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 …
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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 »Roddy Ricch Is a Star, But Has No One to Celebrate With
Roddy Ricch’s emerald-and-acorn-colored eyes keep darting to the door. Seated in an all-white dressing room in New York, the Southern California rapper, 21, has the distinct look on his face of someone who doesn’t trust anyone in his immediate vicinity. He’s a quiet, perceptive presence; there’s a low hum radiating …
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 »Harry Connick Jr. Charms Onstage in 'A Celebration of Cole Porter'
Harry Connick Jr. has already heard enough people ask him, “Cole Porter, who’s that?” He even says a younger person mistook Porter for Nat King Cole (No, Porter did not write “The Christmas Song”). Fortunately, this won’t stop younger audiences from enjoying Harry Connick Jr: A Celebration of Cole Porter …
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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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In the aftermath of Juice WRLD’s sudden death at 21, fans of the Chicago rapper streamed his genre-blending hip-hop by the millions, launching him to Number One in both streams and song sales on Sunday. Juice WRLD‘s on-demand audio streams spiked 487 percent on Sunday to over 38.2 million in …
Read More »Yola Is Priceless on Cover of Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'
British country-soul singer Yola caps an exceptional 2019 with the release of a deluxe edition of her shimmering Walk Through Fire album, adding a cover of enthusiastic fan Elton John’s 1973 classic “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” to the LP. Having already been performing the song on tour, Yola imbues the …
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