Bonnie Raitt appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform her recent single “Made Up Mind,” which dropped in February. Raitt showcased the mid-tempo, bluesy tune — which she self-produced — alongside her band. “Made Up Mind,” a reworking of a song by the Bros. Landreth, is the first single off …
Read More »Rap Pioneer Kidd Creole Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Death of Homeless Man
On Wednesday, a Manhattan jury needed little time finding rap pioneer Kidd Creole guilty of first-degree manslaughter for stabbing a homeless man to death more than four years ago. The panel reached its decision just hours after lawyers on both sides presented their closing arguments. When the verdict was announced, …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Flaunts Her Best Adele, Gets Vulnerable, and Plays Clarinet on 'Carpool Karaoke'
When it comes to her music, the Queen of Rap Nicki Minaj is used to being in the driver’s seat. But on Wednesday, James Corden took the wheel for the return of his beloved “Carpool Karaoke” segment on The Late Late Show after two years. In between cackles, rap-alongs, and …
Read More »Vance Joy Plays Matchmaker in Video for New Single 'Clarity'
Vance Joy has shared a new single, “Clarity,” along with a quirky music video directed by Agueda Sfer. The song was written with Joel Little — who has collaborated with the likes of Taylor Swift and Lorde — and will appear on the singer-songwriter’s third album, In Our Own Sweet …
Read More »Museum Dedicated to Metallica's Cliff Burton Set to Open Near Site of Tragic Bus Accident
A museum honoring the legacy of late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton is set to open in May in Ljungby, Sweden, near where Burton died in a tragic tour bus accident in 1986. The Cliff Burton Museum, funded in part by the Swedish government, will feature ephemera from Burton’s tenure with …
Read More »Interpol Preview 'The Other Side of Make-Believe' LP With 'Toni'
Interpol have announced the release of their seventh LP, The Other Side of Make-Believe, which arrives July 15 via Matador. The band have also dropped the video for the album’s first single, “Toni,” the first installment of a two-part film. In the Van Alpert-directed visual, frontman Paul Banks pulls up …
Read More »The Weeknd's Newest Record Could Destroy Your Turntable — Or Your Extremities
In a collaboration that could cost the Weeknd’s fans their fingers (and over $1,000), the singer has teamed with art collective MSCHF to release his latest single “Out of Time” as a vinyl record pressed into an actual, working saw blade. The limited-to-25-copy pressing of the Vinyl Blade — up …
Read More »Pink Floyd's First New Recording in Nearly 30 Years Was Inspired by a Lone Ukrainian Musician
Pink Floyd have reunited for a one-off charity single to raise money for Ukrainians affected by Russia’s invasion. “Hey, Hey, Rise Up” features vocals by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band, Boombox, who recorded himself in full military gear singing the folk song, “The Red Viburnum in the Meadow,” to …
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 »FKJ Previews New 'Vincent' LP With Carlos Santana-Assisted 'Greener'
It doesn’t get greener than this: On Thursday, FKJ (multi-instrumentalist French Kiwi Juice) released his single “Greener,” and it features the iconic guitar strums of Carlos Santana. Its video follows FKJ’s Vincent Fenton singing among trees and nature, matching the song’s title. “You think you’ll like it/You say it’s your …
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