Last November, when the Kentucky band Knocked Loose playedJimmy Kimmel Live!,it looked more like something out of a punk festival such as Riot Fest or Sound and Fury than late-night TV. Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, …
Read More »George Strait and Chris Stapleton Announce Co-Headlining Stadium Tour
George Strait and Chris Stapleton will once again spend the summer filling up stadiums on a co-headlining tour that kicks off this May. The five-date trek will mainly focus on the Northeast, with dates set at football stadiums in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Foxboro, Massachusetts, with Parker McCollum serving as …
Read More »Alicia Keys, Beck, Cher to Lead 2025 Love Rocks NYC
The ninth anniversary of Love Rocks NYC will see an all-star lineup take the stage to help raise money for the non-profit God’s Love We Deliver, which offers medically tailored meals and nutrition services to those in need. Alicia Keys, Beck, and Cher will lead the the roster, along with …
Read More »Ben Folds Resigns From National Symphony Orchestra Role as Trump Seizes Kennedy Center
Ben Folds has resigned as artistic adviser to the National Symphony Orchestra as President Donald Trump took charge of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “Given developments at the Kennedy Center, effective today I am resigning as artistic advisor to the NSO,” Folds wrote on Instagram today. …
Read More »Backstreet Boys Are Bringing Pop to the Sphere With 'Into the Millennium' Residency
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Sphere is going pop this summer. In July, the Las Vegas venue will host the Backstreet Boys for their nine-date Into the Millennium residency. Beginning Friday, July …
Read More »Zach Bryan to Headline First Concert at the Largest Stadium in the U.S.
Zach Bryan has announced another North American show for 2025, with the country star set to headline the first concert at the largest stadium in the United States — Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. The show will take place Sept. 27, with John Mayer, Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen, …
Read More »Wilco's 'A Ghost Is Born' Box Set Is Full of Surprises and Treasures
2004’s A Ghost Is Born has a key place in Wilco’s mythology. Recorded at a time of personal turmoil for singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy, it’s the first album they made after 2002’s era-defining, ante-upping Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, with all the expectations that came with that moment. For fans at the time, …
Read More »AJ Tracey and Jorja Smith Contemplate Second Chances in 'Crush' Video
Brandy’s Full Moon deep cut “Love Wouldn’t Count Me Out” sets the stage for AJ Tracey and Jorja Smith‘s uncertain contemplations on their latest collaboration “Crush.” The record arrives alongside a music video directed by LateMilk, which finds the London rapper and R&B star coming together for a moody meeting …
Read More »Paul McCartney Played a Surprise NYC Club Show Last Night. No One There Will Ever Forget It
“We had a blast — and you were the blasters!” Paul McCartney told the crowd at the end of his surprise Tuesday show in New York City. McCartney played a spontaneous gig at the Bowery Ballroom, a beloved rock bar on the Lower East Side that holds only 575 people. …
Read More »Andre 3000 Talks Sly Stone's 'Stankonia' Influence in 'Sly Lives!' Doc Clip
Andre 3000 discusses Sly Stone’s influence on OutKast’s Stankonia in a clip from Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Questlove’s documentary about the Family Stone genius that arrives Friday on Hulu. As Andre 3000 notes in the clip (via Billboard), the cover of the rap duo’s 2000 album …
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