Of all the unpredictable creative exchanges Jack Antonoff has experienced, only one has been digitally immortalized forever — and it was the one. During sessions for Taylor Swift’s 2017 album, Reputation, there was a moment where she was so charged from the magic in the room that she literally screamed …
Read More »Opioids Came for Country Music. It's Fighting Back
D RUGS NEVER SEEMED like a problem to Elvie Shane. Dabbling in cocaine, meth, and heroin were all part of the future country singer’s college days in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Even when he got hooked on speed, the dangers didn’t seem real. He could take it or leave it, he …
Read More »Beyoncé and the 'Renaissance' of Black Country Music Highlighted in 'Call Me Country' Doc
Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter helped shine a light on the ongoing conversation surrounding country music in relation toBlack musicians. Now, a new CNN FlashDoc called Call Me Country: Beyoncé and Nashville’s Renaissance, out April 26 on MAX, will dive even deeper into the issues and hurdles Black artists have long faced …
Read More »Kellie Pickler Makes Powerful Live Performance Return After Husband's Death
Kellie Pickler returned to the stage for the first time since the death of her husband, Kyle Jacobs, performing a song they wrote together at a special concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium honoring Patsy Cline. Pickler sang “The Woman I Am,” the title track from her 2013 album, which opens …
Read More »St. Vincent Looks Inside to Reveal 'Big Time Nothing' on New Song
St. Vincent rolled out “Big Time Nothing” ahead of the release of her first self-produced record and seventh album,All Born Screaming, due Friday. “Don’t blink/Don’t wait/Don’t walk/You’re late/Don’t fall from grace, behave/ Don’t trip, sashay,” St. Vincent sings against a fever-dream beat, before declaring, “I look inside your eyes” and …
Read More »Mitski Searches for Love Through a Haze on the Water in 'Star' Video
In a dramatic video reminiscent of a scene from a Broadway musical, Mitski paddles a boat through a black-and-white mist in her new video for the lost-love song “Star.” “That love is like a star/It’s gone, we just see it shining,” she sings, staring up into clouds (which likely are …
Read More »Rick Ross' Drake Diss Video Is Actually Self-Promo (And It's Genius)
Rick Ross didn’t have to give his Drake diss “Champagne Moments” a video. But he did — and he used it to promote his own stuff. On Tuesday, Ross released a visual for his recently-released diss track, which simply sees the Miami rapper sitting on a stool in front of …
Read More »Jon Bon Jovi Is a 'Rock and Roll Star, Not a Saint' in New Trailer for Interview Special
Jon Bon Jovi will discuss it all — Richie Sambora, his debilitating vocal cord injury, his legacy, and more — in a new hour-long interview special with Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan. Michael Strahan x Jon Bon Jovi: Halfway There is set to premiere this Sunday, April 28, at …
Read More »Marshmello, PinkPantheress to Perform at 2024 MLS All-Star Concert
Marshmello and PinkPantheress are set to perform at the 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star Concert, scheduled for July 21 at Columbus’ Nationwide Arena, Rolling Stone can exclusively announce. “I can’t wait to kick off MLS All-Star week with a special performance on July 21,” PinkPantheress said in a statement. …
Read More »From VMAs Drama to 'thanK you aIMee': A Timeline of Taylor Swift's Feud With Kim Kardashian, Kanye West
Since 2009, Taylor Swift and Kanye West have been locked in one of the tensest battles in celebrity history. They mostly stayed out of each other’s ways after their first, infamous, televised moment together until a public reconciliation in 2015 made it seem like all of that was just water …
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