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As the sole album Jeff Buckley completed during his brief lifetime, Grace offers a tantalizing look at the unfulfilled promise of one of the Nineties’ most striking talents. Showcasing the singer-songwriter’s technical virtuosity and soaring multi-octave range, the tracks brim with the fervent energy of a musical polyglot who seemed …

First Aid Kit paid tribute to the late David Berman with a gut-wrenching cover of Silver Jews‘ “Random Rules.” The Swedish folk duo also released an original song “Strange Beauty” in honor of Berman, who died by suicide at the age of 52 earlier this month. Singer Klara Söderberg takes …

On Tuesday, Noah Ryan Murphy, an 18-year-old who makes music as deadman死人, experienced severe whiplash. One of his productions, “Omae Wa Mou,” debuted at Number One on Spotify‘s Viral 50. But the same day, Murphy was hit with a copyright infringement claim, which led to the removal of the track …

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 …