Spotify announced on Thursday that R. Kelly‘s music will no longer be available on any of its popular playlists due to the implementation of a This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Spotify Removes R. Kelly From Playlists, But Keeps Controversial Singer on...
Scott Hutchison, singer of Scottish indie-rock band Frightened Rabbit, remains missing. The songwriter was last seen leaving the Dakota Hotel in South Queensferry early Wednesday morning. Local police are seeking information from two individuals seen passing This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Frightened Rabbit: Search Continues for Missing Singer Scott...
Enough books have been written about the Grateful Dead over the years to fill a small library, but nearly all of them wrap up with the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995. Veteran San Francisco Chronicle writer Joel Selvin takes the novel approach of beginning his upcoming book This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Inside the Grateful Dead’s Complicated...
Nine Inch Nails will release a new EP, Bad Witch, on June 22nd. The six-track release is billed as the final installment of a trilogy, following 2016’s Not the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Nine Inch Nails Plot New EP, Tour With Jesus and Mary...
Jack White explained how dumpster diving led him to punk rock and changed his life during an interview with Questlove on the drummer’s “Questlove Supreme” podcast. Asked to discuss the music that meant the most to him This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Jack White: Dumpster Diving Led Me to the Stooges, Punk...
Everybody who’s seen Slayer live has a tale to tell. Some are like war stories: There’s the time fans ripped the seats out of New York City’s Felt Forum, lit them on fire and threw them at the stage. And the Denver concert where the audience got so manic that the promoter made the band stop everything for about 10 minutes so This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Farewell, Slayer: Metal’s Most Unflinching...
Chris Brown has been named in a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges that she was sexually assaulted at the singer’s California home by Brown’s friend. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of “Jane Doe” by lawyer Gloria Allred, claims that the “young woman” was raped several times at Brown’s home by Lowell This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Chris Brown Sued Over Alleged Sexual Assault at His...
Sam Smith and Logic ruminate on sin and salvation in the artful new video for the remixed version of “Pray,” the third single from Smith’s 2017 LP, The Thrill of It All. This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Sam Smith, Logic Explore Italian Villa in New ‘Pray’...
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Last Word: Steve Earle on Songwriting Secrets and Why He’s Been Married Seven...
Angelique Kidjo transforms a dismal office into a free-form dance party in the video for her cover of the Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime.” Three office workers play with their phones when Kidjo suddenly appears on their screens. The music kicks in, prompting the trio to dance. Kidjo’s contribution is colorful as she sings and dances in front of psychedelic backdrops. By the end of the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Angelique Kidjo in Video for Talking...
FKA Twigs revealed Monday that she has spent the past five months recovering following a battle with tumors. In December, the singer underwent laparoscopic surgery to remove six fibroid tumors from her uterus. “The tumors were pretty huge, the size of 2 cooking apples, 3 kiwis and a couple of . A fruit bowl of pain everyday,” Twigs wrote This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: FKA Twigs Reveals ‘Excruciating’ Battle With...
Common, Sheryl Crow, producer Jimmy Jam, soul singer Andra Day and country-pop artist Cam have joined the Recording Academy’s newly-minted This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Common, Sheryl Crow Join Recording Academy Inclusion Task...
The biggest moment in Taylor Swift‘s amazing Reputation stadium tour turns out to be one of the quietest. Near the end of the night, Swift sits at the piano by herself to play a few elusively familiar chords. “You might be wondering why there are so many snakes everywhere,” she says. The song she’s This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Why Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Tour Is Her Finest...
Tidal, Jay-Z’s oft-beleaguered music-streaming service, has been accused of tampering with its streaming data to score higher numbers and payouts for Beyoncé and Kanye West’s most recent albums. In an extensive This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Tidal Accused of Faking Streams to Boost Beyonce and Kanye...
Donald Glover’s trap gospel is a bold divergence from protest songs of the...
“Is there room in the game for a lame who rhymes? Who wears short shorts and makes jokes sometimes?” These sorts of questions consumed Camp, the official debut album from Donald Glover‘s Childish Gambino project, This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: How Donald Glover Charted His Own Path to Hip-Hop...
Stephen Malkmus offers a glimpse at his life and upcoming album, Sparkle Hard, in a new short documentary from director Brook Linder. The clip opens with Malkmus working on his tennis stroke and goes on to show the musician partaking in other slightly quotidian, slightly offbeat activities, This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Stephen Malkmus Play Tennis, Ride Horse in Charming...
Scott Hutchison, the singer-songwriter of Scottish indie-rock group Frightened Rabbit, is missing and his band mates are concerned about his wellbeing. “We are worried about Scott, who has been missing for a little while now,” Frightened Rabbit tweeted Wednesday morning. “He may be in a fragile state and may not be This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Frightened Rabbit Singer Scott Hutchison Reported...
Midway through Taylor Swift‘s Reputation Tour-opening gig in Glendale, Arizona, the singer welcomed her opening acts Charli XCX and Camila Cabello onstage to perform “Shake It Off.” After Swift reintroduced the singers, XCX and Cabello both took turns singing lines from the 1989 hit before This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Taylor Swift Perform ‘Shake It Off’ With Camila Cabello, Charli...
Christina Aguilera will embark on her first North American tour in over a decade this fall. Dubbed the Liberation Tour after the singer’s upcoming album, Aguilera will perform 24 shows in 22 theaters across North America. The trek begins September 25th in Hollywood, Florida and circles the U.S. This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Christina Aguilera Announces First North American Tour in Over 10...
