Ken Pomeroy wants you to feel her empathy. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter may be sharing her hopes for Cruel Joke, her 12-track album that drops on May 16th, but she’s also articulating the reason she makes music at all. “From the beginning, the goal for me — my mission statement, I …
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One week after the organizers of New York City’s annual SummerStage concert series canceled R&B singer Kehlani’s Pride show set for the end of June, it appears Chicago rapper Noname’s show celebrating Juneteenth has been canceled as well. Local publication Hell Gate first reported that Noname’s show had been canceled …
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Kid Cudi will reflect on the journey of his life and career in his debut memoir Cudi: The Memoir, out Aug. 5. The musician announced the book on Instagram, sharing accompanying artwork that he painted himself. The memoir will recount stories that capture “life lessons, the rager period of my …
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For 69 years, the Billboard 200 has ranked the most consumed albums in the United States, and for the first time, the albums in the Number One and Two spots are both in Spanish. Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos sits atop the chart at Number One after a new …
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Beth Gibbons is celebrating the first anniversary of her debut solo album of original music, Lives Outgrown. On Monday, NPR released the singer’s performance for Tiny Desk, featuring songs from the studio album. Gibbons opened her set with a haunting rendition of “Tell Me Who You Are Today,” surrounded by …
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Daryl Hall doesn’t know how he got involved in the yacht-rock conversation, but he wants out. In a recent interview onBroken Record, the podcast produced by Rick Rubin and hosted by Justin Richmond, the musician slammed the genre’s entire premise and distanced himself from any association with it. “This is …
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The 33 ⅓ audiobook series is coming to Spotify. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the streaming platform will add more than 50 music books to the platform from the series, with some featuring additional commentary and introductions from Spotify editors. The titles arrive tomorrow, May 13. Among the books …
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Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage When former security guard Israel Florez stepped off an elevator at the InterContinental Hotel on March 5, 2016, he encountered a shattered vase on the floor, a visibly injured woman and Sean Combs wearing only a towel and a “devilish stare” on his …
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Dua Lipa seems to be making a habit of covering local icons on her current Radical Optimism world tour. For her May 11 show at Madrid’s Movistar Arena, she surprised fans with a performance of Enrique Iglesias’ 2001 hit “Hero” in Spanish. In a clip shared by Billboard, Lipa swayed …
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Pearl Jam have released a collection of songs featured on HBO series The Last of Us. The four-track compilation includes the band’s 2013 song “Future Days,” which is referenced both in the original video game and the TV show. The rock band shared a new music video for the track, …
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