In recent months, Kehlani’s “Folded” has become the R&B star’s highest-charting song to date. Over the course of its rise, some of the genre’s most beloved voices put their own (wash, rinse, and) spin on the romantic hit. Now, the singer has dropped her Folded Homage Pack EP of remixes …
Read More »Lewis Capaldi Moves on With New Single 'Almost,' From Upcoming EP Ahead of 2026 Tour
Lewis Capaldi can’t quite seem to move on; he laments on his latest single, “Almost.” The singer-songwriter previewed the record during his recent appearance on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. While heartbreak might anchor him in place emotionally, Capaldi isn’t planning to stay put for long. The single arrives …
Read More »Megan Moroney Confronts Heartbreak and Healing on Tender Ballad 'Beautiful Things'
Megan Moroney‘s long-anticipated ballad “Beautiful Things” is out now. On Friday, the country queen released the sweet single she’s been performing on her Am I Okay? tour, which is set to be featured on her third album. “Words can make a mockingbird forget they’re born to sing/Lies can break a …
Read More »Ace Frehley's Solo Bandmates on What the Kiss Guitarist Was Really Like
When Ace Frehley played what would be his final concert last month, he took the stage with a rhythm guitar player who had been by his side longer than any other in his solo bands: Nashville shredder Jeremy Asbrock. Together, they tore through Kiss classics like “Deuce” and “Cold Gin,” …
Read More »Alexandra Kay Lets the 'Armor Fall' on New Album 'Second Wind'
Alexandra Kay is leaving the heartbreak in the past and is ready to share her healing journey through her music. On Friday, the country singer released her album, Second Wind, which follows Kay as she finds love again after a volatile relationship and divorce that inspired 2023’s All I’ve Ever …
Read More »The Taliban Drove This Afghan Trumpeter Into Exile. He Still Dreams of Home
A s the Taliban entered Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021, Qudrat Wasefi, a resolute 22-year-old trumpeter, flung open the windows of his music school’s empty wood-paneled studio and started to play as loudly as he could. “I thought it was my last time,” he tells me, crammed into a …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Embraces Her 'Lover Girl' Era on New Single
Megan Thee Stallion is living a love story with her new partner, Klay Thompson — and she’s embracing the cupid energy of it all on her new song. On Friday, the rap queen released the single “Lover Girl.” “Let’s skip the small talk and make some big moves/I know you …
Read More »August Ponthier Will Find Peace and Power on Debut LP 'Everywhere Isn't Texas'
August Ponthier is stepping into a new era of life and of music. On Friday, the singer-songwriter announced their debut album Everywhere Isn’t Texas with Rolling Stone, describing it as “a coming-of-age album for late bloomers who grew up in a place that didn’t always love them back.” The record …
Read More »Monaleo Is a Black American Princess for Our Times
B.A.P.S (short for ““Black American Princesses”) was a 1997 comedy starring Halle Berry and the late Natalie Desselle as two working-class women from Georgia who luck their way into the world of the Beverly Hills elite. Dismissed by critics at the time as “tacky” and “abysmally awful,” and accused of …
Read More »Wilco and Billy Bragg Announce First-Ever 'Mermaid Avenue' Show
Wilco fans, mark your calendars: The band’s biannual Solid Sound Festival is returning to North Adams, Massachusetts, on June 26-28, 2026 — and they’ve just announced a very special show to kick off the weekend. On the festival’s opening night, Wilco will be joined by U.K. folk singer Billy Bragg …
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