Haim brought the house down with “The Steps” in their first-ever Grammy performance at the 2021 ceremony. Following the show’s Covid-19 guidelines, the sisters performed in the round without an audience, surrounded only by the other acts — Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Black Pumas — along with host Trevor Noah …
Read More »Drake Sweeps Top Three on the RS 100 with 'Scary Hours 2'
Four new songs exploded on to the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. Drake swept the top three, with “What’s Next” debuting at Number One, followed by “Wants and Needs” with Lil Baby at Number Two and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” with Rick Ross at Number Three. The trio of …
Read More »Is Drake Trying to Tell Us Something?
Drake album roll-outs have a certain ritual to them, one that involves Drizzy shedding himself of stray thoughts in the form of a mixtape or an EP. This almost always seems to involve Rick Ross. Last week he released Scary Hours 2, the second installment of his album-stalling series of …
Read More »Ghost Ship Fire Defendant Sentenced to 12 Years, But Will Likely Serve 18 Months on House Arrest
UPDATE (3/9):Derick Almena, operator and primary leaseholder of the “Ghost Ship” warehouse in Oakland, California was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter related to a December 2016 fire. As NPR reports, however, due to good behavior and time served, Almena is …
Read More »Grace VanderWaal Returns With Edgy New Sound on 'Don't Assume What You Don't Know'
Grace VanderWaal has an edgy new sound on her new single “Don’t Assume What You Don’t Know.” It’s her first new release since she provided music for her acting debut in the Disney+ film Stargirl. On “Don’t Assume,” VanderWaal is debuting a brand new look and sound, swapping out her …
Read More »Sharon Van Etten Preps 'Epic' Anniversary LP With Covers by Fiona Apple, Big Red Machine
Sharon Van Etten will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Epic with a double album, documentary, and concert stream. Epic Ten will contain the original 2010 record as well as the tracks covered by Fiona Apple (“Love More”), Lucinda Williams (“Save Yourself”), Courtney Barnett and Vagabon (“Don’t Do It), and more. …
Read More »JP Saxe and Maren Morris Give Live Debut of 'Line by Line' on 'Corden'
JP Saxe and Maren Morris gave the live performance debut of their collaboration “Line by Line” on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Tuesday night. The pop songwriter also chatted with the host about how he and Morris came to meet each other online. “I tweeted how much …
Read More »Introducing 'Rolling Stone on Twitch'
Rolling Stone makes its Twitch debut on Monday, March 1st, with a new channel that features original live content and weekly performances begins streaming at 4 p.m EST / 1 p.m PST. Tia Hill and Jon Weigellwill serve as the show’s hosts. Rolling Stone on Twitch is set to stream …
Read More »Alice Cooper Pays Homage to His Hometown With a Wink on 'Detroit Stories'
Part of Alice Cooper‘s enduring appeal has been the fact that, unlike many of his Seventies FM-radio peers, he always rejected the notion that rock & roll should be Serious Art. “School’s Out” is just a distant cousin of Chuck Berry’s “School Days,” and “I’m Eighteen” is inherently funny since …
Read More »Ian MacKaye Talks 'Woodstock' Soundtrack Obsession in New Book Excerpt
Hardcore legend Ian MacKaye explains how Woodstock and an unexpected house guest helped lay the foundation for his love of music in this new excerpt from Eric Spitznagel’s new book, Rock Stars on the Record: The Albums That Changed Their Lives. The book consists of interviews with an array of …
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