Though his star shone brightest in the Clinton era, Dave Matthews doesn’t seem too interested in indulging much Nineties nostalgia. His first album in six years features just a few of DMB’s least-attractive jam-funk impulses: “Can’t Stop” rides a rote groove and sentiment (“I’m like a junkie for you, babe”), and on the faux-metal stomper “She,” Matthews unconvincingly growls the line, “She This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Dave Matthews...

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Original Guns N’ Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin discussed why he opted out of the band’s ongoing reunion tour in a short statement to  This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Izzy Stradlin Talks Skipping Guns N’ Roses...

Stewart Lupton, the frontman of the short-lived but widely influential indie rock band Jonathan Fire*Eater, died Monday. He was 43. Lupton’s cousin, Sarah Lupton, confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone. While a specific cause of death is unknown, Lupton tells This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Stewart Lupton, Singer of Influential Indie Rock Band Jonathan Fire*Eater, Dead at...

Months before they went into rehearsals for their 2018 Experience + Innocence Tour, U2 made a bold decision: Their new show wouldn’t feature a single song from The Joshua Tree, the 1987 classic that has been backbone of their live show for three decades. The band had spent the previous year playing the album – This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: U2’s Adam Clayton Talks ‘Experience’ Tour, Possible Plans for...

Florence and the Machine announced a North American tour, which kicks off this summer and continues through the fall. St. Vincent, Lizzo, Kamasi Washington, Grizzly Bear, Perfume Genius, Beth Ditto, Billie Eilish and Wet will open for the band on various dates. The 23-date tour begins This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Florence and the Machine Announce North American...

BTS became the first K-pop act in charts history to top the Billboard 200 as the group’s Love Yourself: Tear opened at Number One. The album sold 135,000 total copies in its debut week, including 100,000 traditional copies, as BTS officially conquered This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: On the Charts: BTS Become First K-Pop Act to Reach Number...

Kim Kardashian defended Kanye West against accusations that he’s abandoned Donda’s House, the foundation the rapper co-founded to honor his late mother, in a series of tweets Saturday. This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Donda’s House to Change Name After Kim Kardashian, Rhymefest...

Drake unleashed a new song Saturday night titled “I’m Upset,” the rapper’s latest Scorpion single and not a sequel to his recent diss track. Despite the song’s timing and agitated title, Drake made it clear that “I’m Upset” is Scorpion-bound and not another salvo in the rapper’s new beef This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Drake’s Fiery New ‘Scorpion’ Song ‘I’m...

Donda’s House, the foundation co-founded by Kanye West in honor of the rapper’s late mother, issued a statement Saturday in response to West’s This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Donda’s House: Don’t Penalize Us Over Kanye West’s Pro-Trump...

Charli XCX has now spoken out on the backlash that followed the release of Rita Ora‘s latest This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Charli XCX on ‘Girls’ Controversy: ‘I Want to Learn From This...

The Rolling Stones brought out Florence Welch to duet with Mick Jagger on “Wild Horses” during the band’s London Stadium concert Friday night. The two singers delivered a passionate rendition of the Sticky This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Rolling Stones Perform ‘Wild Horses’ With Florence Welch in...

The sheer power of Stevie Nicks‘ voice, one of the biggest, best and most distinctive in all of rock, can sometimes overshadow the brilliance of her lyrics. Whether she’s singing about her tempestuous relationships, Welsh witches or her well-documented history of drug abuse, her songs reflect an affinity for This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Tao of Stevie Nicks: 20 Great Quotes From the Bewitching Rock...

Bon Iver‘s manager Kyle Frenette, who in February announced he would run as a Democratic challenger in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, withdrew his candidacy in a statement Friday. “I didn’t get into this race because I wanted to be a This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Bon Iver’s Manager Withdraws From Wisconsin Congressional...

Less than a day after Pusha-T appeared to diss Drake on the Daytona song “Infrared,” the Views rapper fired back at Pusha-T and the song’s producer This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Drake Fires Back at Pusha-T, Kanye West on Diss Track ‘Duppy...

When Snow Patrol released their last album, Fallen Empires, Obama was still in his first term, Justin Bieber was 17 years old and Game of Thrones had just aired its first season. The thematically ambitious follow-up, Wildness, is finally out, but where have they been for the last seven This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Where Has Snow Patrol Been? Hear Frontman Gary Lightbody Tell...

Liam Gallagher ruminates on the journey that followed his first-ever solo album in the new video for “I’ve All I Need,” the closing track off his 2017 LP As You Were. The This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Liam Gallagher Ruminates on Solo Journey in ‘I’ve All I Need’...

Chvrches performed their cathartic single “Miracle” on Thursday’s Tonight Show. The synth-pop trio nailed This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Chvrches’ Dynamic Rendition of ‘Miracle’ on...

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: 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 illustrate a culture in crisis. “I won’t let This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 10 New Albums to Stream Now: Pusha T,...

This past Wednesday, Metallica held their first-ever “Day of Service,” an opportunity for fans to join the band members in chipping in at food banks and giving back to their communities. The event was an extension of the group’s charitable All Within My This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Metallica’s Lars Ulrich: What I Learned From Band’s ‘Day of...