In early 2001, newly appointed A&M Records president Ron Fair was summoned to a meeting with Baz Luhrmann. Fair had produced several hit soundtracks, including Pretty Woman and Reality Bites, and Luhrmann was riding high after the crossover success of 1996’s Romeo + Juliet. Preparing for the release of Moulin …
Read More »Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley to Release Solo Debut
Brian Kelley, the Florida half of the country-music duo Florida George Line, has announced his debut solo project. BK’s Wave Pack, due April 13th, isa four-track EP that plays up Kelley’s inherent beach vibes in songs like “Beach Cowboy” and “Party on the Beach.” Kelley produced the project with Corey …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks for the Week of April 5th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.) …
Read More »Rosanne Cash's New Song 'The Killing Fields' Addresses a Dark Moment in American History
Rosanne Cash‘s tackles America’s disgraceful history of lynchings in her searing new song “The Killing Fields.” “The blood that runs on cypress trees/cannot be washed away,” Cash sings over a sparse arrangement provided by her musical partner and husband John Leventhal. “By mothers’ tears and gasoline/and secrets un-betrayed.” “A few …
Read More »Britney Spears 'Cried for Two Weeks' Over Documentary
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Britney Spears responded to Framing Britney Spears in a lengthy Instagram post, writing that she was “embarrassed by the light they put me in.” The post, which shows …
Read More »Blake Shelton Announces New Album 'Body Language'
Blake Shelton has announced his first full-length studio record in nearly four years. The Oklahoma native will release Body Language on May 21st. The album is the follow-up to Shelton’s 2017 long-player Texoma Shore. Body Language — a Conway Twitty-esque title if ever there were one — spans 12 tracks, …
Read More »Things Get Weird in the Offspring's 'Let the Bad Times Roll' Video
The Offspring have revealed a video for their new single “Let the Bad Times Roll” — and it’s as trippy as you’d expect. The clip features the band performing the track (a nod to the Cars’ “Let the Good Times Roll”) as teens get in sticky situations — cellphones attack, …
Read More »Flaming Lips Drop 'At the Movies on Quaaludes' Video, Announce Cannabis Brand
The Flaming Lips have released a new music video for “At the Movies on Quaaludes,” and announced a handful of big 4/20 plans: Frontman Wayne Coyne will launch his own cannabis brand, Love Yer Brain, that day, while the Lips will perform a special space bubble concert at the Criterion …
Read More »Demi Lovato Performs 'Anyone' at 'Dancing With the Devil' Doc Premiere
Demi Lovato delivered an intimate performance of her song “Anyone” at the premiere event for Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, the YouTube documentary series that follows Lovato through her struggles with trauma and substance abuse. Accompanied by piano, Lovato recounted the trying times of her past through the song’s …
Read More »Keb' Mo', Old Crow Medicine Show Await the Covid Vaccine in New Song 'The Medicine Man'
Keb’ Mo’ and Old Crow Medicine Show have teamed up for the collaborative single “The Medicine Man,” which was written and recorded while the Covid pandemic spiraled in 2020. Set to a loping groove with dashes of fiddle and banjo, “The Medicine Man” has an easygoing sound that almost conceals …
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