Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Tyler, the Creator surprise releases a dance-forward LP, Drake teams up with Central Cee for a hypnotic club banger, and Lola Young delivers some sunny escapism. Plus, …
Read More »Sia and Cypress Hill Join Forces for LAFC Anthem, 'Street x Street'
Only a team like LAFC could bring polar-opposite icons like Sia and Cypress Hill together. Rolling Stone can exclusively premiere the Major League Soccer club’s new anthem by Sia and Cypress Hill, titled “Street x Street,” on Friday. The empowering track, produced by DJ Flict, celebrates the club’s close connection …
Read More »Astronomer HR Exec in Viral Coldplay Concert Video Resigns
The Coldplay camera drama has led to another resignation. Astronomer confirmed Friday that the HR executive who was captured embracing the company’s CEO (who quit last week) has also resigned. “Kristin Cabot is no longer with Astronomer, she has resigned,” spokesman Taylor Jones confirmed to the Associated Press. Cabot’s resignation …
Read More »Tyler Childers Takes Big Risks and Reaps Huge Rewards on 'Snipe Hunter'
Tyler Childers has always seemed comfortable in his contradictions. He’s an old-soul traditionalist whose throwback ballads regularly go TikTok viral, a recovering alcoholic who still releases some of the 21st century’s best drinking music, a stadium-sized star who hasn’t performed his most popular song in a half-decade. For the past …
Read More »Sean Kingston's Mother Sentenced to 5 Years After Duo Found Guilty of Fraud
Sean Kingston’s mother, Janice Turner, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years on probation after she and her son were both convicted onwire fraud and theft charges in March. The decision arrived days after her lawyer requested a shorter prison sentence, citing health issues and “minimal criminal …
Read More »GloRilla Arrested for Drug Possession Following Burglary Investigation at Georgia Home
GloRilla has been released from Forsyth County Jail in Georgia on a $22,260 bond after voluntarily turning herself in on charges of felony drug possession. The 25-year-old was placed under arrest on Monday, July 22, after local authorities discovered “a significant amount of marijuana” in the master bedroom of her …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Was Exhausted, But He Still Danced All Night in NYC
Tyler, the Creator has a Ph.D. in the art of the pop-up show. His formula: Randomly drop the flyer on social media, set a low enough price to get everyone to mentally buy into it, watch disappointed fans bemoan coming up empty-handed after waiting in the virtual queue, and prepare …
Read More »Chappell Roan Announces Pop-Up Shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Kansas City
Chappell Roan announced fall pop-up shows in New York City, Los Angeles, and Kansas City. These are her only non-festival gigs this year. Roan’s headlining dates will take place throughout September and October. She has scheduled four shows at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY, two at Museum and Memorial …
Read More »Hear Singer-Songwriter Greek's Late-Night Musings on '2:35 AM'
The 23-year-old artist Greek got his start writing and producing for rappers like J.I.D and SoFaygo, but eventually, he began unspooling his own self-produced alt-R&B experiments as a solo act. Quickly, his EP EXTC got tons of buzz, and even loving words from Elton John (“One hell of a good …
Read More »Sam Smith Feels Light as a Feather on New Single 'To Be Free'
Five years ago, Sam Smith underwent an especially transformative period in their life. It was around the time that they were recording their fourth studio album, Gloria, an expansion of their creative vision that overlapped with an embrace of self-liberation. But the key to that transformation — an earnest ballad …
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