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 »Anitta Adds Missy Elliott, Maluma Collabs to 'Versions of Me' Deluxe Edition
Brazilian pop star Anitta has added five new songs to the deluxe edition of Versions of Me, which arrives today, Aug. 26. The five new tracks include some of the all-star collaborations Anitta has released over the past few weeks, including “El Que Espera” with Maluma and “Lobby” with Missy …
Read More »Madison Beer Flips the Spotlight on Herself on 'Dangerous'
Madison Beer takes center stage in the video for her latest single, “Dangerous,” placing the singer under a microscope. Performing while surrounded by an orchestra wrapping her crooning vocals in a lush string arrangement, the 23-year-old songstress contemplates the role she played in unraveling a relationship. “Where did you go?/Is …
Read More »LCD Soundsystem's First Song in Five Years Will Be for Noah Baumbach's 'White Noise'
Noah Baumbach’s extremely wild looking adaptation of Don DeLillo’s (arguably un-adaptable) classic White Noise will include the first new bit of music from LCD Soundsystem in five years, Variety reports. All that’s known about the song at the moment is that it’s called “New Body Rhumba” and that it will …
Read More »Robert Plant on Success, Getting Panned by Rolling Stone, and What 'Stairway to Heaven' Means to Him Now
W hen I reach Robert Plant on the phone, it’s a few days before he and Alison Krauss play Glastonbury. Plant has just arrived back in England in a great mood and describes his day so far in his very Plant-like way: “It’s summer solstice — it’s magnificent,” he exclaims. …
Read More »David Bowie's 'Moonage Daydream' Soundtrack to Feature Unreleased Live Tracks, New Mixes
Ahead of the release of the David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream, details of the film’s soundtrack have been revealed, with the companion collection boasting unreleased live versions, album cuts, interview excerpts, orchestral performances, and film-specific remixes of classic Bowie tracks. As a preview of the soundtrack’s exclusive “Moonage Daydream” mixes, …
Read More »A New Look at Cult-Favorite Folk Sisters the Roches
In the summer of 1971, a sibling folk duo attended Paul Simon‘s songwriting class at NYU and then found themselves singing backup on There Goes Rhymin’ Simon. More than 50 years later — and just after Soccer Mommy cited them as an influence on her recent album — the Roches …
Read More »Professor John Legend to Teach the Art of Songwriting With New 'MasterClass'
John Legend will attempt to teach common folk how to pen hit songs as the latest instructor in the MasterClass series. The streaming platform announced its new EGOT-winning teacher Thursday, with Legend presenting a songwriting curriculum with lessons revolving around his own songs like “Free,” “All of Me,” “Glory,” and …
Read More »Why the Hell Is Will Hoge Teaching a Peloton Class?
Hey, it’s hard to sell records these days, especially as an independent artist. So we give props to Will Hoge for literally sweating to get his music heard. To promote Wings on My Shoes, his superb new album out Friday, the Grammy-nominated Nashville roots-rocker hopped on his Peloton and led …
Read More »Jota Rosa Gets Deep in His Feelings on 'Como Ñengo' With Feid and Kris Floyd
Back in 2020, the superproducer Tainy released Club Dieciseis,a crisp compilation full of forward-thinking reggaeton experiments. Now, another artist is picking up where he left off: Rising star Jota Rosa, a triple-threat who writes, produces and performs, is getting ready to drop Club Dieciseis 2, a follow-up to Tainy‘s original …
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