Music

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 …

Billy Joel paid tribute to Jeff Beck Friday night at his monthly gig at New York’s Madison Square Garden, performing two songs popularized by the late guitar god. “He was a musician that I always loved. He was the best. Jeff Beck just passed away… I couldn’t let the night …

Stevie Wonder remembered his friend and one-time collaborator Jeff Beck in an interview that followed the death of the guitar virtuoso. “He was a great soul who did great music,” Wonder told the Detroit Free Press. “I’m glad that I was able to meet him and have him in my …

Boldy James is in stable condition after the rapper was involved in a car accident earlier this week in Detroit that left him with a broken vertebrae that required surgery. A rep for James confirmed Saturday that the rapper was involved in a “serious” two-car accident in his native Detroit …

Hosted by Chance the Rapper and his close friend and collaborator Vic Mensa, the inaugural Black Star Line Festival — a week of talks, parties, skating, and music in Accra, Ghana — was dreamt of and designed to catalyze physical connectivity, understanding, and eventually, radical movement-making among Black people globally. …

Sky Ferreira has opened up about the delay in the release of her new music. The singer took to Instagram to explain that the holdup between music releases “is not my fault & it’s not a conspiracy.” She alleges that unspecified people have deemed her “difficult,” which has apparently held …

Green Day have unearthed their rendition of Elvis Costello’s “Alison” ahead of the release of their reissue celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1997 LP Nimrod. The “Alison” demo — recorded during the Nimrod sessions — is a pretty straightforward version of Costello’s My Aim Is True classic, with Green …

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week Taeyang teams up with Jimin of BTS, Måneskin’ rock out with Tom Morello, and Shakira‘s shade-throwing latest. Plus, must-hear tracks from Gracie Adams, Partynextdoor, and the New …

Miley Cyrus is starting 2023 with lots of self-love. On Thursday, the singer released her long-awaited single “Flowers,” the first taste of her album Endless Summer Vacation. The wideshot video starts with Cyrus walking over a bridge while wearing a golden top and hood while wearing sunglasses as she sings …

SZA‘s fictional homicides on “Kill Bill” come with more than enough evidence to land her in jail, and now she’s sealed her fate with the release of a single bundle featuring three additional versions of the hit SOS track. The EP, titled Kill Bill, features the original album recording, as …