When Paris Hilton sat down with Rolling Stone for a profile last year, she revealed that friends Miley Cyrus and Meghan Trainor were among the artists to send her possible demos to record for her upcoming album. On Tuesday, Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that Hilton and Trainor will drop …
Read More »Joe Egan, 'Stuck in the Middle With You' Co-Writer in Stealers Wheel, Dead at 77
Joe Egan, the Scottish singer-songwriter who co-founded Stealers Wheel with Gerry Rafferty and co-wrote their 1973 hit “Stuck in the Middle With You,” died Saturday, July 6. He was 77. Egan’s death was confirmed Sunday, July 7, on the official Rafferty Facebook page, run by Rafferty’s daughter, Martha (Rafferty died …
Read More »Faye Webster Brings an 'Anti-Romantic' Jam Sesh to 'Jimmy Kimmel' With 'But Not Kiss'
Faye Webster wants to move on, but really can’t. On Monday night, the musician visited Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform her intimate track “But Not Kiss,” which she previously described to Rolling Stone as an “anti-romantic” love song. “I hope you’re okay, but I won’t ask/If you’re in a good …
Read More »Christian Lee Hutson Announces Album 'Paradise Pop. 10,' Featuring Phoebe Bridgers
A new album from Christian Lee Hutson is on the way. On Tuesday, the indie folk musician released the single “After Hours” and announced his album Paradise Pop. 10, which includes collaborations with Phoebe Bridgers, Katy Kirby, and Maya Hawke. For Hutson, Paradise Pop, out Sept. 27, will serve as …
Read More »Supervising B.G.'s Lyrics Implies That Rap Is a Crime
On July 2, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan ruled that B.G. must turn in his written lyrics to the government before releasing them. The ruling is the latest setback the rapper born Christopher Dorsey has faced since he was sentenced in 2012 to 14 years in federal prison for felony …
Read More »MJ Lenderman Announces North American Fall Tour
MJ Lenderman will embark on a North American tour this fall in support of his upcoming album Manning Fireworks. The trek kicks off on Oct. 4 in Atlanta, Georgia, making stops in cities that include dual nights in Chicago (Oct. 16 and 17 at Thalia Hall) and Brooklyn, New York …
Read More »Billie Eilish and Finneas Test Each Other's Embarrassment, Spice Levels on 'Hot Ones Versus'
Billie Eilish and Finneas entered the Hot Ones Versus gauntlet as extremely close siblings and collaborators and left as, well, still extremely close siblings and collaborators, but reeling from the eye-watering, consciousness-rattling effects of extremely spicy hot sauce. For the interview show’s competition spin-off, the siblings were challenged to ask …
Read More »Joe Bonsall, Longtime Tenor With the Oak Ridge Boys, Dead at 76
Joe Bonsall, the longtime tenor vocalist for the celebrated country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Tuesday, July 9, from complications of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was 76. The Oak Ridge Boys announced Bonsall’s death in a statement on their website: “As a 50-year …
Read More »Darius Rucker Looks Back: 'When You're the Nice Guys, People Want to Knock You Down'
Sometime in 1986, Darius Rucker was singing in his dorm shower at the University of South Carolina when another kid on the floor overheard him. Mark Bryan grabbed his guitar and asked Rucker to jam in his room, leaving the door open. Within minutes, they were drawing their first crowd. …
Read More »Ryan Castro and Blessd Will Bring Their Ay Bendito Ghetto Tour to the U.S.
La gente want reggaeton — and Ryan Castro and Blessd are bringing it. On Monday, the Colombian musicians, and frequent collaborators, announced that they’ll be hitting the road and “representing our people and culture” with their Ay Bendito Ghetto Tour later this year. “After seeing how our fans received our …
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