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A cadre of music’s heaviest hitters will lead the Grammy Music Education Coalition’s nine-hour fundraising telethon, dubbed Oh Say Can You Stream, on Saturday. Alice Cooper, DMC and host Megadeth‘s David Ellefson will all make appearances during the broadcast, which will take place at 4 p.m. ET on several online …

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong continued his “No Fun Mondays” quarantine series with a cover of the Bangles’ “Manic Monday,” recruiting that band’s Susanna Hoffs for a video cameo on electric guitar. The duo put a power-pop spin on the Prince-penned 1986 hit, replacing the original’s twinkling synths and clean …

Hal Willner — the respected producer who worked with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, was a long-time Saturday Night Live staffer and compiled a series of offbeat and creative all-star tribute albums — died Tuesday at the age of 64. A rep for Willner confirmed the producer’s death to Rolling …

Eric Church offered the debut of a new song during the ACM Presents: Our Country special on Sunday night, along with a hopeful speech about persevering through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Like most of the performances in the two-hour show, Church sang the inspiring “Never Break Heart” alone at home, …

The 1975 have teamed up with Phoebe Bridgers on the soft, acoustic new song, “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America.” Bridgers had been tapped to open for the 1975 on tour before the band postponed all dates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Singer Matty Healy kicks off the track by …

As a child, Ashley McBryde learned a valuable lesson about how to present herself to people. In order to compensate for being shy, she developed a way of walking right up to an adult and introducing herself like a fully grown person might, momentarily holding her insecurities at bay. “I …

American Aquarium‘s BJ Barham addresses the plight of the working class in the new song and video “Me + Mine (Lamentations),” the centerpiece of the band’s upcoming album, Lamentations. Over seven minutes long, the track finds Barham blasting politicians and charlatans for false promises, empty pockets, and disappearing jobs. “The …

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to put artists and creatives out of work, many musicians have turned to livestreaming, performing from their homes under self-quarantine. Several have donated to MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund, while many have demanded to receive unemployment benefits. Now, a new digital television network will serve as …

Madrid-based rock band Hinds got together over FaceTime for the latest installment of “In My Room,” Rolling Stone‘s new IGTV series in which musicians perform from their homes as a way of reaching out to the world during the coronavirus pandemic. Lead vocalist Carlotta Cosials introduces the group, saying that …

Two years ago, Jane Chika Oranika posted a Twitter video of a freestyle rap verse admonishing Kanye West’s political antics — over West’s own “Jesus Walks” beat, no less. It’s been viewed more than 6 million times. But the 23-year-old from Montgomery, Alabama, says that even if she hadn’t gone …