A drunk and stoned group of young dudes don’t make for the stealthiest cat-burgling team, but they’re definitely fun to watch. In the new video for Run the Jewels‘ “Out of Sight,” four friends traipse through a palatial estate, while dodging laser beams and trying not to trip over their …
Read More »Gregory Porter's 'Everything You Touch Is Gold' Already Feels Classic
It’s a banner day for powerhouse vocalists: Kem, Ledisi, Toni Braxton, and Gregory Porter all released new albums at midnight. Of those four singers, Porter has enjoyed the least mainstream success, but he has the best ballad of the bunch with “Everything You Touch Is Gold,” which appears on All …
Read More »U.S. Music Revenue Reached $11 Billion in 2019, But It's Still Not at Its Peak
American music fans racked up an unprecedented one trillion streams in 2019, drawing in $28.2 million per day for the U.S. music industry. Yet that’s still not enough to take the industry back to its CD-era glory days. The Digital Music Association (DiMA) — a trade body whose membership comprises …
Read More »BTS' 'Dynamite' Launches a Veteran Songwriter Into the Spotlight
Earlier this year, word spread through the music industry: The star K-Pop group BTS was on the hunt, prowling for a new single. “It was a bit of a holy grail cut,” says the English writer-producer David Stewart. “I had quite a few conversations with big producers and writers in …
Read More »Watch Tim McGraw Perform At-Home Rendition of 'Hard to Stay Mad At' on 'Colbert'
Tim McGraw returned to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday night to perform “Hard to Stay Mad At,” a track from his new solo album, Here on Earth, his first in five years. Seated underneath a chandelier and in front of a towering window view in his home, McGraw and …
Read More »Beyoncé Drops 'Brown Skin Girl' Video Featuring Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong'o, Kelly Rowland
On the heels of her visual album Black Is King, Beyoncé has shared the stunning video for “Brown Skin Girl.” The track features her daughter Blue Ivy Carter, WizKid and Saint Jhn. For the video — directed by Jenn Nkiru — they’re joined by Naomi Campbell, actress Lupita Nyong’o and …
Read More »Joseph DeAngelo Sentenced to Life in Prison for Golden State Killer Murders, Kidnappings
Former police officer Joseph DeAngelo, 74, was handed down 11 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole on Friday for 13 counts of first-degree murder and 13 kidnapping-related charges. “The defendant deserves no mercy,” Judge Michael Bowman said after delivering the ruling, which is the maximum allowed and also …
Read More »Taylor Swift Starts Frenzy at Indie Record Stores With Surprise Signed 'Folklore' CDs
Taylor Swift is keeping things indie. On Thursday morning, a multitude of independently owned record stores across America took to social media to share that signed Folklore CDs “just showed up” — as Chicago’s Reckless Records put it — at the door. Fans were instructed that the supply was limited …
Read More »David Sancious on His Journey From the E Street Band to Tours With Sting, Peter Gabriel
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Money Man and Lil Baby Have the Flow of the Year on '24'
Money Man‘s “24” is a deceptive memorial song. Released in February, weeks after Kobe Bryant’s untimely death, it teases a moment of reflection and nostalgia that never comes. Within the first 20 seconds, the Atlanta rapper eulogizes the deceased Laker by throwing out, “R.I.P. Kobe Bryant, R.I.P. 24.” From there, …
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