Future‘s ninth studio album, I Never Liked You, has arrived — and with its release, the rapper dropped a video for his latest collaboration with Kanye West, “Keep It Burnin.” In the new Rick Nyce-directed video, the two appear in a darkly-lit area, with the whole visual shot in a …
Read More »Beach Boys Kick Off 60th-Anniversary Celebration With Expanded 'Sounds of Summer' Comp
The Beach Boys will kick off a year-long celebration of their 60th anniversary in June with a vastly expanded edition of their greatest hits comp Sounds of Summer. When it was initially released in 2003, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys contained 30 of the group’s …
Read More »Lola Kirke Embraces Nashville and Records the Eighties Country Album of Her Dreams
When she was an infant, Lola Kirke had a nurse who would sing Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” to her as a soothing gesture. She would later encounter the song in a new way in Jumpin’ Jim’s Ukulele Country music book, which she received as a teenager learning to play the ukulele. …
Read More »Tegan and Sara Are 'F-king Up What Matters' and Growing From It in New Video
Tegan and Sara have dropped new single “Fucking Up With Matters.” The track from their upcoming 10th studio album is their first new music released on the Mom+Pop label. Co-produced by John Congleton, the song addresses the “turbulence” the twin sibling musicians have gone through and grown from alongside the …
Read More »New Biography Reveals Biggie and Tupac Were Closer Than You Thought
A revelatory new biography of the Notorious B.I.G., Justin Tinsley’sIt Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him, is due out May 10, just before what would’ve been the Brooklyn legend’s 50th birthday. On the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Tinsley takes us through the …
Read More »'Freedom Uncut': See New Trailer for George Michael Doc, Narrated and Co-Directed by Late Musician
A new documentary about the life and career of George Michael will get a special theatrical release on June 22. George Michael: Freedom Uncut is described as Michael’s “final work” in a release, and the late musician is credited as a co-director on the film along with David Austin. Heavily …
Read More »The Black Keys Drop Soulful Single 'It Ain't Over' Ahead of New Album
In advance of their forthcoming studio album, Dropout Boogie, the Black Keys have dropped the neo-soul banger “It Ain’t Over,” marking the second glimpse of the record following the March release of lead single “Wild Child.” Dropout Boogie, out May 13 on Nonesuch Records, marks the blues rock duo’s eleventh …
Read More »Bonnie Raitt Shows Off Her Slide Guitar Chops in New 'Made Up Mind' Video
Bonnie Raitt shows off her ever-incredible slide guitar skills in the new video for her rendition of the Bros. Landreth’s song, “Made Up Mind.” Raitt and her band recorded the video for the song in Los Angeles, with the singer-songwriter telling Rolling Stone that they opted for a simple, live …
Read More »Travis Scott Will Headline a Festival One Day After the First Anniversary of the Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott has booked his first headlining festival set since Astroworld — and it’s scheduled to take place one day after the first anniversary of the tragedy, during which a massive crowd surge injured scores of people and led to 10 deaths. Scott was announced as one of the headliners …
Read More »Andrew Woolfolk, Earth, Wind, and Fire's Classic-Era Saxophonist, Dead at 71
Andrew Woolfolk, the longtime saxophonist for Earth, Wind, and Fire and reliable hired gun for a slew of other artists, died Sunday, April 24. He was 71. Earth, Wind, and Fire vocalist Phililp Bailey confirmed Woolfolk’s death on Instagram. Bailey noted that Woolfolk had been “ill [for] over a 6 …
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