Ahead of the Grammys on Sunday, Samantha Ronson has remixed Toots and the Maytals‘ “Freedom Train” from their nominated album Got to be Tough. Ronson enlisted Pete Nappi for the project, releasing the version with a video by Henry Stein. It features clips of Toots Hibbert performing with his band, …
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After previously calling the Grammys “corrupt,” the Weeknd revealed Thursday that he would boycott the annual event in the future after his After Hours was snubbed at this year’s awards. “Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys,” Abel …
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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have joined forces for new band Silk Sonic and they’ve released their video for their first single. “Leave the Door Open” will appear on Silk Sonic’s upcoming album, which they announced last week. In the retro-vibed video directed by Mars and Florent Dechard, the group …
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Blu DeTiger, the 21-year-old bassist who went viral on TikTok thanks to her skills, breaks down the intricacies of the instrument, gives a beginner’s class on music theory, and helps fledgling bassists pick out the right instrument in this installment of Rolling Stone’s 101 series. DeTiger, whose debut EP How …
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Drake has announced the arrival of new music this Friday at midnight, and according to his Instagram teaser, the new material appears to be connected to his Scary Hours EP, released back in 2018. https://www.instagram.com/p/CL_J0LQFFhP/ The news comes as a relief for Drake fans, who have been anxiously awaiting the …
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T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris are being sued for defamation by Sabrina Peterson, who publicized accusations of abuse against the couple back in January. Rolling Stone has obtained a copy of the lawsuit, while the story was first reported Monday, March 1st, by The Hollywood Reporter. In a …
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Nick Jonas performed his single “Spaceman” for the first time and debuted the new song “This Is Heaven” while pulling double duty as both musical guest and host of the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. Both tracks will feature on Jonas’ upcoming album Spaceman, due out March 12th. On …
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Last week, Fleetwood Mac‘s Christine McVie walked back comments to the BBC that the band might tour again, but without Stevie Nicks or John McVie. As she told Rolling Stone, it was a “cheeky answer” to a question about the band’s future and not necessarily true. But for anyone who’s …
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Questlove will direct a new documentary about the career and legacy of Sly Stone. Per a release, the as-yet-untitled project will follow “the story of the influential artist, king of funk, and fashion icon Sly Stone, a musician who was breaking all the rules at a time when doing so …
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Brittany Howard grew up listening to Nina Simone, drawn in by the quality of her voice and the legendary singer’s sensitivity. The latter, Howard says, it what she relates to the most and why she chose to speak about Simone for Rolling Stone‘s “Icons & Influences” series. “She wanted love, …
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