In January 1994, Nirvana graced the cover of Rolling Stone in matching pinstripe suits. 28 years later, boygenius — Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus — are bringing it to a new generation. The new cover features the indie supergroup posing as each member: Baker is drummer Dave Grohl, …
Read More »Watch Hayley Williams Crash boygenius' Rolling Stone Cover Shoot
For Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus — a.k.a. boygenius — reinterpreting Rolling Stone‘s classic January 1994 Nirvana cover made perfect sense for their own Rolling Stone cover shoot. “I like how there’s a raw element to everything they made, and I feel like we definitely tried to maintain …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Announces Death of Her Father: 'Rest in Peace Dad'
Phoebe Bridgers‘ father, with whom she maintained a complicated relationship and recently reconnected with during the pandemic, has died. The singer announced his death on Instagram, captioning an old photo of herself sharing headphones with him at a restaurant: “Rest in peace dad.” Bridgers has often discussed her strained relationship …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Doesn't Want to Kill Her Dad Anymore
Nature is healing: Phoebe Bridgers doesn’t want to kill her dad anymore. The sadcore queen skipped all of the first date pleasantries on her outing with Chicken Shop Date’s whimsical host Amelia Dimoldenberg and jumped straight into existential oversharing, starting with a sprinkle of familial trauma. The worst thing Bridgers …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Leads All-Star Cover of Nico's 'These Days' With Matty Healy, Trey Anastasio, Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff corralled an intriguing mix of musicians — including Phoebe Bridgers, the 1975’s Matty Healy, and Phish’s Trey Anastasio — for a performance of the Jackson Browne-penned Nico classic, “These Days.” Stereogum shared a video of the special performance (and several others), which also featured vocal contributions from Bridgers’ …
Read More »Billie Eilish Surprises Hometown Show Audience with Phoebe Bridgers, Dave Grohl Appearances
Billie Eilish knows everyone, apparently. During the second show of her three-night stretch of shows at the Forum in Los Angeles, a grand homecoming following the official conclusion of the Happier Than Ever world tour, the singer and songwriter surprised her audience with not one, but two guests that prompted …
Read More »SZA Says New Album 'S.O.S.' Almost Featured More Artist Collaborations — But They Ghosted Her
SZA might be in the market for a new phone in the next couple of days, preferably one that flips closed and would probably malfunction if she tried to download any social media apps on it. The singer is warming up to escape the public response to her highly-anticipated sophomore …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers, Storefront Church Remember Low's Mimi Parker with Nostalgic 'Words' Cover
Low’s Mimi Parker has been celebrated and remembered through the embrace of music by fellow artists in the weeks since she died at 55 following a battle with ovarian cancer. The latest tribute to the drummer and soprano vocalist comes from Phoebe Bridgers and Storefront Church, who shared a nostalgic …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers, Master of Holiday Covers, Takes on the Handsome Family's 'So Much Wine'
It wouldn’t be the holidays without Phoebe Bridgers dropping her annual cover. This time, she’s released a delicate rendition of the Handsome Family’s “So Much Wine.” “I had nothing to say on Christmas day,” Bridgers sings in the opening line. She keeps her version similar to the 2000 original, yet …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Wins Dismissal of 'Frivolous' $3.8 Million Defamation Lawsuit
Phoebe Bridgers scored a major legal victory Wednesday when a Los Angeles judge struck down a $3.8 million defamation lawsuit filed against her by a recording studio owner. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted Bridgers’ dismissal request, called an anti-SLAPP motion, after the the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter appeared at …
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