Music

Over the past four months, Bob Dylan has been closer to the forefront of popular culture than any other time in recent memory. This is largely due to Timothée Chalamet’s portrayal of Dylan in the authorized biopic A Complete Unknown, which grossed over $130 million, earned eight Academy Award nominations, …

Last week, Anitta announced she was stepping away from this year’s Coachella over “unexpected personal reasons.” With her departure, the Brazilian star leaves a second-liner Coachella slot vacant for a possible Latin artist to fill. Over the last several years, Coachella has done an excellent job of highlighting Latin music …

Lady Gaga will bring her international Mayhem Ball to North America this summer, her first arena tour in seven years. “This is my first arena tour since 2018,” Gaga said in a statement. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The …

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance drew 125 FCC complaints, according to several FOIAs filed following the event, including one by The Hill. Some of the FCC complaints expressed moralistic sentiments typically associated with critiques of rap.“The halftime show was terrible with the language and gestures. My younger kids …

I grew up in a bohemian household in Southern California where icons of the literary, film, and music worlds would often converge. On any given evening, there might be a noted author in our living room reading something they’d just written, or a titan of the fine arts drinking whiskey …

Meek Mill has shot down a claim made by imprisoned rapper Luce Cannon that he and some folks once kidnapped Mill over his posts on Twitter. In a clip from DJ Akademiks’ podcast, Cannon — who’s part of the Rollin’ 60s Crip gang and is behind bars for federal charges …

Punk rock is coming back to the Pittsburgh area. Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal that Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, AFI, and Jawbreaker lead the stacked lineup for the Four Chord Music Festival, scheduled for Sept. 13 and 14 at EQT Park in Washington, Pennsylvania. The lineup features a mix of …

After a judge said last month that he was close to dismissing Jay-Z’s extortion allegation against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, the same judge signaled Wednesday he had changed his mind and was inclined to let the Roc Nation founder proceed with the legal claim. At a hearing in Santa Monica, …

After a wild couple of years, during which she went from indie pop darling to genuine pop superstar and Grammy winner, Chappell Roan revealed the part of her success she’s most proud of is that she achieved it without compromising who she was. “I did not kiss the ring,” she …

Julien Baker and Torres have shared their new song “Dirt,” the latest single from their upcoming collaborative album Send a Prayer My Way. Following previous offerings “Sylvia” and “Sugar in the Tank,” “Dirt” is an acoustic ballad that reflects the Lucinda Williams and alt-country influences the duo discussed recently with …