Call it a meme, call it a gimmick song, but “Old Town Road” is the gift that keeps on giving. On Thursday, a video surfaced on Twitter of Lil Nas X performing his runaway hit to a gymnasium full of elementary school kids, who promptly lost their collective minds and …
Read More »U2's 'Joshua Tree Tour' Is Going to Australia and Asia
U2’s Joshua Tree Tour – which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the landmark album in stadiums across Europe and North and South America in 2017 – is headed to Australia and Asia in November and December for an encore run. The shows will mark their first concerts in Australia since …
Read More »Hear Hot Chip's Ecstatic New Song 'Melody of Love'
Hot Chip released a new song, “Melody of Love,” a jubilant pop track from their forthcoming album A Bath Full of Ecstasy, out June 21st. According to a band statement, “Melody of Love” began as a 12-minute instrumental track, built from a music sample by the gospel group The Mighty …
Read More »Record Store Bans Morrissey Albums Citing His Far-Right Support
Morrissey‘s controversial endorsement of British far-right political party For Britain has led at least one record store to ban his music. Spillers, which bills itself as “the oldest record shop in the world,” in Cardiff, Wales has announced it can no longer support the former Smiths’ frontman, Wales Online reports. …
Read More »Five Things We Learned From Stephen Malkmus in Our Podcast Interview
In the latest episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, Stephen Malkmus breaks down his new solo album, Groove Denied — which combines digital experimentation with some more traditionally Malkmus-ian moments — and touches on many other topics. Most notably, he hints that another Pavement reunion is back in …
Read More »2019 BET Award Nominations: Cardi B Leads, Nipsey Hussle Posthumously Nominated
Cardi B leads the nominations for the 2019 BET Awards, with seven nominations total. The Bronx rapper’s nods include two nominations for Video of the Year – “Money” and “Please Me” with Bruno Mars – as well as Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Best Collaboration (for both “Please Me” with Mars …
Read More »Watch Foals Party To the End of the World in 'In Degrees' Music Video
Foals have released a music video for single “In Degrees.” The song, which comes off the band’s recent album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1, takes on a sun-soaked, party-going vibe in the clip, which was directed by Aaron Brown and shot in Brazil. The video, which …
Read More »Watch BTS Unleash Euphoric 'Boy With Luv' on 'Good Morning America'
BTS kicked off Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series with performances of “Boy With Luv” and “Fire” at New York’s Central Park Wednesday. The K-pop giants breezed through “Boy With Luv” with characteristic aplomb, hitting inch-perfect choreography as they crooned the disco-tinged track. The group also got an assist on …
Read More »The Michael Jackson Musical Has a New Premiere Date
UPDATE 3 (5/14):Due to the ongoing Broadway shutdown in light of the coronavirus, MJ the Musical will now begin preview performances on March 8, 2021. Opening night will be April 15. Ticketholders will receive an automatic refund. ** UPDATE 2: MJ the Musical will begin Broadway previews July 6th, 2020 …
Read More »J Balvin Announces North American Fall Tour
Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin has announced a 25-date North American fall tour. Named the Arcoiris tour, Balvin will begin in Coliseo De Puerto Rico in San Juan on August 30th. The singer will make stops across major cities— from Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena on September 14th to Manhattan’s Madison Square …
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