Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin will embark on a 27-date U.S. tour this fall, following the release of his highly anticipated album, Vibras, out May 25th. The tour kicks off September 19th in Fresno and concludes October 28th in Miami. The announcement follows Balvin’s surprise cameo during Beyoncé’s second Coachella …
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Khalid recruited Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack for his seductive new single, “OTW.” The singer-songwriter promises instant romance on the atmospheric, Nineties-styled R&B ballad. “Put it in drive/ I’ll be outside; I’ll be on the way,” he croons over moody synths. “You can meet in five/ I’ll be online; I’ll …
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San Francisco-based metal outfit Deafheaven unveiled the new song, “Honeycomb.” The track marks the group’s first new music in three years. “Honeycomb” is a multifaceted track that alternates between thrash to hard rock before easing into a delicate outro. Singer George Clarke anchors the track, his vivid, gorgeous lyrics – …
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Alabama ShakessingerBrittany Howardpaid tribute to a formative influence – both on her and rock and roll as a whole – Saturday night with stirring renditions of Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “That’s All” and “Strange Things Happening Every Day” at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland. Before …
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British singer-songwriter James Bay mixed gritty guitars and smoldering looks during his performance of “Pink Lemonade” on Late Night With Seth Meyers Wednesday. The track will appear on Bay’s upcoming album, Electric Light, out May 18th. “Pink Lemonade” marks a notable departure from both the stripped-down folk of Bay’s debut …
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Gavin Rossdale and Chris Traynor, of the alternative rock band Bush, performed an unvarnished mini-set in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s ‘Take One’ series. The acoustic treatments showcased Rossdale’s vocal range and the raw emotionalism of their rock ballads, new and old. Rossdale began with what he called a …
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The chants started early, ricocheting through the ornate United Palace Theater in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood: “Conejo! Malo! Conejo! Malo! Conejo! Malo!“ It means “Bad Bunny,” and it was the very first headlining tour of the United States for the Puerto Rican singer-rapper born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. Though it …
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Joan Baez honored the victims of the 2015 Charleston church shooting and Barack Obama‘s tearful eulogy at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in the new video for “The President Sang Amazing Grace.” The song appears on Baez’s new album, Whistle Down the Wind. Filmmaker and painter Jeff Scher directed …
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Steely Dan will perform a run of full-album shows during their newly announced fall residency at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. The nine-date October run will include concerts dedicated to 1973’s Countdown to Ecstasy, 1976’s The Royal Scam, 1977’s Aja, 1980’s Gaucho and frontman Donald Fagen’s 1982 solo LP, The …
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Jason Derulo has unveiled his exuberant new song “Colors,” which serves as one of the anthems for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. “Through my years of travel, I’ve been able to see the beauty in our cultural differences and I wrote ‘Colors’ to celebrate that diversity and …
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