Meek Mill‘s appeal for a new trial has been denied. On Monday, Judge Genece Brinkley’s order stated the rapper had “failed to meet his burden of proof,” as Pitchfork reports. Meek Mill’s attorneys had This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Judge Denies Meek Mill’s Appeal for New...

Funk legend Chaka Khan unveiled an exuberant video for “Like Sugar,” the singer’s first song in over a decade. The Kim Gehrig-directed video features an array of dancers grooving to the track, with Parisian duo I Could Never Be a Dancer providing the choreography. The dancers’ already mesmerizing moves This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Chaka Khan Launch Dance Party in Exuberant ‘Like Sugar’...

In two of the biggest music markets in the world, getting a Number One record is not merely about the quantity of plays and sales now – but the quality of the play. Earlier this year, Billboard, which publishes the definitive album and song charts for the U.S. music industry,  This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: U.S. and U.K. Music Charts Both Favor Paid Streaming...

The Doors will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their third album Waiting for the Sun with a reissue featuring 14 previously unreleased tracks. The two-CD, one LP set is available to This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Doors Pack ‘Waiting for the Sun’ 50th Anniversary Reissue With Unreleased...

It seemed a great triumph at first when this year’s Grammys announced the most diverse nominee lineup in the history of the awards ceremony. But the show’s actual slate of winners – as well as its largely homogenous performances – left many disappointed that This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Grammys Get New Rules to Give More Artists a...

What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We believe the answer is “all of the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Drake’s ‘Nice for What’ Is the Song of the...

Guns N’ Roses may have missed the 30th anniversary of their monumental debut album, Appetite for Destruction, by a year, but as with all things GN’R-related, it’s better late than never. To mark the legacy of the record that made them superstars, the band is putting out a This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Guns N’ Roses’ Massive ‘Appetite for Destruction’ Box Set: A User’s...

Toronto punks Dilly Dally try to revive themselves, and the power of rock, in the new video for “I Feel Free,” the first offering from their upcoming album, Heaven, out September 14th via Partisan Records. “I Feel Free” begins with a This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Dilly Dally Preview New Album With Searing ‘I Feel...

Bebe Rexha performed a dramatic “I’m a Mess” during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday. The song appears on her debut studio album, Expectations, which was released on Friday. The singer launched the heartfelt song while lying in a hospital-styled bed as a nurse stood by. The lyrics explore conflicting emotions brought on by love, from optimism (“Everything’s This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Bebe Rexha Navigates a Hospital for ‘I’m a Mess’ on...

Paramore navigate a strange world of cheesy special effects and giant fruit in the new video for “Caught In the Middle.” The track appears on the band’s latest album, After Laughter. This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Paramore Evade Giant Fruit in Wild ‘Caught in the Middle’...

In Mitski’s surreal video for new song “Nobody,” the singer dwells in a house where human limbs sprout from the walls, cardboard cutouts of people hover in the rooms and paintings become portals to other worlds. “We shot this video over five days, in both sides of Kansas City,” Mitski said in a statement of Christopher Good’s (Grizzly Bear, Okkervil River) vivid clip. “I’ve never been This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Mitski’s House Grows Limbs in New Video for...

XXXTentacion, the young rapper with a controversial past who was shot and killed last week, has the most popular song in the country. “Sad!” the lead single from this year’s ?, rocketed to the top of the Billboard 100 this week after an outpouring of grief, outrage, and heated online This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: XXXTentacion’s ‘Sad!’ Hits Number One in the Wake of His...

Cardi B and Offset were secretly married in a private ceremony on September 20, 2017, TMZ reports. The rapper confirmed the news with This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Cardi B: ‘Invasion of Privacy’ Title References Secret Marriage to...

Sheryl Crow condemns Wall Street greed and political corruption on her sleek new song, “Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You,” featuring St. Vincent. “Money is the inside guy at the bank,” Crow rap-sings over a swaggering hip-hop drum groove and This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Sheryl Crow’s New Song With St. Vincent, ‘Wouldn’t Want to Be Like...

Tyler, the Creator shouts out Call Me By Your Name on “Gelato,” his smooth remix of Jacquees’ “No Validation.” “You got me on tippy toe/ So who’s Oliver? Who Elio?” he rhymes over a booming electro-soul groove, referencing the lovers from the Oscar-winning coming-of-age drama. “Ayo, This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Tyler, the Creator Remix Jacquees on New Song...

When Guns N’ Roses exploded from the Sunset Strip with lyrics like, “West Coast struttin’, one bad mutha, got a rattlesnake suitcase under my arm,” they were a vision of piss n’ vinegar at a time when Steve Winwood was topping the charts. Apart from Axl Rose’s mile-high coiffure, Appetite for Destruction was the opposite of everything going on in the mainstream: it sounded raw, nasty This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Guns N’ Roses’ Epic, Excessive ‘Appetite...

Judas Priest have launched the Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation, named after the heavy metal act’s guitarist who announced that he had been battling the disease for a This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Judas Priest Launch Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation to Honor...

Being raised in a home of Orthodox Faith had its pros and cons for me. My parents raised me in the faith that they truly believed would lead to me having my best life (and afterlife) – Mormonism. Being a Mormon is not a part time religion. It is your life. You eat sleep and breathe Mormonism. I attended church every Sunday, went to “Young Mens” once a week to learn about God as well as an This article originally...

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Kanye West: Pressure to Vote Hillary Clinton Felt Like ‘Arranged...

Migos performed a medley of their Culture II singles “Walk It Talk It” and This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Migos Perform ‘Walk It Talk It,’ ‘Stir Fry’ Medley at BET...