The grandparents of Astroworld‘s youngest victim didn’t hold back Thursday when asked what they thought of Kanye West threatening to pull out of Coachella unless Travis Scott gets an “apology” from Billie Eilish. “To hear Kanye’s words, that’s hurtful to us. What an idiotic thing to say,” Bernon Blount, whose …
Read More »Rico Nasty Is a 'Glamorous Bitch' in Duke Deuce's 'Falling Off' Video
Duke Deuce and Rico Nasty link up in the video for new song “Falling Off.” In the clip, Rico performs alongside Duke Deuce, the woozy closeup shots and flashing strobe lights conveying urgency as they rock out on stage and in other locations. “All this damn money, got my Levi …
Read More »Future Declares Valentine's Day 'The Worst Day' in New Single
For all those dreading the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, Future has dropped a new single just for you. “Worst Day” finds the rapper spending his first release of 2022 lamenting the expectations of the romance-driven day — and the track’s accompanying video features controversial “professional image consultant” and dating advisor …
Read More »Sting Hopes to Do a 'Good Job' Singing en Español at Premio Lo Nuestro
Should we call himPica now? Sting is headed to Univision’s Premio Lo Nuestro later this month to premiere his new completely-in-Spanish single “Por Su Amor,” Rolling Stone can exclusively announce. The 17-time Grammy winner says that the track, originally titled “For Her Love” and featured on his recent album The …
Read More »Inside Whitney Houston's Final Days
By the early 2010s, Whitney Houston wanted to turn her life around and save her career. Despite years of mental personal struggles and drug addiction, she was still an R&B superstar with an enormous, devoted fanbase, as well as many impassioned supporters in the music industry, most prominently RCA Records …
Read More »Caroline Polachek Surrenders to the Sublime on Esoteric Single 'Billions'
Caroline Polachek has shared her new single, “Billions” — a trip-hop inspired, hallucinogenic epic that finds the songwriter expanding upon the inventive production style perfected on her critically acclaimed 2019 album,Pang. The song, a staple from the “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” singer’s 2021 live shows, was written and …
Read More »Jack Antonoff Calls Damon Albarn's Comments About Taylor Swift 'Trumpian'
Taylor Swift might have shaken off Damon Albarn‘s recent criticism of her songwriting abilities, but frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff hasn’t quite yet moved on from the Blur frontman’s comments. In an appearance on “The What” podcast — intended to promote Antonoff’s Superjam at this year’s Bonnaroo festival — the Bleachers …
Read More »Watch Foo Fighters Form a Supergroup With 'Fraggle Rock' Crew
Foo Fighters go from sold-out arenas to the realm of Fraggle Rock in this clip for the Apple TV+ series Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, out now on the streaming service. Dave Grohl and company join Jim Henson’s beloved puppets to form an unlikely supergroup to perform the series’ …
Read More »Willie Nelson Records Songs by Chris Stapleton, the Beatles for New Album 'A Beautiful Time'
Unstoppable album releaser Willie Nelson will drop yet another new LP with the release of A Beautiful Time. The record arrives April 29 — Nelson’s 89th birthday. Willie previews the record with the first track “I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die,” a song written by Chris Stapleton and …
Read More »Eddie Vedder's Star-Studded 'Earthling' Is a Reminder of His Individuality
Eddie Vedder has always seemed like a singer inextricably bound to his band. Since the beginnings of Pearl Jam, he has flexed his warm baritone with an intensity or a sensitivity that perfectly matched his fellow musicians’ loose fury and anxious jamming; Vedder’s voice depends on Pearl Jam’s music, and …
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