Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This nomination year was one of pop’s most lively in recent memory, with newly minted phenomena, …
Read More »Katy Perry, Jack Harlow, Shaboozey Set for 2024 Jingle Ball Tour
Katy Perry, Tate McRae, Jack Harlow, Twenty One Pilots, Shaboozey, Benson Boone, and the Kid Laroi will headline the annual Jingle Ball tour. The 2024 edition of the tour will kick off Dec. 3 in Dallas/Ft. Worth and continue throughout December, including stops in New York City, Detroit, Washington, D.C., …
Read More »Shaboozey Takes a Long and Lonesome Road in New 'Highway' Video
Shaboozey finds himself on a long and lonesome road in the new video for “Highway,” the rising country star’s latest single from his album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. The visual sees Shaboozey wandering Paris, Texas-style through the picturesque heartland in the aftermath of a breakup, with only …
Read More »Watch Shaboozey's Intimate Performance of 'Highway' on 'Colbert'
Shaboozey stopped by The Late Show to perform his song “Highway,” a cut from his album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. The thoughtful performance, which saw Shaboozey singing the intimate track in front of a sepia-toned video screen, gave audiences a new glimpse of the singer, who has …
Read More »Shaboozey, Post Malone, and Morgan Wallen Score 2024 CMA Awards Nominations
The nominations have been announced for the 2024 CMA Awards and this year’s crop of nominees include a number of familiar faces, a few new names, and the return of a past winner. Morgan Wallen is the top nominee with seven total nods, mostly on the strength of his chart-topping …
Read More »'Cowboy Carter' Was Never Going to Change the CMA's Mind About Beyoncé
The CMA Awards lit a fire in Beyoncé in 2016. At that year’s ceremony, she took the stage with the Chicks to perform “Daddy Lessons,” the country cut from Lemonade. There was bristling within the audience, the first spark of contention. Online, scandalized viewers torched the appearance. They spewed their …
Read More »Shaboozey Sues Music Publisher as He Tries Exiting Publishing Deal
Rising country star Shaboozey has sued Warner Chappell, claiming the major music publisher is stalling his efforts to buy himself out of his contract amid the success of his smash hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” In the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Friday and obtained by Rolling Stone, Shaboozey …
Read More »Beyoncé, Zach Bryan Lead 2024 People's Choice Country Awards Nominations
Zach Bryan and Beyoncé lead a crowded, star-studded pack of nominees for the 2024 People’s Choice Country. Bryan picked up 19 nominations total, Beyoncé followed just behind with 17, and Kacey Musgraves picked up the third most with 15. All three artists will vie for the night’s top prize, The …
Read More »Barack Obama Is Bumpin' Charli XCX (Plus Shaboozey, Billie Eilish, and More)
The list of people, places, and things having a Brat summer continues to grow. You know by now, we’re sure, that Vice President Kamala Harris is bumpin’ that. But would you believe that Barack Obama is, too? The former president included Charli XCX’s “365” near the very top of his …
Read More »Hot Pop Summer! Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Tinashe, and Charli XCX Conquer the Charts
Some summers are just hotter and poppier than others — and summer 2024 is turning out to be a wild one, with way more than its share of pop breakthroughs. Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter are conquering the world, Shaboozey hit Number One with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and two …
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