Eric Church will release his new album, the curiously titled Evangeline vs. The Machine, on May 2. It’s the follow-up to 2021’s three-disc opus Heart & Soul and includes the previously released “Darkest Hour,” a cover of Tom Waits’ “Clap Hands,” off 1985’s Rain Dogs, and the just released new …
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Everything is bigger in Texas, including the upcoming co-headlining the Crooner & the Cowboy tour from Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett. The run of shows scheduled to makes stops throughout North America this summer will feature full sets from both Bridges and Crockett, plus opening performances from Noeline Hofmann, Reyna …
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Marty Callner, an Emmy-nominated director who pioneered the art of the network comedy special but whose legacy were a series of provocative music videos in the Eighties, died March 17 at the age of 78. Callner’s family confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, adding that he died of natural causes …
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Anitta will no longer perform at Coachella 2025. On Thursday, the Brazilian icon announced that she is stepping away from this year’s festival lineup over “unexpected personal reasons.” “I was really looking forward to being at Coachella this year, but due to unexpected personal reasons, I won’t be able to …
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Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations. Saba is the cerebral rap poet who made his name with corrosively pained classics like 2018’s Care for Me and 2022’s Few Good Things. No ID, the “Godfather of Chicago Hip-Hop,” has spent his life making …
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At this year’s just-concluded SXSW, hip-hop/pop artist Kimmortal was scheduled to play a showcase with other rising acts from Canada. About a month before, though, they heard the event had suddenly been canceled over concerns related to Donald Trump‘s escalating threats toward Canada, including tariff hikes. That meant Kimmortal, an …
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A s soon as you hear their celestial harmonies, you need to find them. If you happened to be looking for them on a cold afternoon in February 2024, you would have found the band of four siblings sitting in the Rolling Stone offices, strumming acoustic guitars. Their layered voices …
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Forty-seven tracks into Rush 50 — a new career-spanning anthology presenting 50 songs across nearly five hours — a cool sonic Easter egg arrives. Near the beginning of “Headlong Flight,” a track from Rush’s final studio album, 2012’s Clockwork Angels, Alex Lifeson plays a slashing solo-guitar break, which Geddy Lee …
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Neil Young has canceled his plans to perform a free concert in Ukraine ahead of his upcoming European summer tour with the Chrome Hearts, citing safety concerns. Earlier this month, Young wrote on his official website, “We are currently in talks and will make the announcement here at [the Neil …
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Nell Smith isn’t ready to let go on “Billions of People,” the latest single from the late musician’s posthumous album Anxious, set for release on April 11. The singer-songwriter started building the song out with Canadian band Shred Kelly in September 2022 after visiting England while on tour with the …
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