It should come as no surprise that Justin Bieber, who spent the first part of this year shedding the artifice of his old persona in favor of swaggier pastures, is tapped in with the music New York “Sexy Drill” pioneer Cash Cobain. The two linked up on Bieber’s latest album, …
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A new era of Who history began earlier this month with the launch of the Song Is Over farewell tour in Italy. The show marked not only the start of the band’s supposed last tour, but also the unveiling of new drummer Scott Devours. He took over from Zak Starkey …
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This summer, the music world’s most viral concerts have been Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and SeaWorld San Diego. The amusement park’s 2025 Summer Spectacular series has been a Y2K hip-hop and R&B affair, with acts like Ashanti and Ying Yang Twins performing their classics for all-ages crowds at the venue’s Bayside …
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With strong albums from veterans Alex G, Japanese Breakfast, and Car Seat Headrest, and killer debuts from newcomers like Lifeguard, 2025 has been packed with great indie rock. In the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, we look back at the year in indie so far, with …
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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway played their final Golden Highway gig until further notice this past weekend at the RockyGrass festival in Lyons, Colorado. And the quintet went out full throttle. “With this show we’re saying goodbye for now, as we each get ready to focus on other exciting musical …
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In its first week, Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out album accrued 118,000 first-week sales, earning a spot at Number Four on the Billboard 200 — their highest chart debut. Along with its sharp rhymes, the album was praised for its extensive and holistic media rollout, which appeased blog-era rap …
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Ozzy Osbourne has been a constant force in System of a Down guitarist and vocalist Daron Malakian‘s life since he was around four years old, when he became fascinated with the art for Osbourne’s live album, Speak of the Devil. “I was just obsessed with it, and I idolized him,” …
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“You can be a badass for a long time,” Cody Jinks asserts, “and then age and wisdom and a lot of other things catch up with you. You realize that you’re not as badass as you thought you were.” The 44-year-old Texan has worn badass on his sleeve from the …
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Tyler, the Creator surprise releases a dance-forward LP, Drake teams up with Central Cee for a hypnotic club banger, and Lola Young delivers some sunny escapism. Plus, …
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“Can you believe I’m in Ozzy’s hometown tonight?” It’s a quarter to ten, and Lita Ford, 66, is backstage at K.K. Downing’s club in Birmingham, zipped into leather, the air thick with anticipation and sweat. Ford is about to deliver what will be the most wrenching live performance of “Close …
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