Rachel Chinouriri only recently started penning love songs that capture emotions as intense as the ones that show up across her debut album What a Devastating Turn of Events. Her latest EP, Little House, is full of them, from “Can We Talk About Isaac?” and “Indigo” to “What a Life.” …
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DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn named Peacemaker‘s season two finale “Full Nelson” for the craziest possible reason: He recruited the actual band Nelson — ultra-blonde twin brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, who reigned over MTV in 1990 with the Number One hit “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection” —to …
Read More »MTV to Axe UK Music Channels at the End of the Year
MTV UK will stop showing rolling music videos when it shutters its five channels at the end of the year, according to reports. TheBBCclaims that MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live will all stop broadcasting after December 31, but MTV’s flagship channel, MTV HD, will …
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For all of its convenience, streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music have introduced a brutal kind of efficiency to how we listen to music. Algorithms prune and shear outliers, molding our tastes into perfectly symmetrical vectors filled with the same familiar superstars — Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake (still). …
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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. When the temperature drops and the leaves start to change color, the first thing we think of isn’t apple picking or pumpkin carving — it’s fall clothing sales. …
Read More »An American Singer and Activist on What She Experienced as a Prisoner in Israel
Carsie Blanton needed to say farewell to her guitar. The singer-songwriter was somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean sea on a sailboat last week when the 10-person crew decided to play some music. They passed around the guitar, sang a song or two, including Blanton’s “Little Flame” (sample lyric: “Prison cells/Freedom …
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In late August, María Zardoya began posting a series of quiet voice notes for fans on Spotify, guiding them gently toward Not for Radio, a project she formed outside of her breakthrough band, the Marías. She wanted to welcome people into an entire world she’d built — an “alternate reality,” …
Read More »Frank Zappa's Halloween Live Series Continues With Box Set of Famed 1978 Residency
Frank Zappa’s famed and fiery Halloween 1978 residency at New York’s Palladium will be the focus of an upcoming box set, the latest in a long series of live albums revolving around the guitarist’s favorite holiday. Halloween 78, out Oct. 24 via Zappa Records/UMe, will be released in a series …
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Over the past couple of years, Timbaland has positioned himself as one of the few contemporary pop figures willing to fully embrace the use of artificial intelligence in music. He’s partnered with the AI music platform Suno (which is being sued by the RIAA for copyright infringement), started his own …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Earns Mental Health Champion of the Year Award
The Trevor Project – the prominent LGBTQ+ suicide prevention nonprofit – has honored Megan Thee Stallion with their Mental Health Champion of the Year Award. The rapper has met the challenges of her turbulent career with many advocacy efforts, including 2022’s BadBitchesHaveBadDaysToo.com, an online wellness hub with resources – including …
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