Beyoncé lit a fire with Cowboy Carter, her latest studio album reimagining the boundaries of country music in her own vision. The record’s lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em” made her the first Black woman artist ever to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Now, one of her collaborators on the …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Redeemed Herself in Lyric Face-Off With Anne Hathaway — But Forgot Her Own Song
Kelly Clarkson gifted pop music with one of its all-time most memorable choruses when she released “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” in 2011. But after more than a decade of singing the song at presumably every concert she’s performed since, it all becomes a blur to her. During a recent …
Read More »Joni Mitchell Revisits Her Move From the 'Hit Department' to the 'Art Department' on Late Seventies Box Set
Following Joni Mitchell‘s return to Spotify, the singer-songwriter will release The Asylum Albums (1976-1980), out June 21 via Rhino. The box set contains a remastering of Mitchell’s albums from the late Seventies: 1976’s Hejira(1976),1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, 1979’s Mingus, and the 1980 live album Shadows and Light. You won’t …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Brings in the Ultimate Age of the Hater on Drake Diss Track 'Euphoria'
Good morning, haters — or, really, good morning to everyone who isn’t Drake. Kendrick Lamar called an impromptu emergency meeting of the anti-Drake club on Tuesday when he dropped “Euphoria,” his six-minute-long, highly-anticipated response to weeks of antagonization from the Canadian rapper. Last week, Drake released “Taylor Made Freestyle,” his …
Read More »Emmy Russell Performs 'Jaw-Drop' Cover of Grandma Loretta Lynn's 'Coal Miner's Daughter'
Emmy Russell is honoring her “memaw” Loretta Lynn with her latest performance. During Monday’s episode of American Idol, the young musician performed a piano-backed cover of Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter” that moved much of the crowd (including Katy Perry) to tears. Russell — who’s competing on the newest season …
Read More »Why Is Everyone Beefing With Drake?
On the night of April 13, after the apparent leak of his diss track “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me Fifty),” Drake posted a screenshot from the movie Kill Bill on his Instagram Story. It was the film’s iconic fight scene, during which Uma Thurman’s character takes on a room …
Read More »Young Miko Details Headlining XOXO Tour
Young Miko, Rolling Stone’s Future of Music digital cover star, has announced a headlining tour. The rising Puerto Rican singer’s 2024 North American trek launches on July 31 at Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. The 19-date tour includes stops in major cities across the country, including appearances in Las, Vegas, San …
Read More »Siouxsie Sioux's First Song in Nine Years Is a New Cover of 'The Passenger' With Iggy Pop — for an Ice Cream Ad
Enigmatic goth icon Siouxsie Sioux has released her first new recording in nearly a decade — a new cover of Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger,” recorded as a duet with Iggy, for an ice cream commercial. Siouxsie is of course plenty familiar with “The Passenger,” covering the song in 1987 with …
Read More »Missy Elliott Joins Pharrell and Michel Gondry's Coming-of-Age Musical
Missy Elliot has joined the cast of Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry’s upcoming film project, Variety reports. The rapper is an apt addition to the project, which has been described as a coming-of-age musical set during the summer of 1977 in Virginia Beach in a neighborhood like the one where …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson, Meghan Trainor Knock Out Effortless 'All About That Bass' Duet
Meghan Trainor joined Kelly Clarkson on the Kellyoke stage on Monday for a stellar performance of her hit 2014 debut single “All About That Bass.” The Title singer celebrated the track’s 10th anniversary with the host, who noted that it was the “best-selling song by a female artist of the …
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