Lenny Kravitz hosted and performed a medley of his biggest hits during the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday. During the ceremony’s opening, Kravitz paid tribute to the families and victims of the Nashville school shooting. “I want to take a moment to send some of that healing love to …
Read More »Brazilian Musicians Sound Off on Their Country's Challenging Political Future
A few months ago, on Jan. 1, more than 150 thousand people swarmed the savannah-based, landlocked city of Brasília — an unusual flock since beach cities like Rio are usually top destinations around the holidays. Yet Brazil’s capital was busy as ever, starting with its buzzy main avenue: By the …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Announces Las Vegas Residency Supporting New Album 'Chemistry'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. For 10 days this summer, Kelly Clarkson will swap out her powerhouse covers on set at The Kelly Clarkson Show for an exclusive stretch of large production shows …
Read More »Eddie Manion's Five-Decade Odyssey as Bruce Springsteen's Other Sax Player
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well-known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete …
Read More »The Debut Album From Boygenius Is Even Better Than Everyone Had Hoped
Music history is full of supergroups, but there’s never been one like boygenius, which is why the label doesn’t do them justice. They’re simply a world-beatingly great band, with three of the most brilliant singer-songwriters in the game. Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus all came into boygenius with …
Read More »Is Lana Del Rey Really a Pop Star?
Lana Del Rey hasn’t had a solo hit single since 2014, and she’s shown far more interest in pursuing her own singular aesthetic vision than in chasing the charts. “It’s not meant to be popular,” she said, flatly, in her first Rolling Stone cover story, right after the release of …
Read More »Madonna Schedules Nashville Show Celebrating Queer Community Amid 'Inhumane' Legislation
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Celebration Tour, Madonna‘s greatest-hits show featuring support from Bob the Drag Queen, will go on longer than originally planned with the addition of eight new dates, including …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Performs Orchestral Version of 'Eyes Closed' With Aaron Dessner
Ed Sheeran is celebrating his new single with a special performance. On Monday, Sheeran released a piano and strings version of his new single, “Eyes Closed,” accompanied by a string ensemble and his producer Aaron Dessner on piano. The video sees Sheeran, backed by the other musicians, performing the slow …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Issues Warning About Social Climbing Men on New Single 'Dogtooth'
Tyler, the Creator is a people-pleaser in more ways than one. Two years after the arrival of his acclaimed album Call Me If You Get Lost, the rapper has announced a deluxe edition featuring outtakes from the original album. Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale is set …
Read More »Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, Rosanne Cash Rip Tennessee Lawmakers Over Gun Laws After Nashville School Shooting
Rosanne Cash, Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow, and Margo Price were just some members of the Nashville music community calling out Tennessee politicians over the state’s gun laws following a mass shooting at a private Christian school on Monday morning that left seven dead, including the shooter. One of the more …
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