Mavis Staples was planning on yet another busy summer. The gospel/soul legend had three months of dates with Norah Jones and Patty Griffin booked, but after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Staples will now be holed away in her Chicago apartment for the foreseeable future. Staples has been catching …
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Editor’s Note (4/30): Due to a technical error, this post has been corrected to reflect revised chart positions for three albums. dvsn’sA Muse in Her Feelingsdebuted at number 24. Westsie Gunn’sPray for Parisdebuted at 71. Jeremy Zucker’sLove Is Not Dyingdebuted at 58. Rolling Stone regrets the error. **** DaBaby‘s Blame …
Read More »Live Nation Amends Ticket Refund Policy Following Criticism
Following continued criticism over their refund policies, Live Nation has amended its previously announced plan for concerts canceled or postponed by the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Times reported Saturday. “Fans, we hear you. We don’t want you to be waiting in limbo while shows are being rescheduled,” Live Nation …
Read More »Nick Cave Launches 24/7 Livestream 'Bad Seed Teevee'
Nick Cave has launched a new channel on YouTube dubbed Bad Seed Teevee that will be streaming live, 24/7, for the foreseeable future. Per a description, the channel will boast a rotating mix of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds videos, interviews, live performances and more. On Twitter, Cave marked …
Read More »iLe, Natalia Lafourcade Share Spellbinding Duet in 'En Cantos'
Puerto Rican folk artist Ileana “iLe” Cabra Joglar and Mexican alt-pop star Natalia Lafourcade play a hairdressing sister act in the new music video for “En Cantos.” The two women run a barber shop, where they suddenly find themselves enamored with a mysterious male patron. As iLe did in her …
Read More »Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' Is the Disco Liberation Soundtrack We Need Now
In early December of last year, back when we still could go places, I took a trip to New Orleans, where seemingly every gay bar I visited had already added Dua Lipa‘s “Don’t Start Now” into rotation. The song was barely a month old at that point, but it felt …
Read More »Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga Lead 79-track 'Together at Home' Album
Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish are among the many artists who appear on Global Citizen’s newly released soundtrack, One World: Together at Home via Universal Music Group. Titled after last weekend’s livestream event, the massive 79-song album compiles all the performances …
Read More »The Best Wipes For a Post-Gym Refresh
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. To stay clean after a sweaty gym session, your next camping trip or hike, you’ll want to stock up on a couple packs of dependable body wipes. These …
Read More »Op-Ed: Big Insurance Is Climate's Quiet Killer
Climate and social justice advocates have long worked to connect the dots between flows of big money and the main players propping up the fossil fuel economy. As the climate movement pulls at the threads of old power structures, it’s found that the villains of the climate crisis are a …
Read More »David Crosby on Live Music's Uncertain Future — and Why He Hasn't Given Up on Reuniting CSNY
David Crosby had a busy 2020 lined up, with three separate tours, major shows with Phil Lesh, Joe Walsh, and Jason Isbell, and a lot of new music to make. At the moment, Crosby has no idea if any of that is going to happen. “I don’t want to be …
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