Brittany Howard commandeered the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night when she and her band performed “History Repeats,” the opening track from her new solo record Jaime. The Alabama Shakes frontwoman — wearing a flowing silk robe over a black jumpsuit and Adidas sneakers — led a raucous, funky …
Read More »John Legend Performs 'This Christmas,' Talks 'Baby It's Cold Outside' Controversy on 'Fallon'
John Legend took over The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Friday night, with the “Sexiest Man Alive” delivering a soulful performance of “This Christmas” from the deluxe edition of his A Legendary Christmas, backed by a brass section and a group of festive backup singers. The singer also sat down …
Read More »Hear Paul McCartney's Infectious New Songs 'Home Tonight' and 'In a Hurry'
Paul McCartney has shared two infectious new songs “Home Tonight” and “In a Hurry,” a pair of unreleased tracks from the Egypt Station sessions. They will be included on his Record Store Day Black Friday release. Both tracks, recorded with producer Greg Kurstin, illustrate that the 77-year-old rock legend’s pop …
Read More »RS Charts: Lil Baby Takes Number One, Arizona Zervas Soars
Lil Baby‘s “Woah” debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 songs chart. The single was produced by Quay Global, who was also behind Lil Baby’s breakout single “My Dawg.” “Whoa” amassed 19 million streams and more than 4,000 downloads last week. Right behind Lil Baby, Arizona Zervas …
Read More »Flashback: Motley Crue Sign 'Cessation of Touring' Contract in 2014
On January 28th, 2014, Mötley Crüe invited the press to the Hotel Roosevelt in Los Angeles to announce their “Final Tour.” Sitting in front of tombstones with their names on them, the four members explained why they were serious about wrapping up the band forever. “We started talking about it …
Read More »Alejandro Sanz Performs 'Mi Persona Favorita' Sans Camila Cabello at Latin Grammys
Alejandro Sanz, the most nominated artist of the night, performed his single “Mi Persona Favorita” sans collaborator Camila Cabello at the Latin Grammy Awards. In a red suit, the Spanish superstar sang “Mi Persona Favorita” with a black-and-white Cabello on the screens behind him.He wasn’t alone for long when Best …
Read More »Beck Teams Up With Pharrell on 'Everlasting Nothing'
Beck has shared a new track from Hyperspace, his latest album, which arrives on November 22nd. It’s called “Everlasting Nothing,” and like many other tracks on Hyperspace, it’s produced by Pharrell Williams. The song combines Beck’s guitar-laden folk-pop with some quirky Pharrell additions: sci-fi synthesizers, calming bongos and staccato drum machines …
Read More »Dembow Took Over the Dominican Republic. Can It Take Over the World?
Two months ago, Awez Darbar, an Indian dancer and choreographer with a sizable following — 1.7 million subscribers on YouTube and close to 19 million followers on TikTok — posted a new dance video online. Most of his clips are set to songs that are popular in India; occasionally Darbar …
Read More »Hear FKA Twigs' Aching New Song 'Sad Day'
FKA Twigs unveiled a new song, “Sad Day,” from her forthcoming album, Magdalene, set to arrive November 8th via Young Turks. “Sad Day” finds Twigs caught in the throes of unrequited love, deep passion and heartbreak as the production shifts between an atmospheric synthscape and industrial stomp. Twigs’ vocals tie …
Read More »Tina Turner on Her Journey to Broadway
Tina Turner appeared on the second cover of ‘Rolling Stone’ on November 23rd, 1967 — the first frontwoman in the publication’s history. Now ‘Tina,’ the musical based on her life and music, opens on Broadway November 7th. In anticipation of the queen of rock & roll’s Broadway debut, Turner — …
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