Ozzy Osbourne‘s life story has been told many times. In addition to his 2010 memoir, I Am Ozzy, there’s a 1998 episode of VH1’s Behind the Music, the 2011 documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, the 2020 documentary Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, countless articles and books, and the …
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Taylor Swift has dropped the year’s biggest album with The Life of a Showgirl. It’s also the year’s most polarizing album — but how would it not be? Something about Taylor will always trigger those over-the-top love-or-hate reactions from people. “I have been afflicted by a terminal uniqueness,” she sings …
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Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This year’s Album of the Year field isn’t lacking for front-runners: Any one of these eight …
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President Donald Trump claims he hasn’t heard music by one of the biggest American artists in the world. While calling into Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Reports on Tuesday, the president was asked about Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show. “This guy does not seem like a unifying entertainer, and …
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S ince debuting in 1991 with a feature on Main Source’s “Live at the Barbeque,” Nas has been intent on amplifying New York hip-hop. His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop lyricism, and his top-tier penmanship has powered a catalog of 17 solo albums. He’s always paid …
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Carín León and Kacey Musgraves sing about a sweet love without borders. On Tuesday, the música mexicana king and country queen shared the cinematic video for their norteño-country collaboration, “Lost in Translation.“ “Get lost with us,” the duo captioned their Instagram post about the video. Directed by Running Bear’s Alexa …
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Ruston Kelly took his seat in the middle of the Bluebird Cafe, the tiny strip-mall bar-and-grill at the outer reaches of Nashville that serves as one of the most important proving grounds in the world of songwriting. His choices for a venue to release Pale, Through the Window in early …
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When tens of millions of people around the world all stream the same album in the course of a few days, some of them are inevitably not going to like it. Such has been the case with Taylor Swift‘s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, and fair enough, as …
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Jay Som is teasing her new album Belong (out Friday) with a song featuring Hayley Williams. On Tuesday, the artist (whose real name is Melina Duterte) released the single “Past Lives,” which she previously told Rolling Stone was one of the hardest on her album to complete. “It’s a dream …
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In a week where Zach Bryan found himself once again at the top of the headlines, this time for a song that was perceived to be a critique of ICE raids and law enforcement, the Oklahoma songwriter is setting the record straight. His message? The United States is “devastatingly divided.” …
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