Rising indie rocker Beabadoobee turned in a performance of her song “Care” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday, November 19th. Frontwoman Bea Kristi and her band kept things to the point as they ripped through the vintage-sounding track, which is packed with plenty of big guitar crunch that Kristi offset with …
Read More »RS Charts: Ariana Grande Holds Number One Spot on Artists 500 Chart
Ariana Grande retained the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the second week in a row. The pop star’s total stream numbers saw a significant drop from last week, 167.9 million to 99 million for the week of November 6th through 12th, but that was …
Read More »See Ariana Grande Perform 'Them Changes' With Thundercat at Adult Swim Festival
Ariana Grande was a surprise guest on the first day of the Adult Swim Festival, with the Positions singer showing up unannounced to perform “Them Changes” alongside Thundercat. Grande has long been an admirer of the bassist’s 2015 track, which she previously covered solo during a BBC Radio 1 Live …
Read More »CNCO Pay Homage to New Kids on the Block in 'Tan Enamorados' Video
CNCO pay tribute to boy bands of yore in the video for their new single, “Tan Enamorados” (“So In Love”). The song is the first release from their just-announced third studio album, Déjà Vu. “Tan Enamorados” is a cover of Argentine-Venezuelan singer Ricardo Montaner’s hit single from 1988. In the …
Read More »RS Charts: Ariana Grande Coasts to Number One With 'Positions'
Ariana Grande‘s Positions had an easy path to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. With more 27,000 sales and 157 million streams, Grande earned almost three times as many album-equivalent units as the Number Two album, Trippie Redd‘s Pegasus. Pegasus, a sprawling set encompassing 32 …
Read More »See John Legend Sing 'Georgia on My Mind' After State Flips Blue
After Georgia flipped from Trump to Joe Biden early Friday morning, John Legend celebrated the moment on social media by singing “Georgia on My Mind.” Georgia — which has given its electoral college votes to the Republican presidential candidate in every election since 1992 — gave Biden a slight edge …
Read More »Chuck D, EarthGang Talk Bob Marley's Influence in 'Freedom Fighter'
Chuck D and EarthGang discuss Bob Marley‘s influence and impact in Freedom Fighter, the seventh addition to Legacy, the documentary series honoring the late reggae legend. The video reaches nearly 40 minutes, containing footage of Marley’s performances interspersed with interviews with Ziggy Marley, 2 Chainz, LL Cool J, and several …
Read More »Sam Morrow Makes Gritty, Funky Country-Rock. Just Don't Call Him an Outlaw
After his last album Concrete & Mud was released in 2018, Sam Morrow found that he was often getting tagged with the “outlaw country” label. That album’s brawny mix of country-funk and retro boogie nodded to the influence of Waylon Jennings and Jerry Reed, undoubtedly, but the Houston native wasn’t …
Read More »See First Trailer for HBO's Bee Gees Doc 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart'
HBO has dropped the trailer for The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, their upcoming documentary about the hit-making brother trio. “There’s nothing else to say about the Bee Gees except they’re fucking awesome,” Justin Timberlake says of the Gibb brothers, Barry, Robin, and Maurice, in the …
Read More »Julian Casablancas Debuts New 'Rolling Stone' Interview Series 'S.O.S. — Earth Is a Mess'
Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has partnered with Rolling Stone to launch a new interview series, S.O.S. — Earth Is a Mess. The first episode debuts Thursday, October 29th, and features a chat with Democracy Now! host and best-selling author, Amy Goodman. An avowed Goodman fan, Casablancas opens the interview by …
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