Brent Faiyaz is back with two singles named for two very different, very famous fictional characters, but the singer tells Rolling Stone an important throughline connects them. “Everything I’m creating right now is about showing [a] range of concepts, principles, emotions, and experiences,” he said via email. “Innocence versus Indecency. …
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After 29 months, six distinct legs, and 130 concerts across practically every corner of Europe and North America, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band finally wrapped up their world tour Thursday evening at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy. The setlist was largely standard for this final leg of …
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Bad Bunny is bringing all the festive energy at a time where it feels hard to celebrate July 4th. In his new music video for “Nuevayol,” the Latin superstar honors the Puerto Rican diaspora and delivers a poignant pro-immigrant message. Toward the end of the video, a voice that sounds …
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One of the most feverishly anticipated reunion concerts in rock history kicked off Friday evening at Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, when Oasis took the stage and began their first show in 16 years by breaking out 1995’s “Hello.” They then ripped into “Acquiesce” and “Morning Glory.” The set then …
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This Fourth of July, musician Ben Folds has released a brand-new album recorded live at the sold-out Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The show took place before Trump seized the Center and Folds resigned from his leadership position there in …
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There are certain indisputable facts in the music world. Stevie Nicks collects shawls. Bob Dylan dabbled in Christianity in the 1980s. Donald Fagen has feelings about the term “yacht rock” (hint: It’s “go fuck yourself”). And Liam Gallagher really, really loves Twitter. A day before the Oasis reunion tour kicks …
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If you’re looking for patriotic country songs for the Fourth of July, they’re easy to find. But country songs of dissent, that dare to question or call out the nation’s flaws, require some digging — unless you subscribe to Don’t Rock the Inbox, which this week shared an expertly curated …
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Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage An alternate juror in Sean Combs‘ criminal sex trafficking and racketeering trial has spoken out following the mogul’s acquittal on the more serious charges, saying the footage of Combs attacking Casandra “Cassie” Ventura at the InterContinental Hotel did not weigh too heavily …
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Natanael Cano, the OG king of corridos tumbados, took a surprise turn with his new album Porque La Demora. After two years focusing on collaborations with his genre peers (and to the shock of some of his longtime fans), he’s completely put corridos aside in favor of exploring reggaeton, hip-hop, …
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AJ McLean is one of the few people who heard some of the music Liam Payne was working on prior to his death in October 2024. The Backstreet Boys member developed a close rapport with the One Direction singer while working on the Netflix series Building the Band. In a …
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