Though Jordan Ward’s debut album Forward won critics over with its earnest and optimistic hodgepodge of the background-dancer-turned-foreground-artists dreams, roots, and quirks, in the two years since, Ward tells Rolling Stone the darker sides of striving have helped him deliver his equally ambitious sophomore album, Backward. Speaking exclusively with Rolling …
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Cardi B is making it clear that her family is her top priority. Weeks following the Grammy-winning rapper’s heated social media feud with Nicki Minaj, Cardi spoke with Paper and appeared to address the controversy. “This week I showed the world that I will get the most nasty about mine,” …
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Before the release of Lauryn Hill’s masterful solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the singer met with D’Angelo to record one of the album’s most captivating tracks, “Nothing Even Matters.” The duet would play a part in expanding and nurturing soul’s rebirth in the Nineties, while both artists as …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Streaming isn’t the affordable affair it used to be. Buzzy content is now spread out across multiple streaming services, from Only Murders in the Building on Hulu to …
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The Latin Grammys have announced their first cohort of performers. On Tuesday morning, the Latin Recording Academy revealed that Pepe Aguilar, Gloria Estefan, Los Tigres Del Norte, Carín León, and 2025 Person of the Year Raphael, among others, will play during the Nov. 13 ceremony in Las Vegas. Along with …
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Charli XCX discussed her upcoming movie project, The Moment, in a new Vanity Fair cover story, calling the film a “2024 period piece” and “the realest depiction of the music industry that I’ve ever seen.” Details about the mysterious project have trickled out over the past year or so, with …
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Many gambling addicts will tell you that it’s not the opportunity of winning a fortune that keeps them chronically hitting for another card, rolling another pair of dice, watching another little ball go round and round until it stops on the red or the black. It’s the thrill of losing …
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I t’s late August, and Justine Lupe is driving in her black SUV through the winding streets of Woodstock, New York, nibbling on a chocolate chip cookie. Lily, her miniature 13-year-old rescue dog, is in her lap; in the backseat is her one-year-old daughter, Ellis. We just got in the …
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Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum offers a vivid, poetic depiction of the strange, exhilarating, drug-fueled world of San Francisco in the early Eighties in a new excerpt from his upcoming memoir, The Royal We, out Nov. 4. The book is centered around Bottum’s fateful journey from Los Angeles — where …
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Following the death of D’Angelo, who died on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the age of 51 after battling cancer, artists across the world paid tribute to the revered trailblazer. Beyoncé was among those honoring his legacy, writing a poignant message in remembrance of his work. We thank you for your …
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