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Last year, everything was lining up for Puerto Rican rapper YOVNGCHIMI. After releasing a string of catchy trap tracks, Bad Bunny recruited him as a guest on his album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, drawn by the strength of CHIMI’s hits, fan acclaim, and genuine street cred. …

Robert Earl Keen was three songs into his headlining set at his Applause for the Cause benefit last Thursday night, as a crowd of 5,600 exhausted, sweaty, and fulfilled fans hung on his every word. They had been brought here through tragedy, but this was a night of healing at …

Lady Gaga will return to the MTV Video Music Awards on September 7 for her first performance on the show in five years. MTV announced the addition of Gaga — the most nominated artist at this year’s VMAs with 12 nods — on social media Saturday, just over a week …

DJ Khaled has dropped two new singles, “You Remind Me” and “Brother.” The songs are both off his upcoming album Aalam of God, his first LP in three years. “You Remind Me” is an upbeat collaboration with Vybz Kartel, Buju Banton, Mavado, Bounty Killer, Rorystonelove, and Kaylan Arnold, who also …

Green Day took a not-so-subtle dig at Will Smith as the musician and rapper faces accusations that he used artificial intelligence to beef up the look of his crowds in a recent video thanking fans. On TikTok, the band shared a video from one of the recent shows on their …

Newly-engaged couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made their first public appearance on Thursday night following the announcement of their impending nuptials. The duo attended the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Nebraska Cornhuskers game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City alongside Jason Kelce (and Swift’s enormous ring). Kelce notably played for …

Liam Payne‘s loved ones are honoring him on what would have been his 32nd birthday. On Friday, his sister Nicola shared a heartfelt tribute, recalling the time they spent together on his birthday last year, just two months before his death. His girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, also posted a touching letter …

Tiwa Savage takes our Zoom call from Tokyo at around 7 a.m. local time, her voice sweet but groggy from having just woken up moments before. She had spent the past week in Japan for her son Jamil’s tenth birthday. “It’s both of our first time,” she tells me of …

Luis R Conriquez has been itching to make a rap and reggaeton album for a long time. Sure, he’s a corridos artist at heart, but he’d always wondered if other genres could work, too. “With everything going on with corridos,” he tells Rolling Stone over Zoom, “it made eve more …

After ten years, Alabama Shakes are back with a new song, “Another Life.” Despite the decade-long hiatus, the track shows the celebrated trio hasn’t lost their knack for heady throwback soul. “Another Life” begins with an atmospheric groove as Brittany Howard pleads for second chances: “Can we try in another …