Fifty years ago this month, Rod Stewart‘s “Maggie May” knocked Donny Osmond’s “Go Away Little Girl” out of the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the biggest song in America. At the same time, it was charting high everywhere from Ireland and New Zealand to Canada and …
Read More »Paloma Mami Floats Through Space in 'Cosas de la Vida' Video
Paloma Mami has dropped a new song called “Cosas de le Vida.” It’s the first single from the Chilean American singer’s upcoming second LP, further capitalizing on one of international pop’s fastest rising careers. Paloma co-directed the video to the ballad, in which she awakens in a futuristic spaceship where …
Read More »Eric Church, Mickey Guyton Among Gaggle of Stars to Perform at 2021 CMA Awards
UPDATE (11/4):The final group of CMA Awards performers has been announced, with the show’s host Luke Bryan among the latest additions. Other performers will include Gabby Barrett singing “The Good Ones,” Dierks Bentley singing “Beers on Me” with Breland and Hardy, Thomas Rhett singing “Country Again,” Keith Urban singing “Wild …
Read More »Travis Tritt, Eric Clapton Form Supergroup of Ignorance
It’s a great day to believe a lie. Freedom fighter Travis Tritt made a pair of appearances on right-wing talk shows this week after publicly declaring that he would not perform concerts in venues that require Covid-19 vaccination, masks, or even testing. Naturally, he cited fellow anti-lockdown crusader Eric Clapton …
Read More »Animal Collective, Spencer Tweedy Give Fans Inside Looks Via New Audio Platform
Blast Radio, a free audio platform that boasts unannounced broadcasts from artists, has revealed a new artist-grants program featuring upcoming broadcasts from Animal Collective and Spencer Tweedy, among others. “We really like the potential for being able to jump on to share something new, old, plannedm or improvised, whatever, whenever,” …
Read More »'Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name' Concert Doc in Works
A new concert documentary on Carole King and James Taylor‘s creative partnership and decades-long friendship is in the works via CNN Films and HBO Max. Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name is slated to premiere on CNN. The Frank Marshall-directed and co-produced film revisits footage of …
Read More »Judas Priest's Rob Halford Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Now in Remission
Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford has revealed he was treated for prostate cancer, and it is now in remission, Heavy Consequence reports. “I had my little cancer battle a year ago, which I got through and that’s in remission now, thank God,” he said in an interview with the outlet. “That …
Read More »Hear Courtney Barnett's Feisty Theme Song for 'Harriet the Spy'
Courtney Barnett has penned the theme song for upcoming Apple TV+ series Harriet the Spy. The track, a punky two-minute number called “Smile Real Nice,” will appear over the credits of the new animation adaptation of the children’s story. “I don’t wanna be/You don’t wanna be/We don’t wanna be told …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians: Alanis Morissette & Olivia Rodrigo
Welcome to Rolling Stone’s 2021 Musicians on Musicianspackage, the annual franchise where two great artists come together for a free, open conversation about life and music. Each story in this year’s series will appear in our November 2021 print issue, hitting stands on November 2nd — with four special covers, …
Read More »Adele Gives Fans a Window Into '30,' Apologizes for Appropriating Hairstyle
Adele revealed some details about her anticipated-but-not-yet-announced new album, likely called 30, in a new interview with Vogue. According to the singer, while the album was largely written and recorded during the period in her life where she was separating from her ex-husband Simon Konecki, the LP is more of …
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