A constant dust storm didn’t stop thousands of fans from enjoying the diverse set of performers appearing on Coachella‘s most jam-packed day. Unlike the fest’s sometimes chaotic first day, the Saturday installment went much more smoothly. From Billie Eilish‘s stellar headlining debut to a career-spanning Danny Elfman set, here’s what …
Read More »Exclusive: BTS Almost Didn't Perform at the Grammys, and Five Other Revelations From the Awards Show Producers
The Grammys aren’t done evolving, according to the ceremony’s executive producer, Ben Winston, who took over the show last year from Ken Ehrlich, the show’s mastermind for over 40 years. Winston and Raj Kapoor, the show’s executive producer and showrunner, joined the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now …
Read More »The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia Replace Kanye West at Coachella
UPDATE (4/6): The Weeknd is headed to Coachella. The pop star shared a new poster for the upcoming festival showing that he and Swedish House Mafia will replace Kanye West as the headliner for the third night. While Swedish House Mafia were already slated to perform at this year’s fest, …
Read More »Give BTS a Real Spy Movie Immediately, and 11 Other Thoughts on the 2022 Grammys
Even the most ardent Grammy haters would have to admit that the ceremony at least has an ethos: The alternate-universe vision of current popular music it presents is almost its own radio format, where almost everything is more classicist, melodic, and live-instrument-driven than our unfiltered real world. (The choices for …
Read More »Silk Sonic Tapped to Open 2022 Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga Added to Lineup
UPDATE (4/1):Lady Gaga is the latest artist to join the Grammys lineup, with the Recording Academy announcing Friday that the singer — nominated for Album of the Year for Love for Sale with Tony Bennett — will perform at Sunday’s show in Las Vegas. UPDATE (3/30):Silk Sonic will take the …
Read More »Watch Billie Eilish and Finneas Perform Searing 'No Time To Die' at Oscars
Earlier on Oscars night, Billie Eilish revealed that writing a song for the James Bond franchise had been a longtime dream for her and her brother, Finneas, who used to practice writing “Bond songs” just to see what they could come up with. All of that practice paid off when …
Read More »Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and Finneas to Perform Best Original Songs Nominations During Oscars
Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Reba McEntire, and Sebastián Yatra have been tapped to perform this year’s Best Original Songs nominations during the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday. The 94th Oscars will broadcast live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Beyoncé will deliver …
Read More »Billie Eilish's Governors Ball Concert Streaming in VR for Women's History Month
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Fans of Billie Eilish can now stream the singer’s set from the 2021 Governors Ball festival in VR. It’s part of a new Women’s History Month hub from …
Read More »Hear the Song Billie Eilish and Finneas Wrote for Animated Boy Band 4*TOWN
*NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, One Direction… move over! There’s a new boy band in town. On Friday, Disney and Pixar released “Nobody Like U,” the Billie Eilish and Finneas-penned single for the animated boyband 4*TOWN from the Pixar film Turning Red. “I’ve never met nobody like you/Had friends and I’ve had …
Read More »Astroworld Victim's Relatives Blast Kanye West's 'Ridiculous' Demand Billie Eilish Apologize
The grandparents of Astroworld‘s youngest victim didn’t hold back Thursday when asked what they thought of Kanye West threatening to pull out of Coachella unless Travis Scott gets an “apology” from Billie Eilish. “To hear Kanye’s words, that’s hurtful to us. What an idiotic thing to say,” Bernon Blount, whose …
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