Acoustic trio Nickel Creek have reunited to announce a new album and release their first new music in nine years. Celebrants, the follow-up to Chris Thile, Sean Watkins, and Sara Watkins’ 2014 release A Dotted Line, will arrive March 24. The album’s first single is “Strangers,” which revolves around a …
Read More »'The Woman King' Snub and the Oscars' Continued Disrespect of Black Women
Here we fucking go again. The nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards were announced way too early on Tuesday morning — and among the well-deserved nods to Everything Everywhere All at Once and Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and some surprise nominations for indies like Women Talking …
Read More »Kim Petras Brings the Heat During 'Brr' Performance on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers'
Kim Petras brought an icy chill to the Late Night With Seth Meyers stage on Monday night to premiere the debut live performance of her latest single, “Brr,” which is expected to appear on the singer’s upcoming third studio album. “You should pull me up closer/Turn the heat up in …
Read More »Justin Bieber Sells Publishing and Recorded Catalog for Reported $200 Million
Justin Bieber has sold his publishing and recorded music rights to Hipgnosis Songs Capital, marking yet another blockbuster music catalog acquisition. The deal, announced on Jan. 24, covers Bieber’s entire back catalog — 290 songs released before Dec. 31, 2021. Hipgnosis Songs Capital scooped up a 100% interest in Bieber’s …
Read More »Willie Nelson Just Announced Some Epic 90th Birthday Shows
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When Willie Nelson turns 90 years old on April 29, he’ll naturally do so on the road (again). The country music legend is the guest of honor at …
Read More »Rihanna Earns Her First Oscar Nomination for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Original Song
Who but Rihanna could effectively disappear from music for more than half a decade, only to launch a quiet but impactful grand return in the form of two songs created for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack and then earn her first-ever Academy Award nomination for one of the tracks? …
Read More »2023 Oscar Nominees' Five Biggest Snubs, From Tom Cruise to Women Directors
In the all-too-early hours of Jan. 24, the nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards were announced. Actors Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal) and Allison Williams (Get Out) did the honors. Sadly, they were not joined in the festivities by Williams’ deadly-singing-robot co-star M3GAN, though she was surely there in …
Read More »How Do You Hide a 255-Foot Superyacht? Poorly
How Do You Hide a 255-Foot Superyacht? If you’re Putin crony and sanctioned-billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, the answer is relatively straightforward: pay someone else to do it for you. Unfortunately for Vekselberg, the men he delegated the task to fell short of expectations, causing his $90 million superyacht, Tango, to become …
Read More »Chris Stapleton Is Singing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LVII
Before the NFL’s top teams kick off at Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona, country singer extraordinaire Chris Stapleton will handle the sometimes daunting tradition of singing the national anthem. Stapleton follows a handful of country singers to get the honor of singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” for …
Read More »Sam Smith's 'Gloria' Is Their Deepest Album Yet
Since breaking through a decade ago with their impassioned vocal on Disclosure’s churning club smash “Latch,” Sam Smith has been one of pop’s premier torch singers. Their ability to express yearning, whether by using their gasped upper register or their voice’s smoothed-out lower reaches, lends itself naturally to ballads, or …
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