Meek Mill, Roc Nation and Live Nation are among those named as defendants in a lawsuit brought by the family of Jaquan Graves, who was murdered on December 30th, 2016 outside a Meek Mill concert at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Connecticut. The venue is also named as a defendant in …
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This morning, the Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 2018 Grammy awardsand for the first time, Grammy voters acknowledged the dominance of rap, R&B and Latin pop in the streaming era. Jay-Z led all candidates with eight nominations, but rising stars like SZA and Khalid also picked up five …
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Lil Peep, the New York rapper who mixed guitar-driven emo and rap production on mixtapes that gained millions of plays on SoundCloud, died Wednesday night at age 21. A representative for the rapper confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. According to thePima County Office of the Medical Examiner (via Pitchfork), …
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When Chad Smith‘s friend, producer Dan Catullo, approached him about hosting the PBS show Landmarks Live in Concert, the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer wasn’t sure if he was the right man for the job. “He was like, ‘I’ve come up with this idea where iconic bands will play iconic …
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UPDATE: Taylor Swift unveiled the full track list for her new album Reputation on Instagram. The record will notably feature a collaboration with Ed Sheeran and Future titled, “End Game.” The album will also include previously released songs, “Look What You Made Me Do,” “Gorgeous,” “Call It What You Want” …
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Our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast recently celebrated 50 years of Rolling Stone with a look back at some of the stories behind the magazine’s greatest photographs.Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunesorSpotify,or check it out below. Here, a look at some of the episode’s highlights: Original Rolling Stone …
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings shared decade-old studio footage for the new video for “Call on God,” the gospel number that closes Jones’ posthumous Soul of a Woman, which also marks the band’s final studio album. “Call on God” was among the songs Jones penned in the late Seventies for …
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Kendrick Lamar struts around, eating Chinese takeout in a Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey, in a surreal clip for “New Freezer,” the rapper’s collaborative track with Rich the Kid. The video opens with the mysterious shot of a handgun emerging from velvet red curtains. From there, Rich the Kid cruises around …
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Metallica, Dave Matthewsand G-Eazy will headline a benefit concert supporting families impacted by the devastating October wildfires throughout Northern California. Band Together Bay Area – scheduled for Thursday, November 9th at San Francisco’s AT&T Park – will assist families impacted by the fires and honor the thousands of heroic first …
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Camila Cabello stars in her own telenovela in her new video for“Havana,” featuring Young Thug. The clip closes with a card reading, “This is dedicated to the dreamers,” likely a reference to immigrants protected under theDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Cabello plays several roles throughout the video, starting with …
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