Beyoncé is mere days from releasing Renaissance and is giving the Beyhive more nuggets of info on what to expect from the album. On Wednesday, Queen Bey shared the names via her Instagram story of the 16 songs featured on her LP, out next Friday. “Break My Soul,” her LP’s …
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On the latest offering from his upcoming albumThe New Faith, Jake Blount transforms an ages-old folk standard most commonly associated with Bessie Jones into a contemporary tale about taking the planet for granted in the face of the climate crisis. “Once There Was No Sun,” Blount said in a statement, …
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As one unfortunate visual artist on Twitter learned a few days back, David Crosby is not shy about sharing his opinions. That may upset some people on the Internet, but it makes him perfect for the role of Rolling Stone‘s official advice columnist. In this newest chapter of Ask Croz, …
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Revisit the “clusterfuck” that was Woodstock ’99 in an upcoming Netflix docuseries that digs deep into the infamous festival. The three-part Clusterf**k: Woodstock ’99 series, premiering August 3 on the streaming service, uses unseen home movie footage, commercial archive, and artist video to present the story of the festival that …
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“I don’t ask myself for nothing anymore/My peace is freedom from the masses,” Jack White declares onEntering Heaven Alive, his second new record of the year. As statements of purpose go, this one is hardly breaking news: Over the last two-plus decades, especially since the dissolution of the White Stripes, …
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Shania Twain parses her career in a new documentary premiering on Netflix on July 26. Not Just a Girl chronicles the life journey of Twain, who grew up with modest means in Timmins, Ontario, before becoming one of country music’s most popular and influential artists. Directed by Joss Crowley, the …
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Kendrick Lamar kicked off the North American leg of his Big Steppers Tour Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, where the rapper delivered the live debut of a handful of tracks from his latest LP. While Lamar premiered a bunch of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers songs live at his …
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Panic! at the Disco get their feelings all tangled up on “Middle of a Breakup,” the latest offering from their upcoming album, Viva Las Vengeance, out Aug. 19 via Fueled by Ramen/DCD2 Records. “Middle of a Breakup” is a blast of high-energy power-pop (there’s even a little synth riff on …
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Over the last decade, the ghostly influence of Memphis rap has been inescapable, from hit remakes of Three 6 Mafia classics like Rae Sremmurd’s “Powerglide” or A$AP Ferg’s “Plain Jane,” to underground artists like $uicideboy$ and Raider Klan who have reinterpreted the city’s dark, distinctive style. As an artist born …
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Jessie Ware is entering her new era via the dancefloor. On Tuesday, the singer released her disco, house-infused single “Free Yourself,” which taps into the early-Eighties sound resurgence led by Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia. Ware sings the track’s sexy lyrics — “Why don’t you please yourself? If it feels so …
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