Since its first edition in 2002, the Bonnaroo Music Festival, which took place this past weekend in Manchester, Tennessee, has become one of America’s premier fests. Its musical purview has shifted quite a bit since its earliest days as a haven for jam bands; this year, the wide-open spaces at the Farm made room for the glittery beats of Kaskade, the acerbic pop of Khalid, the high-octane This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Bonnaroo 2018: 31 Best Things We...
Nicki Minaj and Future will team up for the rappers’ joint NickiHndrxx Tour this fall. A month after Queen‘s arrival This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Nicki Minaj, Future Announce NickiHndrxx...
Danny Kirwan was just 18 years old when he joined Fleetwood Mac in late 1968, but the blues guitarist – who died on June 8th of unknown causes – was already an experienced This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Flashback: Fleetwood Mac Play the Blues With the Late Danny...
Macy Gray lights up a nightclub in the video for her cheeky new song “Sugar Daddy,” co-written with Meghan Trainor. The track will appear on Gray’s new album, Ruby, set to arrive September 7th. The Christian Lamb–directed clip stars Gray as a lounge singer struggling to win over the club’s picky This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Macy Gray’s Cheeky New Meghan Trainor Team-Up ‘Sugar...
A Perfect Circle conjured a realm of human puppeteers, magicians and octopi for their creepy video for “The Contrarian.” The vivid clip compiles modified 2D footage of Steven Sebring’s hologram companion film that appeared in the band’s deluxe box set of their recently issued fourth LP, Eat the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch A Perfect Circle’s Creepy ‘The Contrarian’...
Legendary garage rocker Jon Spencer unveiled a gritty new track, “Do the Trash Can,” the first offering off his debut solo album, Spencer Sings the Hits!, set to arrive early this fall. On “Do the Trash Can,” Spencer puts classic rock and roll dance tunes through a madman’s This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Jon Spencer Previews Debut Solo Album With Raw ‘Do the Trash...
As anyone who’s seen the excellent 2009 documentary The Devil and Ginger Baker knows, the wildman Cream drummer isn’t the easiest person to get along with. He’s moody, easy to anger, extremely opinionated and prone to sudden flashes of violence. It’s therefore not very surprising that his son Kofi doesn’t hold a very high This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Ginger Baker’s Son: ‘My Dad Has Been Dead to Me For a Long...
Drama students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School performed the Rent standout “Seasons of Love” at the 2018 Tony Awards to honor their theatre teacher Melody Herzfeld, who helped saved dozens of lives during the shooting at the Parkland, Florida school. Herzfeld barricaded 65 students inside a closet within her classroom during the February 14th shooting, which killed 17 This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students Sing ‘Rent’ Classic at 2018 Tony...
Bruce Springsteen delivered a moving performance of “Your Hometown” during the 72nd Annual Tony Awards Sunday. Springsteen was presented the award by Robert De Niro, who caused the network to bleep him for saying “Fuck Trump” live while on air. Then he graciously presented the singer-songwriter’s This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Bruce Springsteen Performs ‘Your Hometown’ at Tony...
Josh Homme paid tribute to his “brother” Anthony Bourdain Friday night during Queens of the Stone Age‘s set at Denmark’s Northside Festival, just hours after the rock star chef’s This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Queens of the Stone Age Pay Tribute to Anthony...
Danny Kirwan, the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist who played on five of the British band’s albums, died Friday at the age of 68. Mick Fleetwood, who recruited the then-18-year-old Kirwan to join Fleetwood Mac in 1968, confirmed Kirwan’s death with This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Former Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Danny Kirwan Dead at...
By now, Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s collaborative effort Kids See Ghosts has hit all major streaming services. Its This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: A Brief Guide to the ‘Kids See Ghosts’...
Over a decade ago, Lily Allen burst into the pop mainstream with “Smile,” a cheery song that wrapped its withering indictments of a straying lover in Jackie Mittoo keyboards and skipping-stone grooves. The combination of Allen’s voice – which, thanks in part to Mark Ronson’s retro-minded production, brought to mind a British cousin of hyper-feminine ’60s pop thrushes like France Gall and This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Lily Allen Drops Subtle Truth Bombs On ‘No...
EDITORS’ PICK: Snail Mail, LushThe debut full-length from Maryland singer-guitarist Lindsey Jordan is a sign that “indie rock has officially entered its ‘Black Crowes era,’ where young artists refigure music from the decade they were born,” writes Kory Grow. “But that’s not a bad thing here… packed Lush, her debut full-length, with the same sort of This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 10 New Albums to Stream Now: Snail Mail, Dierks Bentley, Yob, ‘Superfly’ and...
The computer geeks in the Stanford Laptop Orchestra celebrate ten years of music-making with a concert this...
Pusha-T has declared that his beef with Drake – a feud that spawned a pair of diss This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Pusha-T on Drake Beef: ‘It’s All Over...
American R&B veterans hoping to reach a mainstream audience face a brutal slog. Rap dominates the market, reducing any singer’s chance of landing a hit. And within R&B, the landscape is harshly segmented by age – any singers above 30 not named Beyonce are automatically shunted to Urban Adult Contemporary radio, curtailing their audience. This puts an artist like Ne-Yo, 36 and now This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Ne-Yo Can’t Solve the Mid-Career R&B Riddle On ‘Good...
Julia Michaels released a hazy video for “Jump,” her collaborative track with rapper-singer Trippie Redd. Throughout the clip, the duo film themselves with camcorders and dance around a car late during a foggy night. “Jump” is the lead single from Michaels’ upcoming debut album, which follows her 2017 EP, Nervous System. The vocalist – who recently performed a This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Julia Michaels’ Foggy ‘Jump’ Video With Trippie...
Shakira and Maluma have teamed up again for the intoxicating new single “Clandestino.” The song is the duo’s third collaboration together. The Colombian pop stars go back-and-forth about a secret love affair on the simmering track, which was written and produced by Shakira, Maluma and Édgar Barrera. “Ours is This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Shakira, Maluma Play Secret Lovers on Intoxicating Duet...
Jay Rock looks back at his “battle scars and tribulations” on his new single “The Bloodiest,” the opening song off the rapper’s upcoming album Redemption. Over a sonorous beat produced by Jake One, Allen Ritter and Boi-1da, Rock reflects on his youth in Watts, California and his rise from slinging “nicks and dimes in ’03” to rapping for a living. “I’ve been through the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Jay Rock Reflect on Tribulations on New Song...
