Jessie Reyez’s soft, guttural vocals and uninhibited lyrics have captivated fans across the industry, leading the Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter to work with the likes of Beyoncé, Eminem, and even film director Alfonso Cuarón. She’s always been able to capture the feeling of raw heartbreak, something she does on her spellbinding …
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As the countdown to the release of her tenth studio album Midnights continues, Taylor Swift is scattering details about the time-oriented record throughout its rollout – including using the back covers of each vinyl edition to create a four-piece puzzle that comes together to form a clock. “Alright, I’ve been …
Read More »Kanye West, Who Just Opened a New School, Says He Still Doesn't 'Read Any Books'
Kanye West says he is still not a fan of books — despite having recently launched a mysterious private school called Donda Academy (named after his late mother Donda West). Infact, he just doubled down a refrain he has previously made through the years, that he hasn’t read “any book.” …
Read More »John Tristao on His 21-Year Stint Subbing For John Fogerty in Creedence: 'It Was Pure Torture'
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 …
Read More »Taylor Swift Takes Fans Behind the Scenes of 'Midnights,' Confirms Jack Antonoff Helped Make It
Taylor Swift‘s Midnights is less than a month away from its release. After secretly working on the project for months, the singer gave an inside look at the process of making studio album Number 10 with a video. In it, she also revealed that frequent collaborator and producer Jack Antonoff …
Read More »Tom Morello on the Frontlines With Alabama Coal Miners: 'Anywhere You Strike, I'm Coming'
BROOKWOOD, ALABAMA — Tom Morello is used to playing arenas, and now that Rage Against the Machine has stirred back to life as a touring unit, he’s spent the last few months rocking out in front of supersized crowds with a full stage show and plenty of bells and whistles. …
Read More »Meet the Artists Taking New York Drill in a New Direction
On a recent Wednesday night in Brooklyn, “Hey there, Delilah, what’s it like in New York City?” bellowed from the speakers at Baby’s All Right. Except, the indie rock band Plain White T’s was nowhere to be found. By the time Bronx rapper-producer Cash Cobain’s iconic tag dropped over the …
Read More »Cardi B Takes Plea Deal in 2018 Strip Club Brawl, Gets Community Service
With a criminal trial looming, Cardi B accepted a no-jail plea deal from New York prosecutors Thursday and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges linked to a bottle-tossing brawl inside a Queens strip club four years ago. The Grammy-winning rapper pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment and …
Read More »Sublime Biopic Headed to Big Screen With 'Hunger Games' Director Attached
Everybody’s favorite SoCal stoner reggae-rap-rock innovators Sublime will be getting the official biopic treatment. The movie was announced Thursday, with Francis Lawrence attached to direct and Chris Mundy writing the script. Lawrence is best known for big budget action flicks like I Am Legend, Red Sparrow, and four movies in …
Read More »Chris Stapleton's Version of Vince Gill's 'Whenever You Come Around' Is Country-Soul Perfection
The world may have Vince Gill to thank for Chris Stapleton. As Stapleton points out just before performing a song of Gill’s for CMT Giants: Vince Gill, the Nineties star was an encouraging presence for younger songwriters like him when they were just getting started. “The greatest impact that you’ve …
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