T he artist who is perhaps the best young MC of 2024, Doechii, was sitting off in the corner in a Manhattan rehearsal studio, getting ready to be part of Rolling Stone’s second annual Musicians on Musicians event. So of course she was quietly reading a book about the famous …
Read More »Busta Rhymes and GloRilla: Two Generations of Hip-Hop Superstars Connect
B usta Rhymes strode into the Apollo Theater with a massive entourage on Nov. 22. But most of his guests were his adult children, beaming with pride as their father readied himself to rock the stage. Busta brought his family to see him headline Rolling Stone’s second annual Musicians on …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians Live: Busta Rhymes, GloRilla, Brittany Howard, Doechii To Star
Rolling Stone’s 2024 Musicians on Musicians live event is going bigger than ever, bringing together four major talents for intimate conversations and unique performances at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater. Today, we announce the stars of this year’s incredible lineup: New York hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes will join rising Memphis star …
Read More »Coco Jones and Ayra Starr Collaborated on a Standout Track. Now, They're Sitting Down to Unpack Their Lives
A t 14, Coco Jones was catapulted into stardom thanks to a role as teen singing sensation Roxie in the 2012 Disney movie Let It Shine. That rush of fame was short-lived. Jones was signed then dropped from a label before she was 16. The industry didn’t know what to …
Read More »Reneé Rapp and Cynthia Erivo Believed in Themselves When No One Else Did
W ithin minutes of sitting down with each other at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, Reneé Rapp and Cynthia Erivo realize that they’re both Capricorns. They gush over how cosmic this meeting is, after years of mutual admiration from afar. “Now it all makes sense!” Erivo says. “A …
Read More »Bowen Yang Got Reneé Rapp Hype for 'Wicked'
Excitement is building for the Wicked movie after the release of the latest trailer starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande — and Reneé Rapp is very much among those who will be seated when the movie hits theaters on Nov. 22. “Speaking on behalf of everyone, we’re all thrilled,” Rapp …
Read More »Natalia Lafourcade and Leon Bridges on Songwriting, Death, and Time Travel
M CO Studios is a quiet, woodsy space tucked away in the leafy neighborhood of Anzures in Mexico City. With its sky-high ceilings and the bursting trees on the patio, it’s a site that reflects the beauty of the Mexican capital, and singers Leon Bridges and Natalia Lafourcade are immediately …
Read More »Christina Aguilera Meets Raye: Two Vocal Powerhouses Dream of Duets
R aye, wearing a black, formfitting Versace dress, can hardly contain her smile as she thinks about that legendary Christina Aguilera riff in Burlesque. You know, the one at the end of her “Show Me How You Burlesque” number, where her voice does cartwheels up and down a scale? Yeah, …
Read More »Rolling Stone's 2024 Musicians on Musicians Live Comes to the Apollo Theater
Rolling Stone’s latest Musicians on Musicians live event will take place at one of the most historic and legendary venues in all of music: the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. The event, taking place on Nov. 22, 2024, will feature conversations between musical icons, plus intimate performances, with full …
Read More »Timbaland and Metro Boomin on the Secrets to Making Hip-Hop Classics
T imbaland and Metro Boomin are sitting in 11th Street Records in Las Vegas one afternoon in July, talking about the difference between a hit and a classic. “You did ‘Bad and Boujee,’ ” Timbaland notes, referring to the 2016 Migos track Metro produced. “That’s a classic.” Metro offers his own …
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