Wilco‘s label dBpm Records have announced a Daniel Johnston vinyl-only live album titled Chicago 2017, out January 31st. The songs were culled from a performance on Johnston’s final tour, at Chicago’s Vic Theater on October 20th, 2017, backed by Tweedy: Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer, Darin Gray, James Elkington …
Read More »Hear Sia's Uplifting New Song 'Original' From 'Dolittle' Soundtrack
Sia has released her uplifting new single “Original,” off the soundtrack for the upcoming Robert Downey Jr. film Dolittle. “I won’t waste my life being typical / Imma be original, even when it’s difficult,” Sia sings on the chorus. “And I won’t change myself when they tell me ‘no’ / …
Read More »Jenny Lewis Processes the 2016 Election on 'Under the Supermoon'
Jenny Lewis finds some perspective after the 2016 election on her new song, “Under the Supermoon,” featuring the Malian musician, Habib Koité. The track will appear on the upcoming benefit album, Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit, Vol. 1, out January 31st from Artists for Peace and Justice via …
Read More »RS Charts: Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' Climbs to Number One
Roddy Ricch‘s “The Box” replaced Marich Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart this week. The single, which appears early on the rapper’s December album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, earned more than 32 million streams. Ricch …
Read More »Debbie Harry on Life in Blondie and Beyond
Blondie‘s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein recently dropped by SiriusXM’s studio for a freewheeling, career-spanning interview on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, with host Brian Hiatt. They touched on their early days (Harry briefly sang in a wispy folk-rock band), New York in the Seventies, the band’s key influences …
Read More »See Billy Gibbons Jam With Warren Haynes, Nancy Wilson From Guitar Legends 3 Special
Billy Gibbons and a guest list of all-star guitarists recently united for the ZZ Top legend’s Guitar Legends 3 benefit concert. Ahead of the show’s hour-long special airing tonight on the CW, Rolling Stone is premiering a pair of collaborations from the November 24th gig in San Diego. In the …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Announces New 'Freestyle Poetry' Spoken Word Album
UPDATE: Lana Del Rey provided an update on her “audiobook with poems,” noting that the spoken word LP will feature music by Norman Fucking Rockwell producer Jack Antonoff. The singer also revealed Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass‘ cover art, but not the release date: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-1Rp6ApoYo/ Lana Del Rey has …
Read More »Watch Yola Cover Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' on 'Kimmel'
British musician Yola appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform two songs, her own “Faraway Look” and her soulful cover of Elton John‘s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” The singer gave both an impassioned, emotional energy while backed by her live band. Yola’s cover of John’s 1973 classic “Goodbye Yellow Brick …
Read More »Four Tet Remixes Skrillex, Boys Noize, Ty Dolla $ign's 'Midnight Hour'
Four Tet has shared a remix of “Midnight Hour,” originally by Skrillex, Boys Noize and Ty Dolla $ign. The new release is accompanied by a surreal visual, featuring a creepy humanoid figure bathed in club lights. “Midnight Hour,” Skrillex’s third collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign, was first released this past …
Read More »Stormzy Calls out 'Audacity' in Vehement New Video With Headie One
Stormzy does not suffer fools gladly in his new video for “Audacity” featuring Headie One. The song will appear on Stormzy’s upcoming Heavy is the Head album, which is due on Friday. In the Taz Tron Delix-directed clip, Stormzy hits the freeway, riding on top of semi-trailer truck as motorcycles …
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