Timothée Chalamet, star of the 2024 Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, debuted as Saturday Night Live musical guest by performing three Dylan tunes: “Outlaw Blues,” “Three Angels,” and “Tomorrow Is a Long Time.” Chalamet was introduced by Adam Sandler, who weeks earlier put his trademark pronunciation on the actor’s …
Read More »Mindfulness Platform Open Taps James Blake as New Chief Sound Officer
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Inhale, exhale, and turn up your volume — the mindfulness, meditation, and breathwork platform Open has teamed up with Grammy winner James Blake for its latest guided class, …
Read More »The Best Things We Saw at Life Is Beautiful 2024: Day 1
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The 11th annual Life Is Beautiful Festival kicked off on Friday, but the downtown Las Vegas staple looked a little different this year. In previous iterations, the festival has taken over 18 city blocks of downtown Las Vegas — located …
Read More »Normani Unveils 'Dopamine' Track List, Featuring Cardi B, Gunna, James Blake
Normani revealed the track list to her highly-anticipated debut solo album, Dopamine, on Wednesday evening. The LP spans 13 tracks and includes previously released songs “Wild Side” with Cardi B, “1:59” featuring Gunna, and fast-talking track “Candy Paint.” The upcoming project, which also features James Blake on “Tantrums,” is slated …
Read More »Lil Yachty and James Blake to Release 'Bad Cameo' This Month
The time has finally come for Lil Yachty‘s fans to ask themselves, “What the fuck? When they do this?” At least that’s what the rapper predicted his fans would think in February when he first started teasing his new collaborative album, Bad Cameo, with James Blake. Now, Yachty and Blake …
Read More »Pavement, James Blake, Kurt Vile Lead 2024 Bumbershoot Festival
The annual Seattle music and arts festival Bumbershoot has locked in its 2024 performance lineup. Returning during Labor Day weekend on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, the event will feature headlining appearances from Pavement, James Blake, and Kurt Vile. Courtney Barnett, Kim Gordon, Freddie Gibbs, and Aly & AJ will …
Read More »YSL Rapper Strick and James Blake on Their Young Thug Collab 'Kisses Make Sure'
Young Stoner Life Records rapper Strick is premiering a new music video for his song “Kisses Make Sure” with Rolling Stone. It features Young Thug, who encouraged Strick to step in the spotlight when he was just a songwriter, and James Blake. It is Thug and Blake’s first collaboration ever, …
Read More »Lil Yachty Hopes You Have One Reaction to His Upcoming James Blake Collab: 'What the F-k'
Lil Yachty thinks his fans will be surprised not just by his upcoming collaborative album with James Blake but that he even knows James Blake to begin with. “I think James has worked with a quite substantial amount of hip-hop artists, but this project is just like … It’s so …
Read More »James Blake Longs for Love on New Single 'Loading'
James Blake has shared a pulsating new single, “Loading,” off his forthcoming LP, Playing Robots Into Heaven. The album, Blake’s sixth studio effort, will be out Sept. 8 via Republic Records. The musician previously teased the release with “Big Hammer,” which samples the Ragga Twins and was accompanied by a …
Read More »James Blake Returns With New Album 'Playing Robots Into Heaven'
James Blake returned in a big way Wednesday as the singer simultaneously announced a new tour, new song and new album, titled Playing Robots Into Heaven. Playing Robots Into Heaven, like its predecessor Friends That Break Your Heart, finds Blake reconnecting with his electronic music roots, similar to his acclaimed …
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