Sept. 12 when Taupin releases his own book, Scattershot: Life, …
Read More »Rising Star Jordy Reimagines Nine Days' 'Story of a Girl' With a Queer Twist (and the Band Is All In!)
When John Hampson of Nine Days heard that someone wanted to interpolate his band’s biggest hit “Absolutely (Story of a Girl),” he was “a bit apprehensive.” “After all, I did end up marrying ‘the girl’ [it’s about],” he tells Rolling Stone. “So the song means something special to me beyond …
Read More »Tattoos, Tarot, and Rocket-Ship Sheets: Here's What It's Like To Hang Out With Boygenius
Hanging out with Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers — a.k.a. boygenius — you learn a lot about three of the most fascinating people in rock. For instance: Baker calls her barbecue the best $400 she’s ever spent. Dacus is currently watching The Sopranos for the first time. Bridgers …
Read More »'Daisy Jones & the Six' Fictional Album 'Aurora' Isn't So Fictional Anymore
Taylor Jenkins Reid‘s fictional band Daisy Jones & the Six aren’t so fictional anymore, and neither is their debut album Aurora. Pulled from the pages of her novel of the same name, the album that brought them on a life-changing world tour comes to life with its first real-world single, …
Read More »Luke Bryan, Shania Twain Set for Faster Horses 2023
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Luke Bryan, Shania Twain, and Zac Brown Band will headline the 2023 Faster Horses festival. The music and camping gathering in Brooklyn, Michigan, announced its lineup on Wednesday. …
Read More »Aly & AJ Preview 'With Love From' Album With New Song 'Baby Lay Your Head Down'
Aly & AJ are swapping the summer sunshine for the haze of midnight on their newly announced fifth studio album With Love From, set for release on March 15. Introducing the album, the sister duo has shared the breezy new single “Baby Lay Your Head Down.” “Bringing you your next …
Read More »Tool Drummer Danny Carey Won't Face Assault Charges From Airport Arrest
More than a year after Tool drummer Danny Carey was arrested following a fight at a Kansas City airport, prosecutors have opted not to pursue assault charges, putting an end to the case. Kansas City police initially received a “report of a disturbance between two males in an airport terminal” …
Read More »Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan Injects Some Industrial Grit Into the Raveonettes' 'Chains'
Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan has turned in a menacing new cover of the Raveonettes’ “Chains.” Gahan crafted the version with frequent Depeche Mode collaborator, Kurt Uenala. While the Raveonettes’ original featured a striking clash of buzzsaw guitars and clattering percussion, Gahan and Uenala give the song an electronic and industrial …
Read More »Bad Bunny Reaches Preliminary Settlement Over Reggaeton Hit 'Safaera'
Bad Bunny and his collaborators on the multiplatinum, old-school reggaeton mashup “Safaera” have reached a preliminary settlement over claims the five-minute track stole samples from three songs on genre pioneer DJ Playero’s highly influential 1990s mixtapes. A federal judge in California suspended hearings in the legal war on Tuesday after …
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