Music

When I interviewed Rema for his Rolling Stone recent cover story in February, he was excited about his new single, “Baby (Is It A Crime).” It had just dropped hours before. “I just had the biggest debut in my career,” he told me of the song that earned nearly 3 …

Dua Lipa continued her trend of covering Australian artists during her tour Down Under Saturday night, this time bringing out Perth’s own Troye Sivan for a duet of his hit “Rush.” “So this next song in the set is different every night,” Dua Lipa told the Melbourne crowd, adding it’s …

If Jason Boland sounds as if he’s holding up a mirror to his quarter-century-plus career in The Last Kings of Babylon, it’s because he’s feeling all kinds of introspective these days. “As a songwriter, I have found that — for bands that record and write most of their own music …

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco would like to tell you about their love story via song. On Friday, the singer-producer couple released their anticipated first collaborative album, I Said I Love You First. The 14-track LP features collaborations with Gracie Abrams on single “Call Me When You Break Up” and …

The Waterboys have recruited Fiona Apple as the narrator of their latest single “Letter From an Unknown Girlfriend.” The record, written by Mike Scott and performed by Apple, will appear on the forthcoming Waterboys concept album Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, out April 4. “I used to say/No man would …

Jack Harlow and Doja Cat are thinking of what it would be like if it was “Just Us.” On Friday, the rappers released their new single “Just Us,” and its video, filled with appearances from a bunch of their celebrity friends. The Neal Farmer-directed video sees the pair at a …

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco share a vulnerable highlight from their new collaborative album, Jessica Simpson makes a triumphant return to music with a country pop …

J-Hope has released a new single, “Mona Lisa,” along with an accompanying music video. The upbeat song was co-produced by the singer with Blake Slatkin (Charlie Puth, Sam Smith, Lizzo). The BTS member titled the single after Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiecepainting. A press release notes, “The track likens the praise …

Big Freedia is fusing gospel with bounce. On Friday, the New Orleans musician released her single “Take My Hand,” off her upcoming gospel project. “Tell the congregation/This is Freedia nation/Ain’t no room for hatin,” she sings on the track, which samples the voice of gospel preacher Dr. CJ Johnson. “Over …

The Jonas Brothers have shared a new single, “Love Me to Heaven.” The rousing pop number is the trio’s debut release of 2025 and comes ahead of their 20th anniversary celebration, JonasCon. “Could give me everything, but it ain’t enough/ You can’t put a price on the human touch,” the …