Music

Marshmello and Khalid turn up the summer vibes with “Numb,” their second collaboration following the 2017 smash single, “Silence.” In the Christian Breslauer-directed video, Khalid’s daydream transports him poolside, where he and Marshmello chill before they eventually get a dance party started in a tent. “I, I wanna get numb/And …

David Lynch paid tribute to his musical collaborator Julee Cruise following the news of the cult singer’s death at the age of 65. “I just found out that the great Julee Cruise passed away. Very sad news,” the filmmaker said in a video posted on his David Lynch Theater YouTube …

Leave it to FKA Twigs to take NPR’s stripped-back Tiny Desk series and transform it into a gorgeous, spellbinding showcase. The British-Jamaican polymath performed in three songs — including a new track called “Killer,” to be released later in June — in London’s St. Matthias Church, draped in candlelight. The …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. BTS are back and — literally — bigger than ever, with a massive three-CD collection available online now. Titled Proof, the collection is an anthology featuring some of …

There’s Experience Unlimited’s “Da Butt.” There’s Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back.” There’s Destiny’s Child’s “Bootylicious.” And now, finally, there’s Saucy Santana’s “Booty” — an explosive romp about the glory of a good rump, his first single as an RCA signee. Santana, a viral rap sensation that came up independently, previously …

Appearing remotely from a cinderblock room painted neon white, jailed Death Row Records founder Suge Knight testified for the first time Wednesday about the day in early 2015 when he tried — but failed — to get a meeting with Dr. Dre at an office for the movie Straight Outta …

For the first time in its six-decade history, the Grammys are adding an award to specifically honor the most prolific songwriters in the music industry. Part of a set of wider updates and rule changes the Recording Academy announced Thursday morning, the new award — Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical …

Jay-Z and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are teaming up to launch a financial literacy program, titled The Bitcoin Academy, for residents of the Marcy Houses project in Brooklyn, New York, where the rapper grew up. The program, announced Thursday, will offer classes online and in-person to Marcy residents with …

The new documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song is arriving on July 1, and there’s a premiere party this Sunday evening at New York’s Beacon Theatre featuring performances by Judy Collins, Amanda Shires, Sharon Robinson, and Why Don’t We’s Daniel Seavey. Directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, …

They Might Be Giants are postponing their June tour dates after the duo’s John Flansburgh was in a “serious car accident.” He and John Linnell performed at Bowery Ballroom in New York on Wednesday night, the first date of their rescheduled tour marking the 30th anniversary of 1990’s Flood. In …