Music

Aging gracefully in hip-hop, especially in 2019, is a near-impossible task. Part of the culture’s appeal and ongoing popularity is how well it ushers in an endless supply of new stars, each rejuvenating the scene (or just sowing chaos). Predictably, this leaves older generations perplexed on how to effectively keep …

Duff McKagan strums an acoustic guitar and sings about striving for the truth in front of a rapt audience in the new video for “Don’t Look Behind You,” the closing track on the Guns N’ Roses bassist’s recent solo album, Tenderness. McKagan filmed the clip at a sold-out show at …

Sitting in his Ford Econoline Van on Saturday afternoon, Justin Wells wiped the sweat off his face and cranked up the air-conditioning. Just exiting the Burl stage at the inaugural Railbird festival in Lexington, Kentucky, the rising country/roots-rock singer couldn’t help but smile thinking of how wild that hometown gig …

Michelle Zauner has always written about grief. The 30-year-old musician, who performs under the name Japanese Breakfast, joined Rolling Stone for “Morning Sessions” — an interview series presented by the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card — in which she discussed her writing process, her brief stint as a 9-to-5 …

NF’s sophomore album The Search debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The album sold more than 88,000 copies — thanks to a variety of bundling deals that paired the release with merchandise — and amassed over 56 million streams. That was enough to push …

Brian Wilson said he is looking forward to getting back on the road after postponing tour dates for mental health reasons in June. “Thank you to everyone for your cards and best wishes. Your concern and love just blows me away,” the singer wrote on his official website. “I’m feeling …

On this day in 1974, the world lost “Mama” Cass Elliot, a member of the Mamas and the Papas and a pivotal figure in the Sixties California rock scene. She was found dead at the infamous 1 Curzon Place, a London apartment that Harry Nilsson had rented out to the …

Francisca Valenzuela is not just a singer-songwriter; she is her own producer, a published poet, and founder of the feminist music collective and festival, Ruidosa. But now, with the release of her steely new track, “Héroe,” she is Joan of Arc, Wonder Woman, and Xena Warrior Princess — all rolled …

Country group Rascal Flatts hit the outdoor stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform a set of songs, including twanging rocker “I Like the Sound of That” and the anthemic “Back to Life.” In the clip, the musicians bring an energetic vibe to “I Like the Sound of That,” a …

Slipknot examine the concept of “living a lie” on their pummeling new song “Solway Firth.” After the track’s atmospheric swirl explodes into rabid riffs and double kick-drum patterns, frontman Corey Taylor screams, “I will settle for a slaughterhouse soaked in blood and betrayal/ It’s always somebody else; somebody else was …