Music

The most surprising thing to Melissa Carper about her newfound success might be all the emails she has to send. A month before the release of her new solo album, Carper was still getting used to the non-musical work required of her, now that the 50-year-old indie singer-songwriter has waded …

Patrick Clark, the man accused of murdering Migos rapper Takeoff, was denied an additional bond reduction, with a judge ordering his bail remain set at $1 million. Clark, who was hit with a murder charge upon his arrest earlier this month, first had his bond set at $2 million, but …

He might fill stadiums and have the biggest songs in the world, but Bad Bunny will always show love to his beloved Puerto Rico. On Tuesday, the reggaetón superstar returned to his native island to host a gift giveaway with his Good Bunny Foundation, and ended the night by throwing …

Jeremiah Green, founding drummer of Modest Mouse, is battling cancer, his bandmate Isaac Brock confirmed. “Some of you may have already heard, but I figured it would be good to hear the news directly from our camp,” Brock wrote on Instagram Wednesday. “Jeremiah was diagnosed with cancer a short while …

When we publish our rankings of the year’s Best Albums and Best Songs each December, those lists represent the collective effort of dozens of music listeners at Rolling Stone, each with their own distinct likes and dislikes. Everyone hears the year in music a little differently — and in this …

From the stories that have been shared over the years from artists who have spent any amount of time on Willie Nelson‘s tour bus, the vehicle has earned quite the reputation for its nights of weed-fueled antics. In new clips from Cher‘s visit to the Kelly Clarkson Show, the pair …

Even with his most successful work, Rodney Crowell knows there’s always room for revision. In 2018, the celebrated singer-songwriter took another crack at the lyrics to “Shame on the Moon,” a 1982 cut recorded by Bob Seger, long after he’d excised it from his own setlists. These ongoing efforts and …

Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, grandson of Bob Marley and son of Stephen Marley, died at the age of 31 on Dec. 26 in Miami-Dade County. A rep for Marley confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not immediately given. Mark J. Golding, a Jamaican politician, the …

No one brightened up our year quite like NewJeans did with their debut this summer. Formed under ADOR, a new subsidiary of Hybe Corporation, the group brought nostalgic yet experimental and refreshing music, took Nineties and Y2K fashion to the next level, and gave us some truly addicting choreography. Minji, …

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin gave their annual Hanukkah celebration the grand finale it deserved with a rendition of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” featuring cameos from Jack Black, Pink, Beck, and more. Grohl and Kurstin shared the final installment of their Hanukkah Sessions series yesterday, Dec. 25, which — …