When Jimmy Buffett died on September 1, he left a finished album in the can ready for release. Equal Strain on All Parts, his 32nd LP, is every bit the laidback, eclectic, inviting set of tunes you’d expect from the beloved singer-songwriter, bridging pop, country, and rock & roll, mixing …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar's pgLang, Global Citizen Team to Launch African Touring Circuit
When Kendrick Lamar takes the stage at Kigali, Rwanda’s BK Arena on Dec. 6 for an event called Move Afrika: Rwanda, it will mark the first step in building a global touring circuit on the African continent. Lamar’s entertainment company pgLang is teaming up with Global Citizen, the advocacy organization …
Read More »Mariah Carey Calls Her Mention in Britney Spears' Memoir 'Super Sweet': 'I Love Her'
There were names mentioned in Britney Spears‘ bombshell memoir The Woman in Me that likely would have preferred to be left out of the narrative altogether. But Mariah Carey wasn’t too worried when she first heard that she had come up within its pages. She hadn’t read it herself, but …
Read More »Kid Cudi Pulls Up 'At the Party' With Pharrell, Travis Scott
Kid Cudi has teamed up with Travis Scott and Pharrell Williams for his new song, “At the Party,” off his upcoming album, Insano. Along with delivering the song’s hook, Pharrell produced “At the Party,” mixing speaker-rattling kick drums, bass thumps, and an array of heady synths that flit between psychedelic …
Read More »Guns N' Roses Finally Debut 'The General' After 16 Years of Fan Anticipation
Guns N’ Roses played the penultimate show of their 2023 tour at L.A.’s Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night, and they used the occasion to debut “The General.” “This could be very interesting,” Rose told the crowd. “If there’s ever a better place to fall on your face, I think this …
Read More »Life Taught Willow a Lot in Recent Years. You Can Hear It on Her New Single
Grasping the difference between loneliness and solitude was a game-changer for Willow. Loneliness, she realized, was something that often sent her running in search of distraction from the overwhelming emotions that live in that silence. Solitude, on the other hand, was a teacher. “When we’re alone, when there’s nobody there …
Read More »Sofia Reyes Explains Why She's Embracing Love on 'Milamores'
Sofia Reyes is in bloom on the cover of her new album Milamores. After last year’s heartbreak LP Mal De Amores, the Mexican superstar is now filled with resilience and self-love. On her most kaleidoscopic project yet, she blends Latin pop with elements of bolero, cumbia, reggae, hyperpop, reggaeton, and …
Read More »Emilia and Tini Channel Nineties Pop Girl Magic in 'La_Original.mp3' Video
It feels good to portrase mal! Ahead of the release of Emilia‘s album .mp3 on Thursday, the Argentinian pop star debuted the colorful video for “La_Original.mp3,” featuring her fellow Argentinian pop star Tini. The video, premiering exclusively with Rolling Stone, sees the two walking onto a runway while watched by …
Read More »Yola, 49 Winchester, Elizabeth Cook Set for 'The Caverns Sessions' 2024 Lineup
Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium may be the crown jewel of Tennessee music venues, but no live-music space goes as deep as the Caverns in Pelham, just southeast of town. Literally an underground performance venue, the natural cave will host the 13th season of The Caverns Sessions, a live-music PBS series, next …
Read More »Sael Parties and Vibes to His Own Music in New 'Locomía' Video
Argentine artist Sael is celebrating the release of his new EP H. 10 by dropping a special visualizer for one of the project’s tracks, “Locomía.” Sael tells Rolling Stone that “Locomía” was originally born from a beat. As he started to find inspiration for the song, he tweaked it until …
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