Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. “There were so many incredible records,” says J.J. Italiano, head of Global Music Curation & Discovery …
Read More »Abracadabra! It's Our Song of the Year Predictions
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7,Rolling Stoneis breaking down10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. A fictional band, a Puerto Rican superstar, and a popstar who rhymes “amen” with “hey men.” Our predictions for …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Plays On — But It's the Same Old Song
On the bubblegum-pink cover of his eighth studio album, Play, Ed Sheeran clearly lays out his goals for the project in a written message. “Play is leaving the past behind. Play is colorful. Play is dancing. Play is nostalgic,” the mission statement reads. Can an album leave the past behind …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter, J Balvin, Alex Warren to Perform at 2025 MTV VMAs
The first slate of performers for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced, with Sabrina Carpenter, J Balvin, and Alex Warren all set to take the stage. For Carpenter, she’ll be returning to the VMAs after making her debut at the show last year, where she also won …
Read More »Alex Warren Doesn't Mind If His Music Isn't 'Everyone's Cup of Tea'
Alex Warren understands that not everyone has loved, loves, or will love his style of music — and he’s totally fine with that. On Friday, as he was named MTV‘s Push Artist of the month, the “Ordinary” star opened up about the quick start of his career, and how much …
Read More »Alex Warren's Debut Album Is the Sound of a Chart-Topping Artist Finding His Way
Is it too early for 2010s nostalgia? Singer-songwriter Alex Warren doesn’t seem to think so — and neither do the streaming listeners and radio programmers who have made his sweeping love song “Ordinary” an unlikely pick for 2025’s song of the summer. The ballad has had a stubborn grip on …
Read More »Alex Warren's Not-So-Ordinary Rise to the Top
IT’S ONLY A few hours before Alex Warren plays a crowded room in downtown Los Angeles in early June, and the chart-topping singer behind the massive hit “Ordinary” just passed out from an I.V. experience gone wrong. “This girl didn’t know what she was doing, and she stuck it in …
Read More »Why Does Everything Sound Like an Audition Song for 'The Voice'?
Alex Warren’s breakthrough single, “Ordinary,” has a backstory made for TV. The 24-year-old artist wrote it about his wife, Kouvr Annon, whom he started dating when they were both 18. It wasn’t the best time to jump into something so new and intense. He’d already experienced the grief of losing …
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