The new episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, is a tribute to the life and music of Aretha Franklin, starting with an interview with writer David Ritz, who co-wrote Franklin’s autobiography (Aretha: From These Roots) and also went on to write the unvarnished biography Respect: The Life of …
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The guys in Genesis are about as British as it gets, meaning they’ve never been known to get very emotional in public or even in private. But right before they played the final song at the last night of their Turn It On Again reunion tour in 2007, Phil Collins …
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New Orleans funk-soul group Tank and the Bangas and bounce rap pioneer Big Freedia announced a co-headlining North American tour. The joint trek, featuring support from jazz-funk outfit Naughty Professor, launches October 20th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and concludes November 9th in Berkley, California. Tickets are on sale now via Tank …
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Mavis Staples paid tribute to longtime friendAretha Franklin in her own words to the Los Angeles Times,following Franklin’s death from pancreatic cancer Thursday at the age of 76. Staples, who was an important voice for civil rights in the Chicago-based family band the Staple Singers, refers to Franklin as “Ree” …
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When Lorde tookMitskiMiyawaki out on herMelodramatour this year as an opening act, it was a perfect match: Two smart, intense women addressing heartache, class issues, and other emotional shitstorms in miniaturist detail and at maximalist scale, albeit with different tools. Some fans may’ve been surprised at how easilyMitski’s music translated …
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Dionne Warwick honoredAretha Franklin on Thursday after the Queen of Souldied at age 76. Warwick and Franklin were both vocal virtuosos and preeminent hitmakers in the Sixties and early Seventies. They moved in overlapping circles, and the two were closely connected with Warwick’s cousin, the star Whitney Houston. “Our Heavenly …
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Earlier this year, the FDA announced that kratom — a plant-derived supplement that many users sayoffers relief from depression and anxiety, as well as a natural way to wean off opioids —has “opioid properties,” and recommended that the DEA classify it as a Schedule I drug. In a statement last …
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Ghostface Killah teams with Snoop Dogg, E-40 and La the Darkman for a triumphant new track, “Saigon Velour.” The song will appear on the Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s new solo album, The Lost Tapes, out October 5th. “Saigon Velour” finds its all-star crew spitting over a classic Big Ghost beat of …
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Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s promotional tour for her new tell-all book continued Monday morning, when the former Apprentice-contestant-turned-White-House-employees went on theToday show. According to Omarosa, a day after Chief of Staff John Kelly called her into the Situation Room to fire her, she received a call from President Trump, who alleges he …
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Cody Johnson‘s path to the country music mainstream has been a winding one, but his first single under a new major-label partnership, the heartfelt “On My Way to You,” is about a simpler, if more profound journey: falling in love. A former rodeo rider and prison guard, the Texas native …
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