Elaborate album rollouts usually aren’t Bad Bunny‘s style — most of his projects have dropped into the universe in an unexpected, last-minute burst of chaos, excitement, and social media freakouts. His latest, Un Verano Sin Ti, has been a little different: The Puerto Rican singer started posting playful Instagram videos …
Read More »Lionel Richie on His Rock Hall Induction: 'This Is the Holy Grail'
Earlier this week, Lionel Richie walked offstage and saw his manager standing there with tears in his eyes. “The first thing he said was, ‘OK, I’ve got some news for you,’” Richie says on the phone from his home in Los Angeles. “I thought, ‘This is the worst news I’m …
Read More »We Want Lady Gaga to Hold Our Hand While Watching Her 'Top Gun' Video
Fly planes. Make us cry. Look stunning while doing it. Lady Gaga can just do it all. On Friday, theChromaticasinger released the music video for “Hold My Hand,” the lead single from the Top Gun: Maverick film soundtrack. The Joseph Kosinski-directed video shows clips of Gaga — looking gorgeous as …
Read More »Simon Le Bon on Duran Duran's Rock Hall Induction: 'We Are Over the Moon'
Duran Duran won the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fan vote by an extremely healthy margin, but Simon Le Bon was skeptical they’d actually make it in until the day he learned it was official. “I was in shock and disbelief,” he tells Rolling Stone via Zoom from Italy. …
Read More »Yungblud Struggles to Let Go of the 'Memories' in New Video With Willow
Nothing like a graffitied subway to express angst. On Thursday, Yungblud dropped the music video for his new song “Memories,” which features vocals from Willow. The accompanying Colin Tilley-directed video follows the two — playing each other’s toxic love interests — as they relive memories of a relationship while singing …
Read More »Doja Cat Reimagines Big Mama Thornton's 'Hound Dog' on 'Elvis' Biopic Bop 'Vegas'
Doja Cat is taking Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” back to its original blues roots: Big Mama Thornton. On Thursday, the singer released “Vegas,” her track from the upcomingElvisbiopic set to arrive June 24. The rap-filled track samples Thornton’s vocals and adds a Doja flair to a classic. In the lyrics, …
Read More »Charli XCX Protégé Elio Learns to 'Luv My Brain' on Dreamy Bop
Your fave pop girlies love her and you should, too. On Friday, Elio — the British songstress behind songs like “@elio.irl” and “Jackie Onassis” — dropped her sweet, dreamy single “Luv My Brain,” the second taste of her upcoming mixtape, Elio’s Inferno, whichRolling Stone can exclusively announce. “I Luv My …
Read More »Jack Harlow's 'Dua Lipa' is the Musical Equivalent of Sliding Into Someone's DMs
Sorry, Jack Harlow. It’s time for you to go to horny jail. The Kentucky-bred rapper isn’t a stranger to documenting his prowess with the ladies. (After all, Harlow did recently admit to Rolling Stone that he’s often distracted by the prospect of a hookup, saying, “Just the way a plant …
Read More »The Rolling Stones Drop Previously Unreleased Live Versions of 'Tumbling Dice,' 'Hot Stuff'
The Rolling Stones have dropped previously unreleased live versions of “Tumbling Dice” and “Hot Stuff.” The renditions will appear on Live at the El Mocambo, which arrives on May 13 via Universal Music and is currently available for preorder. Recorded over two nights in March 1977 at Toronto’s intimate 300-capacity …
Read More »…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Preview Album With Two New Songs
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has released two tracks off their forthcoming LP: “No Confidence” and “Salt in Your Eyes.” The album, titled XI: Bleed Here Now, will be out July 15 via Dine Alone Records. The album marks the group’s 11th album and was …
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