Among Dave Grohl’s many contributions to popular music, easily in the top five is essential work with Tenacious D on their 2001 classic, “Tribute.” Grohl not only played rhythm guitar and drums on the studio version of the track, but he also popped up in the video, too, as the …
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In February, Ye (the former Kanye West) shocked the music industry when Vultures I, the first of a planned trilogy with Ty Dolla $ign as Y$, opened at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart. It was only a year ago when Ye’s rank antisemitism and adoration of white supremacists …
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In late June, the six-piece girl group KATSEYE debuted their first single, fittingly titled “Debut.” One month later, they followed it up with “Touch,” a pop earworm that’s beginning to make the rounds on TikTok. The group has already amassed one million monthly listeners on Spotify, but their origin story …
Read More »Watch Aerosmith Play 'Dream On' and 'Walk This Way' at Final Concert in 2023
Aerosmith dropped a bomb on their fans late Friday afternoon when they announced that not only was their long-delayed farewell tour not happening, but the band was effectively over due to a vocal injury Steven Tyler suffered last year. “As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other,” …
Read More »Did Timothée Chalamet Inspire Bob Dylan to Resurrect 'Hard Rain' in His Live Show?
Trying to discern Bob Dylan‘s motivations for just about any action is a fool’s errand. He’s an extremely private person who loves nothing more than confounding his fans with jarring left and right turns nobody could have seen coming. Why did he largely stop playing guitar onstage two decades ago? …
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Throughout rock and pop history, musicians have been undone by ambition and creative indulgence, but Billy Corgan has long thrived on both. Swimming against the current, and splashing water in our faces, has always seems to enthrall and energize him and Smashing Pumpkins. Just last year, Corgan unveiled the last …
Read More »Carly Pearce Will Fly Like a 'Hummingbird' on New Tour
Carly Pearce will fly city to city like a hummingbird: On Monday, the country star announced her Hummingbird world tour, in celebration of her new album of the same name, later this year. “So thrilled to be announcing the 2024/2025 hummingbird WORLD TOUR,” Pearce wrote on Instagram. Tickets for the …
Read More »Monica Is Releasing a Country Album With Brandi Carlile
The rest of 2024 is jam-packed for Monica. The R&B legend is preparing to share her first full-length album since Code Red arrived nearly a decade ago. To make up for lost time, Monica has scheduled the release of not one but two albums before the end of the year …
Read More »'Talkin' Greenwich Village' Book to Tell History of NYC's Most Famous Musical Haven
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The history of one of New York City’s most vibrant havens for musicians and artists — from Dave Van Ronk, Sonny Rollins and Bob Dylan to Shawn Colvin …
Read More »The Biggest Band in America in 2024 Is … Creedence Clearwater Revival
August 1969 was a very Creedence month. But so were most months back then. Creedence Clearwater Revival, the most popular band in America, were riding the hot streak of all hot streaks, cranking out swamp-rock classics at a crazy pace. John Fogerty and his Northern California crew released their masterpiece …
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