Christine and the Queens will follow up their 2022 pop opera Redcar lesAdorables Étoile this June with Paranoïa, Angels, True Love, featuring guests like Mike Dean, 070 Shake and Madonna. Ahead of the 20-song album’s June 9 release, the French singer known simply as Chris shared the English-language single “To …
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Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »How Do Great Artists End Up Making Horrible Albums?
Thanks to contractual obligations, burnout, bandwagon-jumping, over-ambition, or all of the above, it can be surprisingly easy for some of the most talented artists ever to release truly dire work. In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we dive into the first half of Andy Greene’s recent “50 …
Read More »Madonna Unveils Ultimate Greatest Hits Show 'The Celebration Tour'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Truth or dare? Madonna has rarely ever been one to shy away from the latter. In an announcement video that nods to her documentary of the same title, …
Read More »Justin Bieber, the Weeknd, Madonna Among Defendants in Lawsuit Against Bored Ape Yacht Club
Justin Bieber, the Weeknd, Madonna, and Post Malone are among the artists, athletes, and celebrities named in a class action lawsuit against the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs. Gwyneth Paltrow, Stephen Curry, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, Serena Williams, Future, Diplo, and more were also named as defendants …
Read More »Cardi B Calls Out Madonna Over a Clown Emoji: 'Nobody Is Going to Disrespect Me'
Cardi B accused Madonna of “getting slick out the mouth” amid a social media dust-up where Madonna suggested that artists like Cardi B and Miley Cyrus should be grateful to her for paving the way for them. The rapper’s since-deleted Sunday morning “violence” was in response to an Instagram story …
Read More »Bassist Darryl Jones Celebrates 30 Years With the Rolling Stones: 'I Did What I Dreamt of Doing'
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »The Summer Black Queer Music Took Over
“THIS MUST BE how the white gays felt when Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor came out,” I direct-messaged my best friend in the wee hours of July 29, 2022. “Finally, an album for us.” It was the third consecutive time I had listened to Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, Renaissance, …
Read More »Madonna's Daughter Lourdes Leon Drops Debut Single as Lolahol, Titled 'Lock and Key'
Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon is entering the family business with her debut single, “Lock and Key,” under the moniker, Lolahol. “Lock and Key” is a bustling bit of dance music that combines speedy jungle-style breakbeats with woozy synths and hits of trip-hop horns that echo beneath Lolahol’s serene vocals. The …
Read More »Madonna Joins Jimmy Fallon, The Roots to Perform 'Music' With Classroom Instruments
Madonna appeared on The Tonight Show to chat with host Jimmy Fallon about her career and took the opportunity to reimagine her 2000 single “Music” with classroom instruments. Performing with Fallon and the Roots, Madonna gave the pop song a surprisingly club-ready vibe. The pop singer played a triangle while …
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