Tonight, Kanye West and Kid Cudi teamed up as Kids See Ghosts to release their first album as a duo. Kids See Ghosts is premiering via a livestreamed listening party held outside of L.A. Thursday night; Kanye and Kid Cudi This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Kanye West and Kid Cudi Release Their Joint Album ‘Kids See...

Smashing Pumpkins have unveiled new song “Solara.” It’s Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin’s first new tune together in 18 years. On the Rick Rubin-produced song, which also features longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder, Corgan sings over churning melodies and skittering beats, “I’m nothing This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Smashing Pumpkins’ Churning New Song...

Lil Wayne has reportedly settled two lawsuits with Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group, potentially paving the way for the release of his This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Lil Wayne Settles Label Lawsuits Paving Way for ‘Tha Carter...

Taylor Bennett, Chance the Rapper’s younger brother, has dropped a new song titled “Be Yourself.” The celebratory single features vocalist Bianca Shaw on the outro. This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Taylor Bennett Celebrate Pride, Self-Love With New Song ‘Be...

Kid Cudi has two platinum albums and dozens of stylistic children. He has credits on (and plaques from) some of the most beloved rap records of the millennium; he starred in an HBO show that people were excited about, stopped This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: On ‘Kids See Ghosts,’ Kid Cudi has an...

It’s a foggy May evening in New York City, and at the northern tip of Manhattan sits La Marina, a bar and lounge nestled along the Hudson River. Behind the dock, sweltering Caribbean dance grooves blast from an outdoor sound system. The sounds keep hundreds of party-goers sweaty before sundown, fully consumed by perreo – a doggy-style dance that pervades the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Mas Flow: Reggaeton Royalty Ivy Queen and the Noise Reflect on the Genre’s...

Lily Allen struggles with love and searches for relief in the new video for “Lost My Mind,” set to appear on her new album, No Shame, out June 8th. The Myles Whittingham-directed clip is set in a lone bedroom where Allen sings the snappy, yet melancholy pop tune as she paces not just the floors, This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Lily Allen Let Go of Love in ‘Lost My Mind’...

Quentin Miller became a household name for hip-hop fans back in the summer of 2015, when a reference track he recorded for Drake surfaced, proof for Meek Mill’s This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Quentin Miller Isn’t Picking Sides in the Pusha-T & Drake...

BJ Barham earns every bit of his Southern Springsteen cred on American Aquarium’s first studio album since 2015’s Wolves, and its first with an entirely revamped lineup. The change, as they say, does Barham good, who’s been gifted the perfect players to soundtrack his bewilderment and rage over the 2016 presidential election.  Rhythm section Joey Bybee and Ben Hussey are in This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: American Aquarium Tap Bewildered Post-Trump Rage on ‘Things...

The late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar performed slow, unraveling ragas on the rudra veena, a classical, low-register, double-gourd instrument that was eventually supplanted in popularity by the bass sitar. Sunn O)))’s Stephen O’Malley – an enthusiast of both raw bootlegs and drones of all shapes – has This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar’s ‘Ragas Abhogi & Vardhani’ Is a Deep...

Neko Case‘s clarion pipes remain the calling card, but on her 8th studio LP, between lyrics and vocal arrangements, they’ve never channeled more imagination or sense of purpose. A set of rangy folk-rock, per usual, Hell-On is attuned to the disasters of the moment; it opens pondering the nature of God (alternately This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Neko Case’s Fierce ‘Hell-On’ Is One of Her...

Christina Aguilera and GoldLink team up for “Like I Do,” the flirty new taste of her forthcoming release Liberation. Demi Lovato, 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla $ign also appear on the singer’s sixth album. Above a flute-like loop, GoldLink launches the song with his verse which makes references to This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Christina Aguilera’s Sexy, GoldLink-Assisted New Song ‘Like I...

Damon Albarn sings about holding onto his inner vision in “Sorcererz,” a sprightly, new song that will appear on Gorillaz’s upcoming LP The Now Now. The short cut features funky, fuzzy synths, a few squeaks and an overall warm keyboard sound that seems to envelope Albarn’s voice as he sings. The full album This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Gorillaz Try to Hold Onto Their Inner Vision on New Song...

“The part about the writing that was different than any other album was there was no guarantee that I was going to live long enough to record the album,” Yob leader Mike Scheidt told Rolling Stone, “or maybe even long enough for my bandmates to hear it.” Few This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Yob’s ‘Our Raw Heart’ Is Dreamy, Uplifting Doom...

Cult soul singer Swamp Dogg recruited Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon for the ghostly “I’ll Pretend,” the first preview of the singer’s upcoming LP Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune, out September 7th via Joyful Noise Recordings. The track merges Swamp Dogg and Vernon’s voices into one eerie vocoder mass, as they croon This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Cult Soul Singer Swamp Dogg Previews New LP with Eerie Bon Iver...

The Strokes‘ Albert Hammond Jr. unveiled a vibrant new video for “Far Away Truths,” a track off his latest solo record, This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Albert Hammond Jr. Uses Shadows, Silhouettes for ‘Far Away Truths’...

Angelenos can do some unique California dreaming this summer, as acclaimed minimalist Max Richter will bring his massive eight-hour “lullaby” Sleep to Grand Park for two overnight concerts. Attendees can reserve one of 560 cots to experience this massive work under the stars on July 27th and July 28th. Though Richter and various ensembles have staged Sleep with beds in This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Composer Max Richter to Perform Overnight L.A. Concerts With 560...

Ahead of John Fogerty‘s tour with ZZ Top, the singer teamed up with the latter’s Billy Gibbons to collaborate on a new song, “The Holy Grail.” The song sports a bluesy, John Lee Hooker–like guitar riff, à la ZZ Top’s “La This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear John Fogerty, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Trade Licks on New Song ‘Holy...

Tove Lo and her all-star crew of guest artists – Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant and Alma – instruct a bored couple on the art of oral sex in their hilarious video for Lo’s new “Bitches” remix. Lucia Aniello (Broad This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Tove Lo, Charli XCX, Icona Pop Teach Oral Sex in ‘Bitches’ Remix...

On what would have been his 60th birthday, the Prince estate announced Thursday that it is prepping a new album of previously unreleased home recordings, Piano and a Microphone 1983, set to arrive September 21st. The LP’s nine tracks were culled from cassette recordings Prince made at his piano at his This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Prince Estate Plots New Album ‘Piano and a Microphone...