Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This year’s Best Rap Album race should come down to Kendrick or Clipse, even if the …
Read More »D'Angelo, Soul's Modern Visionary, Dead at 51
D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were widely acclaimed as masterful works of art, died on Tuesday. He was 51. “The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life … After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are …
Read More »No, Carlos Santana Did Not Petition to Replace Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl
Carlos Santana is not having any of the misinformation being spread about him. Following viral Facebook posts claiming that the legendary guitarist slammed the NFL’s choice of having Bad Bunny headline the Super Bowl halftime show next year, Santana has put out a statement to make clear that he supports …
Read More »Tom Waits Shares Rare Performance of 'Tom Traubert's Blues' in Italian Documentary
Tom Waits has released his performance of his 1976 song “Tom Traubert’s Blues” for the Italian docuseries Il Fattore Umano (The Human Factor), which aired earlier this year. Waits participated in the final episode of the eight-part series, which focused on human rights violations around the world. The finale, dubbed …
Read More »Louis Tomlinson Gets Stuck in a Lemon-Yellow Trance in Silly 'Lemonade' Video
When life gives you lemons … sometimes you end up at a lemonade stand watching a sock puppet show. On Monday, Louis Tomlinson dropped the trippy video for his new single “Lemonade,” which sees him losing it a bit under the scorching sun. “She got me wakin’ at times that …
Read More »Havoc on Mobb Deep's Final Album: 'Releasing a Project Without Prodigy Definitely Feels Different'
Havoc is moving and shaking on a crisp October afternoon, heading into our interview in a SiriusXM greenroom right after talking to DJ Whoo Kid at the radio conglomerate. Wearing a camo hoodie and pants with a black shirt, he greets me with a handshake, then intently checks his phone …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' Tops Chart With 4 Million Sales: 'I'll Cherish This Feeling Forever'
Taylor Swift has completed her The Life of a Showgirl first-week victory lap. Her prize? The top spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart, which marks her 15th Number One album and sets a new record for first-week sales with just over 4 million equivalent album units. Topping off that …
Read More »Late Juan Gabriel Takes Center Stage in 'I Must, I Can, I Will' Docuseries
He’s inspired the fashion of Harry Styles, admired by Omar Apollo, and celebrated as one of the greatest songwriters to ever come out of Mexico. Now, Juan Gabriel will take centerstage — and narrate his own story — in a new Netflix documentary titled I Must, I Can, I Will, …
Read More »Belinda Carlisle Helps Sammy Hagar Celebrate His Birthday With the Go-Go's 'We Got the Beat'
Sammy Hagar has spent the past week gearing up to celebrate his 78th birthday with a bunch of shows at his Cabo Wabo resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He’s been joined by guests galore over the course of the shows, including a surprise appearance from Belinda Carlisle, who popped …
Read More »Watch Dua Lipa Duet With Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong at San Francisco Show
Dua Lipa welcomed Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong to the stage Sunday night at San Francisco’s Chase Centerto perform the band’s 2004 hit “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” “San Francisco, how you feeling?” Lipa asked before bringing Armstrong onstage. “Every night we do a different surprise song by …
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