Music

It’s “ah” not “uh!” During a recent Q&A in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of her video for “I Drink Wine,” Adele clarified the pronunciation of her name and praised a fan who said it correctly on the first try. “Love that,” Adele said after being asked about her …

Indie legends Yo La Tengo are back with their new single “Fallout,” the first offering from their upcoming album This Stupid World. “I want to fall out of time,” singer Ira Kaplan says on the track. “Reach back, unwind.” The self-produced This Stupid World — available to preorder now — …

Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel have teamed up for at least three co-headlining shows next spring: one takes place on March 10 in Inglewood, California; another on April 8 in Arlington, Texas; and a third on May 19 in Nashville, Tennessee. An on-field press conference at Nissan Stadium in Nashville …

PJ Harvey‘s dusky, brooding, and occasionally funny songs have won her a dedicated fanbase that has followed her as she changed her sound from grungy rock caterwauling to contemplative balladry over the past three decades. She has released nine studio albums to date (she recently told Rolling Stone that a …

Trey Songz won the definitive dismissal of a $20 million sexual assault lawsuit that had been filed, dismissed and then re-filed by a Jane Doe accuser. The anonymous plaintiff, who alleges Songz— real name Tremaine Neverson — anally raped her at a party in March 2016, previously missed an Oct. …

New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli‘s new book, RAP CAPITAL: An Atlanta Story, is a thorough account of the rise of Atlanta hip-hop as a business and a culture. Through vignettes with the city’s eclectic cast of characters — rappers and businesspeople alike — Coscarelli paints a vivid portrait of …

Perfectly timed for the start of the holiday season, Mariah Carey is no longer facing a lawsuit over her holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” According to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, plaintiff Andy Stone filed to dismiss his case against Carey “in its entirety, without …

Aly & AJ are “laying low,” signing postcards and reflecting on their growth on their folky-rock song “With Love From,” out Wednesday. “I told you that I’d change,” the duo sings in the chorus. “But I guess I never did.” The lyrics follow the duo as they explore growing up …

They say that rock is dying, guitar solos are old news, and kids today don’t like that kind of noise. OK, sure —but have they heard Hello Mary? The New York trio’s self-titled full-length debut, out March 3, is a blast of distorted chords, sunny harmonies, and all-consuming angst that …

B eing able to express myself through words and music allows me to know myself better, Common says. “I found in writing, I was able to say things that I truly felt. I don’t think I would have had that conversation with certain people and friends, but I had it …