Music

Nikki Lane embraces her rock & roll side on “First High,” the lead release from the singer-songwriter’s first album in five years. Denim & Diamonds, the follow-up to Lane’s 2017 album Highway Queen, will arrive Sept. 23 via New West. Produced by Queens of the Stone Age leader Josh Homme, …

In cheekiest post-punk form, the first album by Horsegirl, a trio from Chicago, sports a title (Versions of Modern Performance) that sounds like a dry textbook and contains an instrumental titled “The Guitar Is Dead 3.” Even more sardonically, that track is built around solemn piano chords — because, after …

The new episode of Rolling Stone Music now dives into the world of Blackpink, with reporter Haeryun Kang joining host Brian Hiatt to discuss her experience hanging out with Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé for the group’s Rolling Stone cover stories.  Kang, a journalist and filmmaker, spent time with the …

Mau y Ricky, the pop duo made up of brothers Mauricio Reglero Rodriguez and Ricardo Reglero Rodriguez, have never shied away from unexpected pop fusions. On their new track “Llorar y Llorar,” they wanted to try incorporating and experimenting with Mexican sounds, and who better to help them do that than the …

Trixie Mattel tapped Austin-based singer-songwriter Shakey Graves for a performance of “This Town” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday. Decked out in vintage-inspired Western gear, Mattel and Co. channeled Grand Ole Opry nostalgia for the rendition of the track from the RuPaul’s Drag Race star’s forthcoming double LP, The Blonde & Pink …

Say this about the pandemic: There are now enough songs about Covid-19 to make for a pretty eclectic playlist. The track lineup would include T Turbo, Gunna and Young Thug’s chilled-out “Quarantine Clean,” Luke Combs’ forlorn “Six Feet Apart,” and Twenty One Pilots’ kitschy, almost romantic “Level of Concern.” If …

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back with their first new song in nearly a decade, “Spitting Off the Edge of the World,” the first offering from their upcoming album, Cool It Down, out Sept. 30 via Secretly Canadian. “Spitting Off the Edge of the World” is a smoldering cut that finds …

Phoebe Bridgers offers a glimpse at her life on the road in the new video for her song, “Sidelines.” The “Sidelines” clip mixes an array of footage from Bridgers’ various concerts during her ongoing “Reunion Tour,” though it’s balanced out with plenty of behind-the-scenes footage. There’s backstage massage trains, impromptu …

Post Malone discussed his decision to distance himself from social media and dipped his toe into the debate over the pressure artists face to promote music on TikTok during a new interview with Zane Lowe. The interview will air in full today, June 1, at 1 p.m. ET on Apple …

Chiquishas never shied away from the challenges she’s faced in her personal life — in fact, her recent book Unstoppable, released in February, reckons with divorce, loss, and the responsibility she feels caring for her siblings following the death of her mother, the late Mexican-American star Jenni Rivera, ten years …