E-40 pointedly dropped a new song, “Front Row 40,” about his devotion to Bay Area sports just days after he accused Sacramento Kings security staff of “racial bias” for ejecting him from the team’s playoff game against the rapper’s beloved Golden State Warriors. The song and accompanying video were recorded …
Read More »Frank Ocean Fans Process His Chaotic Coachella Departure: 'I Still Don't Believe It'
When Frank Ocean’s headlining Coachella set came to an abrupt end on Sunday evening, the first wave of emotion to hit the thousands of people waiting in the audience was denial. For fans attending the festival to fans watching at home, the enigmatic singer’s weekend two cancellation following his controversial …
Read More »Listen to the Tucker Carlson 'Apology' Fox Won't Give Us
Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems earlier this week, shelling out $787.5 million to avoid trotting out the network’s highest-profile figures — from Rupert Murdoch to Tucker Carlson — in front of a jury to testify under oath about their false coverage of the2020 election. And while America may …
Read More »Watch Beck Join Gorillaz for 'Possession Island' Performance on 'Kimmel'
Gorillaz stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their recent single “Possession Island,” which features Beck. Accompanied by a video of the animated Gorillaz characters, the group gave the song an emotive rendition complete with a horn section. At the end, Beck joined Damon Albarn at his piano for a …
Read More »Beabadoobee Enlists Clairo for New Take on Her 'Glue Song'
Beabadoobee has enlisted Clairo for a new take on her 2023 single “Glue Song.” “Claire’s a good friend since she brought me on her tour around the release of her first album,” Beabadoobee said of the collaboration in a statement, referring to their 2019 tour together. “That was super fun, …
Read More »Nick Jonas and Indian Star King's Duet About 'Everlasting Love' Is Transcending 'Borders'
Indian singer King‘s Hindi track “Maan Meri Jaan” had been making massive waves for months back home after dropping the track last year. But when Nick Jonas joined the Champagne Talk song for an English verse, the song went “global.” On Thursday, Rolling Stone premiered the music video for Jonas’ …
Read More »Troye Sivan Wants to Know Why Kelly Clarkson Called Him Out on Her New Single
Kelly Clarkson probably has a long list of enemies who began plotting their revenge after she chose one of their songs to cover on her daytime show and ended up singing it better than they ever could. But in all the episodes of The Kelly Clarkson Show that she’s filmed, …
Read More »Buju Banton and Snoop Dogg Celebrate 4/20 With New Pot Paean 'High Life'
It’s 4/20, which means there’s no better time for a new collaboration from dancehall legend Buju Banton and Snoop Dogg about the magical mysteries of marijuana, aptly titled, “High Life.” The breezy, bumping, horn-laced tune is “about how innate consciousness and connection is to the blessed herbs,” Banton tells Rolling …
Read More »The Unique, Soulful Sound of Baby Rose
Everything about Jasmine Rose Wilson is a rarity, from her zodiac chart as an Aquarius rising (which astrologically means she’s seen as a unique individual) to the distinctive sound of her voice — low-ranging and contralto —down to the vintage green pants from the Seventies that she’s wearing when we …
Read More »Hear Interpol's 'Big Shot City,' Remixed and Reworked by Jazz Drummer Makaya McCraven
Ahead of Interpol‘s upcoming tour opening for Smashing Pumpkins, the band is teasing a series of collaborative remixes of songs from last year’s The Other Side of Make-Believe. The project, which they’ve dubbed “Interpolations,” will roll out over the coming months with reworkings of tunes by Daniel Avery, Makaya McCraven, …
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