Washington, D.C., punk band Ekko Astral are releasing a deluxe version of their buzzy debut, Pink Balloons, for its one-year anniversary. The re-release includes the full 2024 album plus five bonus tracks, which are available right now as a digital EP called Pink Balloons: Popped; preorders are also open for …
Read More »Green Day and Charli XCX's Coachella Non-Feud Gets the Goofy End It Deserves
The great Charli XCX/Green Day non-feud of Coachella 2025 has officially come to a conciliatory end. If that combination of words reads as utterly incomprehensible (or utterly inconsequential) slop — please, let us explain. Last week, after the first weekend of Coachella, Charli shared a photo dump that included a …
Read More »Kneecap Call for a Free Palestine During Uncensored Coachella Set
Kneecap returned to the Coachella stage this weekend after claiming that the pro-Palestine message they shared onstage during weekend one of the festival was cut from the official livestream. At the time, the band assured “it’ll be sorted” in time for their next set. During their Friday performance, the Irish …
Read More »Meet Plaqueboymax, Rap's Gen Z Tastemaker
P laqueboymax might be one of the most sought-after names in the music business right now. At 22 years old, the popular Twitch streamer is tapped into the next generation of listeners, who engage with new music via nonstop feeds of clips and snippets. He’s among the Top 15 streamers …
Read More »Ian Munsick Is Emphasizing the 'Western' in Country & Western Music
Ian Munsick was making his debut at bucket-list venue Red Rocks Amphitheatre just outside of Denver in June 2024 when he noticed someone step onstage. JoRee LaFrance, a member of the Apsáalooke/Crow Nation, which hails from southeastern Montana, appeared in front of the crowd and said she had a message …
Read More »Dave Grohl, Cynthia Erivo Join Gustavo Dudamel and LA Phil at Coachella
The Los Angeles Philharmonic led by conductor Gustavo Dudamel was in full swing on Saturday for the second weekend of Coachella after appearing last weekend. It was a star-studded affair, which included surprise performances by Dave Grohl and Cynthia Erivo. The Foo Fighters frontman hit the stage with his guitar …
Read More »How Wiz Khalifa Brought the Stoner Rap Era Back on 'Kush + Orange Juice 2'
When Wiz Khalifa arrives at the Rolling Stone offices the day before the release of Kush + Orange Juice 2, the sequel to his cult classic 2010 mixtape, he wastes no time getting right into the music. With a discography full of smash hits, Wiz’s career stands alongside legends of …
Read More »Snoop Dogg Drops Trippy 'Last Dance With Mary Jane' Video to Celebrate 4/20
Snoop Dogg celebrates (and sometimes laments) his lifelong love affair with marijuana in the new video for “Last Dance With Mary Jane,” his song that features Tom Petty and Jelly Roll. The song samples the Tom Petty classic “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” and so it’s no surprise that the late …
Read More »Post Malone's Ex-Fiancée Files for Custody of Their Daughter
Post Malone‘s ex-fiancée, whose name had been kept private for years, filed for custody of their two-year-old daughter on Wednesday, according to a document obtained by Rolling Stone Friday. In the filing, Hee Sung “Jamie” Park filed for custody in Los Angeles Superior Court, requesting primary physical custody of their …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Says 'Bluebird' Was Inspired by a Real-Life Moment: 'A Bird Hit My Window'
Lana Del Rey dropped her new country-tinged single “Bluebird” on Friday and shared a story about how the song was inspired by a real-life bird that brought her a sign she should have listened to. “I had been seeing someone for a very long time, and we hadn’t seen each …
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