Some music fans will spend their entire lives mourning the concerts they were never able to attend. Concert films have remedied this slightly, but Janelle Monáe has discovered an even better solution: time travel. In conversation with Lucy Dacus for Rolling Stone‘s Musicians on Musicians series, Monáe recalled her experience …
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Mariah Carey won’t be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month, despite being on the ballot twice already, but another award awaits her. Continuing an annual tradition that has honored everyone from Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, and the Grateful Dead to opera singer Luciano Pavarotti and …
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As Chris Brown speeds toward a February trial in the case of a housekeeper who was mauled by a security dog at his Los Angeles house five years ago, the singer is sharing his detailed description of the incident, in his own words, for the first time. Brown, 36, has …
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For anyone eagerly awaiting an “alternative” to the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny, the “All-American Halftime Show” appears to be on, and for the same day, Feb. 8. But contrary to what you may have seen on social media, Joan Baez and Neil Young, at the very least, …
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Oscar Isaac showcased his musical talents on The Tonight Show last night, performing Tears for Fears’ “Shout” on the bagpipe and “Sweet Caroline” on electric bass. Host Jimmy Fallon enlisted the Frankenstein actor for the “Random Instrument Challenge,” which saw them playing songs for house band the Roots to guess. …
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Lewis Capaldi put an acoustic, tender touch on Paramore‘s “Still Into You” during his latest appearance in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. The singer-songwriter delivered his rendition of the record with a skillfully assembled band complete with a string and horn section, turning the explosive pop record into something …
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Police have arrested two more men allegedly connected to the stabbing death of convicted sex criminal and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins. Watkins, 48,died earlier this monthafter being attacked at the HMP Wakefield prison in West Yorkshire, where he was serving a 29-year jail sentence. Watkins was found guilty of …
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The Max Martin Musical Universe is colliding. On Instagram, AJ McLean shared a video reacting to a fan-made mashup that combined Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” with Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor.” The mega-mix made its way to Swift, who was tagged in the caption and commented, “OH HI AJ OH …
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Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst remembered Sam Rivers as “such a gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful person” after the bassist died over the weekend at the age of 48. In a lengthy and emotional video shared on Instagram, Durst recounted the story of how he met and recruited Rivers for Limp …
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Bauhaus’ David J is turning outrage into art. On Monday, Rolling Stone can exclusively premiere the video for “Ice Too Cold to Thaw,” a post-punk outcry against ICE and its inhumane treatment of undocumented immigrants. The video, released under David J & the Resistance, follows an abandoned ice cream cart …
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