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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Late last spring, Lorén Aldarondo was halfway through her shift waiting tables when her phone buzzed. It was her music manager, which puzzled her because he typically didn’t call when she was on the clock. Curious, she answered, and was told she needed to get on a conference call immediately. …
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There’s no pretense around Anycia, the Southern belle whose alluring voice and unabashed authenticity have made her a rising star. When she logs onto Zoom for this interview, she’s relaxing on her couch. Talking with her feels more like FaceTiming with a friend; at one point, she has to pause …
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Lola Young never intended to be a TikTok phenom. And yet, if you thumb through the app right now, there’s a solid chance your entire timeline will be deploying her 2024 megahit “Messy” to soundtrack their daily moments of mundanity. What makes a soul-pop song by a 24-year-old from South …
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Cordae paired his hit singles and new album tracks with live instrumentation for the rapper’s performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk. The 20-minute set was a homecoming of sorts for Cordae, as NPR’s Washington D.C. office is close to the DMV (a.k.a. the Washington metropolitan area) where he grew up. “This …
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From the moment Palestinian-Canadian singer-songwriter Nemahsis stepped on stage at Chicago’s Ramova Theater last fall, she had the crowd locked in. Her movements were understated and free, her presence magnetic — graceful twirls one moment, piercing eye contact the next. Performing as part of a benefit concert for Gaza, she …
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John Legend brought the snap-and-clap spirit of the church to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The musician took the stage with special guest Black Thought and Tonight Show house band the Roots for a spirited performance of “Used to Love U” from his very first album Get Lifted. The …
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