Celebrated singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello is back with a new song, “Virgo.” The single will appear on her first album of all new material in nearly a decade, The Omnichord Real Book, out June 16 via Blue Note. “Virgo” is a slinky, eight-minute jazz-soul epic that blends everything from disco guitar …
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Life on the road seems equal parts nightmare-ish and dull in Wednesday’s new video for “TV in the Gas Pump.” The clip, directed by Lewis Dahm, showcases a digital, Sims-like world where things in the mundane landscape suddenly combust into flame. “This is the first song I’ve written about being …
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The shifting view of hip-hop in pop culture is at the center of a new trailer for upcoming docuseries RapCaviar Presents. The clip goes behind the scenes with acts including Tyler, the Creator, Coi Leray, City Girls, Polo G, and Roddy Ricch as they discuss issues of perception, race, and …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Herbie Hancock, Thundercat, Big Freedia, Jon Batiste, Kamasi Washington, Diana Krall, Charles Lloyd, and Vijay Iyer will lead this year’s Newport Jazz Festival lineup. The event, set for …
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Omar Montes is leaving his mark in music — and he’s doing it with his particular take on flamenco. On his latest album, Quejíos De Un Maleante, the Spanish singer blends tradition with elements of urbano music to give the folkloric style a modern-day twist. The mix was so compelling …
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Love in Exile is not jazz, despite featuring pianist Vijay Iyer, a heavy in that world. Nor is it “global music” — whatever that means — even though it showcases Urdu vocalist Arooj Aftab, who won a Grammy in that category last year. Instead, listening to Love in Exile, which …
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Post Malone has settled a copyright suit from a songwriter who claimed he was denied credit and compensation for his alleged work on 2019’s “Circles.” Although terms of the settlement deal were not made public, a court filing from U.S. DistrictJudge Otis D. Wright obtained by Rolling Stone Tuesday confirmed …
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Bobbi Kelly Ercoline, the blanketed woman who was featured with her then-boyfriend and later husband on the cover of Woodstock’s 1970 soundtrack album, died Saturday. Nick Ercoline, her husband of 54 years, confirmed her death on Facebook. “She lived her life well, and left this world in a much better …
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Chris Martin swapped the background vocals of Jacob Collier for Chvrches‘ Lauren Mayberry in a rendition of Coldplay‘s 2019 song “Cry Cry Cry” at a stop in São Paulo, Brazil last week. On Monday, both bands shared a video of the special performance that captured Martin and Mayberry duetting the …
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A cohort of iconic musicians and artists will be receiving the 2021 National Medal of Arts from President Joe Biden Tuesday. On Monday, the White House announced that Bruce Springsteen, Gladys Knight, and José Feliciano are among the musicians to receive the coveted award. The event will mark The Boss’ …
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