Less than a month before Mitski releases her new album Laurel Hell, the singer-songwriter dropped “Love Me More,” paired with a fantastically bizarre video. The clip opens with the singer-songwriter on the back of a motorcycle, arriving at a house. Peering in through the front window, she finds a creepy …
Read More »As Omicron Surges, Tour Managers Are Finding Themselves in an Unfamiliar Role: Covid Protocol Enforcer
Since 2014, tour manager Tommy Garris has been keeping the country band Old Dominion on the road. But in all his time of ensuring that flights are made, hotels are booked, and shows go off without a hitch, he’s never experienced anything as daunting as the last two years of …
Read More »Justin Townes Earle Tribute Concert Postponed Until 2023
UPDATED (12/31): The tribute concert to Justin Townes Earle has been postponed a full year, according to a statement released by the Ryman Auditorium. The all-star celebration of the songwriter, who died in 2020, will now take place on Jan. 4th, 2023, on what would have been Earle’s 41st birthday. …
Read More »Dr. Dre's Ex-Wife Scores Massive Divorce Settlement
One of Hollywood’s messiest divorces also will mark one of the industry’s most costly. Dr. Dre and ex-wife Nicole Young reached a massive divorce settlement Tuesday that will see Young walk away from their 24-year marriage with $100 million. Sources familiar with the settlement tell Rolling Stone that the two …
Read More »The 5 Songs Doja Cat Can't Live Without
While on set for herRolling Stone cover shoot, Doja Cat revealed the five songs she can’t live without. The Grammy-nominated rapper is the face of RS‘s January issue. In the video, Doja Cat shares an eclectic mix of favorite songs, showing off her unique taste and wide-ranging influences. She singles …
Read More »M83 Revisits 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' Superhero Video Trilogy With Dramatic New Prequel
M83 offers up a new prequel to his trilogy of Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming music videos, with a fresh clip for “My Tears Are Becoming a Sea,” which arrives in celebration of the 2011 album’s 10th anniversary. The original trilogy comprised the clips for “Midnight City,” “Reunion” and “Wait,” which …
Read More »How TikTok Tried, and Failed, to Make NFTs With Pop Stars
NFTs have been the source of eye-popping headlines all year: A $1 million sale here, a $10 million sale there, and the sudden impression that there’s profit and prestige everywhere. But people who worked on NFTs long before they were the subject of mainstream attention are quick to point out …
Read More »Empath Find a New Dimension
Early in 2020, Catherine Elicson had a realization: She didn’t care about sounding cool. “I was like, ‘I want to write songs that are catchy, and that maybe aren’t as punk,’ ” says Elicson, who sings and plays guitar in Empath, Philadelphia’s most intrepid inner-space cosmonauts. “I wanted to write …
Read More »Neil Young Has a Lot More To Give
In September of 1971, Neil Young took Graham Nash out on his lake in a rowboat and blasted his new album, Harvest. He’d wired his Northern California ranch house as the left speaker and a barn as the right speaker; as the record played, his producer, Elliot Mazer, ran down …
Read More »'Rolling Stone on Twitch' Celebrates 2021 With the Best of Music, Movies, Culture, and More
Maxo Kream, Kota the Friend, and Remi Wolf are among the artists scheduled to perform live from Monday, Dec. 6 through Wednesday, Dec. 8 on Rolling Stone’s Twitch channel. Aligning with Rolling Stone’s coverage of the best of 2021, we’re delving into a discussion of the best albums, songs, movies, …
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