Last week,Rolling Stone on Twitch made its music festival debut at Lollapalooza 2022. Streaming live from Grant Park, hosts Jon Weigell and Charlie Cooper met up with a number of artists, including guests both old and new, for a behind-the-scenes look at one of the summer’s best lineups. Here are …
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Georgia gun laws are to blame for the cancellation of the 2022 Music Midtown festival in Atlanta, Georgia. On Monday, Live Nation announced that the festival was canceled, stating only, “[D]ue to circumstances beyond our control, Music Midtown will no longer be taking place this year. We are looking forward …
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Mo Ostin, the legendary record executive who ran Warner/Reprise Records for over 30 years and worked with iconic artists including the Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, died on Sunday of natural causes. He was 95. “Mo was one of the greatest record men of all time, and …
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Beyoncé will remove the word “spaz” from one of her new songs, “Heated,” after she received criticism from disability advocates. A rep for Beyoncé tells Rolling Stone, “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.” It’s unclear how the “Heated” lyric will be changed; as of …
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Selena first recorded the love song “Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti” in 1987 for her sixth studio album Preciosa. Following her death in 1995, a re-recorded version of the track was shared on the 2004 compilation album Momentos Intimos. Now, “Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti” has been revamped …
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Nelly Furtado made a surprise, rare live appearance this week to sing two of her hits alongside Drake at the rapper’s OVO Presents All-Canadian North Stars event in Toronto. Furtado, who hadn’t performed live in nearly five years, delivered an abridged rendition of her “Promiscuous” before she was joined by …
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Billie Eilish marked the one-year anniversary of the release of her sophomore album Happier Than EverFriday with a surprise performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood. The Grammy Award-winning singer was accompanied by her brother and songwriting partner Finneas on guitar for the intimate appearance. Eilish performed four songs during the …
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Hours before Metallica acknowledged the Stranger Things-fueled resurgence of their “Master of Puppets” during their Lollapalooza set, the metal legends hung out and jammed backstage with actor Joseph Quinn, whose character Eddie Munson is responsible for the song’s renewed popularity. Quinn was on-site at the Chicago fest, where Netflix arranged …
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Black Coffee is here to prove that dance music is spiritual. In 2009, the South African DJ’s breakthrough release Home Brewedshowcased the expansive community feeling shared by gospel, house, and the music of his country. Today, he’s full speed ahead on sharing that musical breadth. Ahead of his Lollapalooza performance, …
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Green Day unleashed a heavy helping of rarities — including some songs the band hasn’t played in over 20 years — during their semi-surprise, Lollapalooza aftershow gig Friday at Chicago’s Metro. Free from the shackles of their just-ended leg of their Hella Mega Tour — where Green Day performed largely …
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