UPDATE (9/8): Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Breland, and Brittney Spencer have been added to the lineup of “Loretta Lynn’s Friends: Hometown Rising,” a benefit concert for victims of last month’s Tennessee floods. The concert will air live on Circle Network on September 13th at 8 p.m. ET …
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Somehow, live rock & roll is happening in 2021 America. Dirty Honey capture the energy of their current tour both onstage and backstage in the L.A. band’s new music video for “The Wire.” The clip, directed by the group’s go-to filmmaker Scott Fleishman/APlus Filmz, doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it …
Read More »Hear Sting Preview New Album With Single 'If It's Love'
Sting will release a new album, The Bridge, on November 19th via A&M/Interscope/Cherrytree Records. The musician has previewed the release with a breezy, upbeat new single, “If It’s Love.” “I’m certainly not the first songwriter to equate falling in or out of love with an incurable sickness, nor will I …
Read More »Lady Gaga Taps Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama for 'Dawn of Chromatica' Remix Album
Lady Gaga will follow-up the release of Chromatica with a remix of the album, out September 3rd via Interscope. The Dawn of Chromatica tracklist features contributions from Charli XCX and A.G. Cook (“911,” which Gaga recently dropped the virtual reality video for), Rina Sawayama (“Free Woman”), and others. The remix …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Samsung‘s latest smartphones are now available to purchase online and the company is tapping into the power of its global ambassadors, BTS, to get the word out. The …
Read More »Metallica Tap Rina Sawayama, Idles for Latest 'Black Album' Covers
Rina Sawayama and Idles have shared their renditions of “Enter Sandman and “The God That Failed,” respectively, from Metallica’s upcoming Black Album covers comp, The Metallica Blacklist. Sawayama’s version of “Enter Sandman” takes the song’s classic riff and filters it through a towering dance beat to create a cover that …
Read More »Ty Dolla $ign and Dvsn Mark the Start of Cuffing Season With Their New Collaborative Mixtape
It almost makes too much sense that the new collaborative mixtape from R&B heavyweights Ty Dolla $ign and Dvsn started at a party thrown by Drake. Over Zoom, Dvsn’s Daniel Daley recalls being invited on Ty’s yacht after they met at Drizzy’s soirée. “We kind of just vibed and played …
Read More »Kanye West Is Throwing Yet Another 'Donda' Listening Party — No Vax Required
UPDATE (8/25):Vaccines will be offered at Kanye West‘s upcoming Donda listening party in Chicago. “Soldier Field and the Chicago Department of Public Health are pleased to be working together to offer 1,500-plus vaccinations for those not yet vaccinated (Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson) and assist with setting up their second …
Read More »Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Pay Tribute to Charlie Watts: 'Charlie Was a Rock'
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr took to media on Tuesday to honor the Rolling Stones‘ Charlie Watts, who died at 80 on Tuesday. “So sad to hear about Charlie Watts, the Stones drummer dying,” McCartney said. “He was a lovely guy, and I knew he was ill, but I didn’t …
Read More »Lilyisthatyou Debuts Provocative 'F.M.R.N.' Video
Lilyisthatyou released the visual for her streaming hit “F.M.R.N.” on Monday. In the colorful clip, directed by Qran Zhu, the singer stares down the camera as she delivers her single’s amorous invitation: “Can you come fuck me right now?” That chorus became popular on TikTok before the song was even …
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