The remarkable hip-hop alchemy of Rammellzee is explored in a new short documentary, Rammellzee: It’s Not Who But What, from director Oscar Boyson. The Safdie brothers helped produce the film, which was released by Red Bull Arts New York and closed the Red Bull Music This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch New Short Doc Exploring Career of Hip-Hop Alchemist...

Elvis Presley‘s legendary television special Elvis, better known as the “’68 Comeback Special,” will be screened in movie theaters this summer to mark the 50th anniversary of its airing. The screenings will take place on Presley’s birthday, August 16th, and again on August 20th. The owner of This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Elvis Presley’s ’68 Comeback Special to Hit Movie Theaters This...

Jim James pairs scorching guitars with musings on social media and nostalgia on his new track “Throwback.” The song will appear on the My Morning Jacket frontman’s upcoming solo album, Uniform Distortion, out June This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Jim James Skewer Social Media on New Song...

Heart‘s Ann Wilson will release a new solo album, Immortal, filled with covers that honor late musicians such as David Bowie, Leonard Cohen and Tom Petty. The record arrives September 14th via BMG. The Immortal This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Heart’s Ann Wilson Covers Dead Rockers on New Album...

Pusha-T said Drake‘s explanation of his blackface photo “doesn’t change my view at all,” during an interview with Los Angeles’ Real 92.3 This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Pusha-T to Drake: ‘You Are Silent on All Black...

Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy, the organization that oversees the Grammy Awards, announced that he will step down at the end of his contract next summer. Portnow did not give a specific reason for stepping down. In a statement released by the organization, Portnow, who has led the group for 16 years, said, “When I had the honor of being selected to lead this This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Recording Academy President Neil Portnow Will...

Gorillaz take over Venice Beach with Jack Black in the video for “Humility,” one of two new offerings from the animated outfit’s upcoming album The Now Now, out June 29th via Warner Bros. Gorillaz co-founder Jamie Hewlett directed the “Humility” clip, which finds animated singer 2D roller This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Gorillaz Tap Jack Black for Vibrant New ‘Humility’...

“I like to think of myself more like a student,” says Questlove, who nevertheless takes on the role of teacher in his excellent new book, Creative Quest, which combines concrete creative strategies with anecdotes from his own musical life and those of his heroes and collaborators. The Roots’ co-leader joined host Brian Hiatt on a recent Rolling Stone Music Now podcast and shared some of This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 5 Tips From Questlove on How to Be More...

Rap Release of the Month: Pusha-T, Daytona“I predict snow/Al Roker,” raps Pusha-T on this seven-track project’s “If You Know You Know.” But Daytona is more than just drug tales from a rapper who has specialized in coke rap since the dawn of the Aughts. As a master of metaphor and punchlines, he uses the trappings of rap life to This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 10 Best Rap Releases of the Month: May...

It took Spotify only two weeks to backtrack on its tendencious new policy around hateful speech and conduct. In hindsight, CEO Daniel Ek now concedes that the streaming service “rolled this out wrong and we could have done a much better job.” On May 10th, Spotify, under new rules around This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Spotify Admits Its R. Kelly Ban Was ‘Rolled Out...

Coheed and Cambria unveiled the first offering from their next prog-rock saga,” The Dark Sentencer.” The track will appear on the group’s new album. A release date and title have yet to be announced. “The Dark Sentencer” opens with a delicate piano intro that takes an ominous turn. A This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Coheed and Cambria Tease New Prog Saga With ‘The Dark...

The Edge knows that U2‘s ongoing Experience + Innocence Tour – where they play nearly all of their new LP Songs of Experience and skip most of their big radio hits – isn’t for everyone. “We felt like if you wanted to hear the Joshua Tree This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Edge on U2’s ‘Experience’ Tour: ‘This Is For Our Committed...

Charli XCX teased via Twitter on Wednesday that she’d be unveiling some new material in 2018 and she started by delivering a surprise song at midnight called “5 in the Morning.” On the new track, Charli XCX calls out This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Charli XCX’s Sleek New Song ‘5 in the...

Drake has issued a statement regarding the photo Pusha-T used as the cover art for his diss track “The Story of Adidon.” The picture, taken by photographer David Leyes, This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Drake Addresses Blackface Photo From Pusha-T’s ‘Story of...

Blink-182, Beck and Elvis Costello & the Imposters lead this year’s Riot Fest, which takes place at Douglas Park in Chicago, Illinois, from This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Blink-182, Beck, Elvis Costello Lead 2018 Riot Fest...

Good Charlotte document the disintegration of a mother-son bond with their reflective “Actual Pain” video. The pop-punk quintet open the clip with a young man This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Good Charlotte Explore Mother-Son Bond in New Video for ‘Actual...

Kendrick Lamar accepted the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his record DAMN. during a ceremony at Columbia University in New York City. The distinction made the Lamar the  This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Kendrick Lamar Accept Pulitzer Prize for...

Bobby Brown called the cover of Pusha-T‘s new Daytona album – which depicts Whitney Houston‘s bathroom counter littered with drugs – “in really bad This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Bobby Brown: Pusha-T’s Whitney Houston Album Cover ‘In Really Bad...

The Estate of Michael Jackson filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company and ABC TV, alleging the companies used dozens of copyrights without permission when the TV network aired The Last Days of Michael Jackson last week. The suit claims the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Michael Jackson Estate Sues Disney Over Unauthorized ABC...

Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar go duck hunting and celebrate a random football victory in the surreal video for “Win.” The clip veers between scenarios where Rock is decked out in a suit This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar Go Duck Hunting in ‘Win’...