Lady Gaga honors queer music icon Carl Bean and the legacy of his 1977 anthem, “I Was Born This Way” in an exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary I Was Born This Way. In the film, Gaga, Questlove, and Billy Porter are among those who reflect on the song’s powerful …
Read More »Hear Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway's New Song, 'Killing Spree'
Daron Malakian has strong opinions about what’s missing in heavy music today: danger and risk. “I think you have a generation of fans who are very easily offended,” he tells Rolling Stone. “Offensiveness and shock should not be taken away from rock music in general.” Those qualities are inherent in …
Read More »Ruston Kelly Finds God, and New Love, on New Album 'Pale, Through the Window'
One night, sitting at the piano, Ruston Kelly found God. “It was like a mushroom trip without the mushrooms,” he tells Rolling Stone. “In a moment of deep gratitude for just simply being able to play and sing, it happened. I wanted to know if God was like, a real …
Read More »Jelly Roll Thanks Post Malone for Bringing Him Along on the Big Ass Stadium Tour: 'Unreal'
Jelly Roll posted a heartfelt note to Post Malone on social media Thursday, thanking the F-1 Trillion singer for bringing him along for his Big Ass Stadium Tour. “Dear Austin, I say this on stage in some way every night, but man, being on this tour with you has been …
Read More »Song of the Summer, Again? Sabrina Carpenter Drops 'Manchild'
Just as she did with “Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter is ready to own another summer. The pop superstar has returned with the new single, “Manchild.” Produced by her collaborator Jack Antonoff, the track opens with a cheeky “Oh boy!” as Carpenter radiates in feel-good disco energy, tearing this guy to shreds. …
Read More »Jessie J Played a Show Right After 5 Breast Biopsies: 'I Didn't Want to Cancel'
Jessie J was laughing through the pain and fear as she faced her breast cancer diagnosis. Just days after revealing she has “early” breast cancer, the singer reflected on her health journey in a new video, revealing she had undergone several breast biopsies shortly before a scheduled performance. The singer …
Read More »Addison Rae's Long-Awaited Debut Album 'Addison' Is Here
Addison Rae‘s debut album Addison is here. With her first full-length project, she’s also releasing the video for her latest single “Times Like These.” Rae’s Addison comes a year since she first began teasing new music. Last June, she posted a video of her underwater as the then-unreleased track “Aquamarine” …
Read More »The Doobie Brothers Conjure That Old, Smooth Magic on Celebratory New Album
It’s a late May afternoon in Nashville, and the Doobie Brothers are holed up in a nondescript, black-curtained rehearsal space along the banks of the Cumberland River working on a live version of a new song titled “Angels and Mercy.” It’s a song about overcoming demons, and Patrick Simmons, who …
Read More »Madonna Finally to Release 'Ray of Light' Remix Album 'Veronica Electronica'
Madonna has finally announced plans to release her long-shelved Ray of Light remix album, Veronica Electronica, nearly 27 years after the companion LP was first sidelined. Ahead of Veronica Electronica’s July 25 release, Madonna has previewed the rumored-but-unreleased album’s “Collaboration Remix Edit” of Ray of Light’s “Skin”: Veronica Electronica features …
Read More »Fletcher Talks About Her Radically Honest New Album and the 'Magical Feeling' of New Love
Fletcher has a few revelations to make. In fact, the singer born Cari Elise Fletcher has 11 of them, manifested as tracks on her third studio album, Would You Still Love Me If You Really Knew Me?, out July 18. All 11 songs are secrets spilled in one form or …
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