As the countdown to the release of her tenth studio album Midnights continues, Taylor Swift is scattering details about the time-oriented record throughout its rollout – including using the back covers of each vinyl edition to create a four-piece puzzle that comes together to form a clock. “Alright, I’ve been …
Read More »Kanye West, Who Just Opened a New School, Says He Still Doesn't 'Read Any Books'
Kanye West says he is still not a fan of books — despite having recently launched a mysterious private school called Donda Academy (named after his late mother Donda West). Infact, he just doubled down a refrain he has previously made through the years, that he hasn’t read “any book.” …
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Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …
Read More »Taylor Swift Takes Fans Behind the Scenes of 'Midnights,' Confirms Jack Antonoff Helped Make It
Taylor Swift‘s Midnights is less than a month away from its release. After secretly working on the project for months, the singer gave an inside look at the process of making studio album Number 10 with a video. In it, she also revealed that frequent collaborator and producer Jack Antonoff …
Read More »Mariah Carey Tells All! Untold 'Butterfly' Tales, Her Biopic Series, New Music, and Much More
“To have the strength to break away from that wasn’t easy,” says Mariah Carey, reflecting on the end of her marriage to Tommy Mottola, as chronicled on her 1997 masterpiece Butterfly. “So I put it all into the music.” Carey gave one of her most honest, open, and funny interviews …
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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have once again collaborated with director Andrew Dominik — this time for the score to the filmmaker’s upcoming Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde. The Bad Seeds duo have shared their opening piece from the upcoming Netflix film, which arrives on the streaming service on Sept. 28; …
Read More »Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Haunt Charlie Puth on 'I Don't Think That I Like Her'
Ghosts of heartbreak past stopped in to pay Charlie Puth a visit on his haunting new single “I Don’t Think I Like Her.” Teaming up with Travis Barker, the record finds the singer weighed down by past relationships that instilled a sense of paranoia in him, making dating all the …
Read More »From Tejano Showcases to Jazz Nights, Dallas Is Redefining 'Texas Music' by Celebrating Diversity
C ody Jinks didn’t mention Austin by name in his 2010 song “Hippies and Cowboys,” but it’s easy to read one particular lyric as a subtle shot at the city and its evolution from outlaws and artists haven to a home for industry insiders and tech bros. “I never been …
Read More »Chris Stapleton's Version of Vince Gill's 'Whenever You Come Around' Is Country-Soul Perfection
The world may have Vince Gill to thank for Chris Stapleton. As Stapleton points out just before performing a song of Gill’s for CMT Giants: Vince Gill, the Nineties star was an encouraging presence for younger songwriters like him when they were just getting started. “The greatest impact that you’ve …
Read More »Kanye West Ending Yeezy Partnership With Gap After Months of Complaining on Social Media
Kanye West has formally notified Gap that he will terminate his partnership with the apparel company, according to The Wall Street Journal. The tumultuous partnership, first announced in 2020, has caused West to voice numerous complaints on social media in recent weeks. The deal between West and Gap was initially …
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