Sia has released her uplifting new single “Original,” off the soundtrack for the upcoming Robert Downey Jr. film Dolittle. “I won’t waste my life being typical / Imma be original, even when it’s difficult,” Sia sings on the chorus. “And I won’t change myself when they tell me ‘no’ / …
Read More »Jenny Lewis Processes the 2016 Election on 'Under the Supermoon'
Jenny Lewis finds some perspective after the 2016 election on her new song, “Under the Supermoon,” featuring the Malian musician, Habib Koité. The track will appear on the upcoming benefit album, Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit, Vol. 1, out January 31st from Artists for Peace and Justice via …
Read More »RS Charts: Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' Climbs to Number One
Roddy Ricch‘s “The Box” replaced Marich Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart this week. The single, which appears early on the rapper’s December album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, earned more than 32 million streams. Ricch …
Read More »Debbie Harry on Life in Blondie and Beyond
Blondie‘s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein recently dropped by SiriusXM’s studio for a freewheeling, career-spanning interview on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, with host Brian Hiatt. They touched on their early days (Harry briefly sang in a wispy folk-rock band), New York in the Seventies, the band’s key influences …
Read More »See Billy Gibbons Jam With Warren Haynes, Nancy Wilson From Guitar Legends 3 Special
Billy Gibbons and a guest list of all-star guitarists recently united for the ZZ Top legend’s Guitar Legends 3 benefit concert. Ahead of the show’s hour-long special airing tonight on the CW, Rolling Stone is premiering a pair of collaborations from the November 24th gig in San Diego. In the …
Read More »Roddy Ricch Is a Star, But Has No One to Celebrate With
Roddy Ricch’s emerald-and-acorn-colored eyes keep darting to the door. Seated in an all-white dressing room in New York, the Southern California rapper, 21, has the distinct look on his face of someone who doesn’t trust anyone in his immediate vicinity. He’s a quiet, perceptive presence; there’s a low hum radiating …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Announces New 'Freestyle Poetry' Spoken Word Album
UPDATE: Lana Del Rey provided an update on her “audiobook with poems,” noting that the spoken word LP will feature music by Norman Fucking Rockwell producer Jack Antonoff. The singer also revealed Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass‘ cover art, but not the release date: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-1Rp6ApoYo/ Lana Del Rey has …
Read More »Watch Yola Cover Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' on 'Kimmel'
British musician Yola appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform two songs, her own “Faraway Look” and her soulful cover of Elton John‘s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” The singer gave both an impassioned, emotional energy while backed by her live band. Yola’s cover of John’s 1973 classic “Goodbye Yellow Brick …
Read More »Harry Connick Jr. Charms Onstage in 'A Celebration of Cole Porter'
Harry Connick Jr. has already heard enough people ask him, “Cole Porter, who’s that?” He even says a younger person mistook Porter for Nat King Cole (No, Porter did not write “The Christmas Song”). Fortunately, this won’t stop younger audiences from enjoying Harry Connick Jr: A Celebration of Cole Porter …
Read More »Four Tet Remixes Skrillex, Boys Noize, Ty Dolla $ign's 'Midnight Hour'
Four Tet has shared a remix of “Midnight Hour,” originally by Skrillex, Boys Noize and Ty Dolla $ign. The new release is accompanied by a surreal visual, featuring a creepy humanoid figure bathed in club lights. “Midnight Hour,” Skrillex’s third collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign, was first released this past …
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