Music

Earlier this month, Jimmy Fallon affirmed that The Tonight Show has “never really been that political,” in an effort to distance his show from the conversation about late-night’s recent rupture. While he might keep his monologues clean, his musical guests bear no similar obligation. Hayley Williams took the Tonight Show …

Growing up, Jack Osbourne felt like he had to share his dad with the world. “He was always touring,” Ozzy’s youngest son, 39, tells Rolling Stone over Zoom from his Los Angeles home on Tuesday. “I really feel like it was in adulthood that we got to know each other, …

Madonna will belatedly mark the 30th anniversary of her 1994 album Bedtime Stories with an EP boasting early demos, alternate mixes, and remixes. Bedtime Stories – The Untold Chapter, arriving November 28, features eight of the album’s tracks in alternate form, including new mixes of the hit singles “Secret” and …

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. “There were so many incredible records,” says J.J. Italiano, head of Global Music Curation & Discovery …

The boys from Rio Grande Valley are heading to Nashville. On Wednesday evening, Grupo Frontera announced that they’ll be making their Grand Ole Opry debut on Nov. 7 as part of the storied institution’s centennial celebration. ”My people… we are very excited to make our @Opry debut!! This November 7, …

Bomba Estéreo and Carlos Vives are paying homage to the beauty of Santa Marta, Colombia’s beloved Caribbean city. On Thursday, Vives and Li Saumet released “La Samaria,” accompanied by a vibrant video celebrating the 500th anniversary of Santa Marta and its rich cultural heritage. “This song means a lot to …

Going into Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, part of the thrill was that it seemed like we were going to get Reputation-style anthems. She’d reunited with Max Martin for the first time since that excellent 2017 LP — and the showgirl themes opened up plenty of possibilities. Thematically, …

Halle Bailey is finally set to release her debut solo album. The musician revealed Wednesday that her long-awaited LP, Love? Or Something Like It, will arrive Oct. 24. Bailey announced the news with a short teaser clip on Instagram that showed her decked out in an elaborate red dress and …

Sabrina Carpenter’s four-song set at her Grand Ole Opry debut included the words or phrases “motherfucker,” “well, fuck,” and “fuck my life,” but fans at the 100-year-old country-music radio show didn’t have to clutch their pearls. As Carpenter admitted, they were getting the Opry edits. “You’re so wholesome here in …

It’s not that much of a stretch to imagine Gordo, the prolific producer and DJ, spending hours upon debauched hours at Berghain, the wild, no-fucks-given Berlin techno haven known for hard music and hard partying, housed in a cavernous power plant in East Berlin. It’s a bit harder to picture …