Barbra Streisand has released a new music video for “You’ll Never Walk Alone” as a tribute to healthcare workers and in support of COVID-19 relief. The song, written for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicalCarousel in 1945, was first recorded by Streisand in 1997, but her most famous rendition of the …
Read More »Michelle Obama Retraces Her Roots in 'Becoming' Documentary Trailer
Netflix has shared the first full trailer for Becoming, an original documentary centered on former First Lady Michelle Obama and her life before and after the presidency of her husband, Barack Obama. The film will launch on the platform on May 6th. Set to Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire,” the …
Read More »'A Bomb in the Center of the Climate Movement': Michael Moore Damages Our Most Important Goal
If you’re looking for a little distraction from the news of the pandemic — something a little gossipy, but with a point at the end about how change happens in the world — this essay may soak up a few minutes. I’ll tell the story chronologically, starting a couple of …
Read More »Drake Releases 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes,' Announces Summer 2020 Album
Drake is known for his prolific streaks. Since 2009, he hasn’t gone longer than two years between projects and his catalog is filled with a vault’s worth of thrown off songs and features. In the worst-case scenario, some of these songs are released unofficially. To combat this, Drake has decided …
Read More »Inside Michigan's Fight for Safe, Legal Vapes
Dan Colucci’s cigarette habit started before he was a teenager. It was part of his ritual on the way to middle school, when he would pass by a local gas station in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. “Packs of cigarettes were sitting loose,” he tells Rolling Stone. “So, I would just go …
Read More »At Work With Paris Cabezas, the MIT Grad Leading a Latin Music Powerhouse
At Workis a Rolling Stoneseries exploring how decision-makers in the fast-changing music business spend their hectic days — as well as what burgeoning ideas they’re keen to explore, what advice they’d give to industry newcomers, and more.Readearlier interviews here. Few people have a résumé as eclectic as Paris Cabezas. He …
Read More »Mavis Staples: 'When We Come Out of This, We Will Be Much Better People'
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 …
Read More »RS Charts: DaBaby Dethrones the Weeknd With 'Blame It on Baby'
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 …
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