Béla Fleck came away the big winner at Thursday night’s 33rd annual International Bluegrass Music Association awards in Raleigh, North Carolina, winning Album of the Year for My Bluegrass Heart. The banjo virtuoso also won Instrumental Group of the Year, Banjo Player of the Year, and Instrumental Recording of the …
Read More »Björk's 'Fossora' is Björk at Her Absolute Björkiest, And That's A Good Thing
It’s been three years since Björk premiered the maximalist Cornucopia in New York, a psychedelic environmental cautionary tale that climate change has made permanently resonant (the ongoing tour is slated for Japan next year). If that project looks at our troubled planet with a macro lens, her new album Fossora …
Read More »Mother Mary Sheds a Tear as Maluma Prays for (and Finds) a Love Miracle in Cheesy AF Video for 'Junio'
Looking as hot as he does, Maluma shouldn’t have to pray for a girl’s attention. But in his new video for “Junio,” dropped Friday, the singer pleads for a miracle — and cheesily finds one — after a road trip through his native Medellín. “Mе das calor como si fuera …
Read More »Watch Alex G Bring 'Miracles' to 'Colbert'
Alex G appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for a full-band performance of his latest single, “Miracles,” from his recently released studio album God Save the Animals. The Philadelphia singer and songwriter, real name Alex Giannascoli, produced the record alongside Jacob Portrait. Following the recurring thematic thread of …
Read More »Björk Celebrates Kate Bush Resurgence, Slams Past Sexist Music Critics
Björk celebrated the resurgent success of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” and slammed the sexist music critics who, decades ago, dismissed her and Bush in a new interview. Speaking to NME about how the current state of music differs from when she was first starting out, Björk said there’s …
Read More »Hear the Beatles Work Out 'Tomorrow Never Knows' on First 'Revolver' Take
When the Beatles started work on their masterpiece Revolver, in April 1966, they knew they were after the sound of the future. And they got there on the very first day of the sessions, with the wildly experimental buzz of “Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1).” The psychedelic outtake was released …
Read More »Freddie Gibbs Has Made It To the Penthouse. Now What?
At the center of Freddie Gibbs’ $oul $old $eparately is “Rabbit Vision,” which finds him regretting moments in his life. “Me and Jeezy haven’t spoken in years, but I got love for him/Coulda talked it out, but I spoke out, I let it get to me,” he raps, offering an …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fight Hard Times With Raw Beauty on 'Cool It Down'
Two decades ago, the trio of Karen O, Nick Zinner, and Brian Chase were leaders of New York’s downtown post-punk revival scene, taking on the malaise that hung over the early aughts with slashing riffs and yelp-along lyrics. On Cool It Down, their fifth album and first since 2013’s gritty …
Read More »How to Watch Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever' World Tour Livestream Concert on Apple Music
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Billie Eilish‘s Happier Than Ever world tour might be coming to an end, but the Grammy- and Oscar-winning artist is giving fans who couldn’t make it to a …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Loves Pokémon So Much He Wrote a Song About It
A week after Lil Nas X linked up with League of Legends, Ed Sheeran has turned his love of Pokémon into a new song called “Celestial,” a track written for an upcoming pair of new video games. “I met the people fromPokémon when I was traveling in Japan, and we …
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