Life Is Beautiful kicked off on Friday in the heart of Las Vegas, with thousands of festival-goers scurrying to the Sin City for the buzzy three-day show that turns Vegas’s eclectic downtown into a psychedelic desert amusement park. The Life Is Beautiful footprint takes up 18 blocks of downtown Las …
Read More »Fletcher's 'Better Version' Is a Rising Star at Her Rawest
A couple days out from the release of her debut album, Girl of My Dreams, Fletcher comes right out and says it: “[‘Better Version’] is my favorite song that I’ve ever written in my life.” What she means is that the song hits harder and goes deeper than anything else …
Read More »Watch: Behind-the-Scenes From Life Is Beautiful
DAY 3 Rolling Stone on Twitch rounded out our three-day coverage with some of the most over-the-top discussions from the weekend. See them all below: SG Lewis got a second hand high from Ty Dolla $ign. Elderbrook only stands in the back at concerts. Big Wild rebels against his perfectionism. …
Read More »Blackpink 'Shut Down' Their Doubters With Hip-Hop-Infused Single Celebrating 'Born Pink'
Blackpink‘s Born Pink is here. As the K-pop girl group — comprising Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé, and Lisa — release their second album, Blackpink shared the music video for their hip-hop-infused “Shut Down.” Over the sound of strings and and an insistent bass, the queens of Blackpink aim some strong words …
Read More »Common to Make Broadway Debut, Potentially Putting Him in EGOT Territory
A Tony Award shy of the prestigious EGOT, Common is set to make his Broadway debut this winter when the rapper appears in a staging of Between Riverside and Crazy. Eight years after Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play made a splash off-Broadway, the production will come to the Hayes …
Read More »Noah Cyrus Grapples with Her Desires in Lockdown on 'I Just Want a Lover' as New Album Drops
Noah Cyrus just wants a love that’s real. Is that too much to ask for? On Friday, as she celebrated the release of her LP The Hardest Part, Cyrus dropped the introspective, metaphoric video for her single “I Just Want a Lover.” “In the united hate of America/The hearts are …
Read More »Bad Bunny Curates Playlist to Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month — and It's Made Up of Only Women
Tidal tapped Bad Bunny to share his top musical picks for a playlist to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month — and Bad Bunny chose 15 songs, all led by women artists. Trans rapper Villano Antillano’s “Pájaro” makes an appearance, and Young Miko is seen twice with “Riri” and her song with …
Read More »Carly Rae Jepsen Evokes Lost Love on Buoyant Single 'Talking to Yourself'
Carly Rae Jepsen has dropped “Talking to Yourself,” the third single from her forthcoming LP, The Loneliest Time. The upbeat, ’80s-tinged dance-pop anthem was produced by Captain Cuts, and co-written by Jepsen,Ryan Rabin, Benjamin Berger, and Simon Wilcox. The pulsating, beat-driven song sees Jepsen recalling a past relationship, wondering if …
Read More »Lance Bass Believes Britney Spears Will Perform Again — Whenever 'She Feels Comfortable'
Lance Bass is ready for some more music from Britney Spears. In an interview with Rolling Stone ahead of his upcoming film with Danielle Fishel about their real-life “romance,” the *NSYNC star shared that — along with wanting Spears to cameo in their film — he hopes to see the …
Read More »Hear Phoebe Bridgers Join Marcus Mumford on Emotive Album Cut 'Stonecatcher'
Marcus Mumford‘s debut solo LP, (Self-Titled), dropped today and one of the standout tracks features Phoebe Bridgers on guest vocals. The song, “Stonecatcher,” was inspired by Just Mercy, a memoir by Equal Justice Association lawyer Bryan Stevenson. Listen here. (Self-Titled)was produced by Blake Mills and features contributions from Brandi Carlile, …
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