Cynthia Erivo stopped by The Tonight Show for an emotional performance of her recent song “You’re Not Here.” Appearing in front of projected black and white images, Erivo offered an intimate, impassioned rendition of the track. “You’re Not Here” comes off Erivo’s debut album Ch. 1 Vs. 1, which dropped last …
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Last winter, isolated and iced-in several months into the pandemic in her North Side Chicago abode, Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace bonded with her neighbors, an experience that helped inform a series of new songs. “All of our driveways in the back were iced in and I literally was out …
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens has corralled a global cast of musicians for a rendition of his 1971 song, “Peace Train,” released Tuesday, September 21st, in honor of the International Day of Peace. This new version of “Peace Train” features over 25 musicians from 12 countries, their contributions seamlessly combined to create a …
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Billie Eilish delivered her first full concert in about a year and a half with a headlining set at the Life Is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas Sunday, September 19th. The 90-minute set — which is available to watch in full on YouTube — came one night after Eilish performed …
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Zac Brown Band combine a message of living in the moment with a sense of humor and deft bluegrass picking in the new song “Fun Having Fun,” off the group’s upcoming album The Comeback. Set to a speedy tempo and propelled by choppy mandolin, Brown and his mates recount instances …
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Late-Nineties and early-2000s NYC hip-hop heroes Fat Joe and Ja Rule were the latest rappers to go toe-to-toe on Verzuz. Photographer Ismail “Calligrafist” Sayeed was on hand to document the bout and shared his photographs withRolling Stone. On Tuesday, September 14th, the pair took the stage at the theater at …
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More than 15 inches of rain fell over August 21st in middle Tennessee, resulting in flash flooding throughout the counties of Humphreys and Dickson that claimed the lives of 20 people. Loretta Lynn lives in Humphreys County and was personally affected by the disaster: the foreman on Lynn’s Hurricane Mills …
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Korean rapper and producer Gray has returned last month with the release ofGrayground. Although it’s his first full-length album, Gray has been a prolific artist and dominant force in Korean hip-hop. The album boasts 11 tracks, and “Party for the Night” encapsulates his trademark sound, which modernizes beats and melodies …
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Lana Del Rey has released a new song, “Arcadia,” which will appear on her upcoming album, Blue Banisters, out October 22nd. Del Rey wrote and produced “Arcadia” with Drew Erickson. The song is set to steady piano and slow-rising horns, and opens with a vintage Del Rey line: “My body …
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Spoiler alert: This song is addictive. From the minute Katie Gavin delivers a line about cherry lipstick across summery acoustic guitar, “Silk Chiffon” ignites a blast of bubblegum indie pop in your brain with no intention of burning out. Like an endless sparkler on the Fourth of July, you just …
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