Music

On Friday morning, Lil Baby caught many by surprise. Peering at the listener behind a “No Justice, No Peace” face mask and wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, the Atlanta rapper reintroduced himself to a world that, as of late, he’s already begun to conquer. “The Bigger Picture,” the rapper’s …

Bonnie Pointer, one of the two founding members of the Pointer Sisters, died Monday morning at age 69. The cause of death was not announced. In a statement, her older sister Anita said, “Bonnie was my best friend and we talked every day. We never had a fight in our …

Brian Wilson delivered solo renditions of the Beach Boys classic “God Only Knows” and his own “Love and Mercy” during a #PlayAtHome performance for Thursday’s Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “I just want you guys to know that we’re all in this together,” Wilson told the audience from his piano. …

UPDATE: Capitol Music Group, Warner Music Group and their respective labels announced Saturday that they would align with “Blackout Tuesday.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1dyQpDlS6/ Following the killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests, dozens of music industry members have pledged to join a grassroots campaign to make June 2nd “Blackout Tuesday.” Billed as …

Bob Marley‘s passion for soccer is examined in Rhythm of the Game, the fourth addition to Legacy, the 12-part documentary series honoring the late reggae legend. The 33-minute clip features vintage footage of Marley playing soccer and shots of present-day Jamaica, exhibiting the sport’s importance on the island. “When I …

Charley Crockett evokes the loneliness and isolation of the present moment in the new video for “Welcome to Hard Times.” Released on Wednesday, the song serves as the title track of the country troubadour’s new album, due out July 31st via Thirty Tigers. Filmed in the Sierra Nevadas (and observing …

If you want to make the case for Stevie Nicks as the most powerful American rock singer of the Seventies, here’s your Exhibit A. Behold: This insane clip of Fleetwood Mac doing “Rhiannon” on The Midnight Special, 1976. It’s the absolute peak of Stevie-dom. Here are 17 reasons why this …

Rising rapper and singer the Last Artful, Dodgr delivered a boisterous performance both inside and outside her house in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s In My Room, a series in which artists perform from home while in quarantine. Dodgr opened her set in the backyard, crafting a cozy vibe …

Cody Simpson has collaborated on a new music video with his partner Miley Cyrus while the pair are stuck in their Los Angeles home for quarantine. The song, “Captain’s Dance With the Devil,” uses a sailor metaphor to tell the story of a teenage heroin addict. In the visual, Simpson dresses …

Mary J. Blige has dropped a new single, “Can’t Be Life,” featured on the soundtrack to the film Body Cam. Blige penned the song with frequent collaborators Denise Rich, Chucky Thompson, Stacy Barthe, Aaron Philips and Jimmy Cozier; it was produced by Chucky Thompson. “I’ve been torn down like a …