Music

Earlier this year, J. Cole made the wise decision to remove himself from the tangled web of Drake and Kendrick Lamar‘s ruthless rap battle. His only contribution was the diss record “7 Minute Drill,” which was aimed at Kendrick but in a way that still held immense respect for him. …

Cross Canadian Ragweed didn’t just send their fans into a frenzy when they announced their 2025 reunion concerts in Stillwater, Oklahoma, last week. Fellow artists also got fired up: During his headlining concert in Nashville on Sunday, Koe Wetzel told the crowd, “God bless, Cross Canadian Ragweed” and performed his …

Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe is set to publish his second book, Just Beyond the Light: Making Peace with the Wars Inside Our Head, on Feb. 18, 2025. Just Beyond the Light (available to pre-order now) will mix bits of memoir and philosophical and artistic musings. Blythe described it in …

The Linda Lindas broke out in 2021, four teenage/pre-teen rockers making the world a less fallen place with every buzzsaw riff they struck. The band went viral that year with their song “Racist, Sexist Boy,” a grunge-punk scorcher inspired by anti-Asian taunts their drummer had been subjected to on the …

Piers Morgan has issued an on-air apology to Jay-Z and Beyoncé for broadcasting false allegations against the couple on his show Piers Morgan Uncensored. The apology was related to appearance by singer Jaguar Wright, who claimed on the show last week that Jay-Z and Beyoncé were similar to Sean “Diddy” …

The Cure have shared another new song, “A Fragile Thing,” from their upcoming album, Songs of a Lost World, out Nov. 1. “A Fragile Thing” is a romantically fraught plea anchored by a brooding bass line and filled with yearning guitar riffs and synth lines. “‘And there’s nothing you can …

Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This year’s nominations for Best Rap Song will likely celebrate the two most exciting things in …

Taylor Swifthas donated $5 million in relief efforts for communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, which devastated parts of the southeastern United States, and to help with recovery as Hurricane Milton approaches. The non-profit organization Feeding America announced her donation on social media Wednesday, sharing a statement from CEO Babineaux-Fontenot. “We’re …

Unreleased recordings by R.E.M., MJ Lenderman, the War on Drugs, Feist, Waxahatchee, and more than 100 other artists make up a newly released benefit compilation, Cardinals at the Window. Proceeds from the megacomp, available on Bandcamp, will help provide aid to victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Other …

Wicked: The Soundtrack is scheduled to arrive in tandem with the release of the Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo-led film on Nov. 22. But being that the film itself has split the famed musical into two parts, with the second scheduled to arrive earlier than expected in November 2025, the …