Harry Nilsson is in the midst of an unlikely comeback. Netflix’s new hit series Russian Doll, in which a video-game developer dies over and over again on her 36thbirthday, features his charming “Gotta Get Up” on endless loop. This has sparked interest in the Seventies singer-songwriter, and spawned articles informing …
Read More »Jorja Smith and Kali Uchis Team for Co-Headlining Tour
Jorja Smith and Kali Uchis have announced a co-headlining North American Spring tour. The R&B singers will play 18 shows together, launching in late April in Washington, D.C. and wrapping up in Toronto at the end of May. Smith released her first full-length LP, Lost & Found, last June and completed her …
Read More »Chris Cornell's Kids Accept Frontman's Grammy With Heartbreaking Speeches
Soundgarden received their first Grammy nomination in 1990, and finally won in 1994, taking home trophies for Best Metal Performance for “Spoonman” and Best Hard Rock performance for “Black Hole Sun.” Late frontman Chris Cornell won his third Grammy today; his previously-unreleased track “When Bad Does Good” came out on …
Read More »Ariana Grande Releases 'Thank U, Next' Album, Capping a Can't-Miss Run
Ariana Grande released Thank U, Next, her fifth studio album, on Thursday at midnight. The 12-track collection includes the title track and “7 Rings,” both of which previously debuted at Number One on the Hot 100. While working onThank U, Next,Grande returned to the studio with a number of longtime …
Read More »Rolling Stone Live: Atlanta Big Game Weekend Party Recap
On Saturday, February 2nd, Rolling Stone took over the Goat Farm Art Center by Skylight — a performance venue nestled among the ruins of an old cotton gin factory — for Rolling Stone Live: Atlanta, presented by Mercedes-Benz and in partnership with LDV Hospitality. The event featured special performances from …
Read More »Hear an Emotional 'Growin' Up' From Bruce Springsteen's New Live Album
Just five days after keyboardist Danny Federici died from melanoma in April of 2008, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band played one of the most emotional shows of their long career at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. The entire band attended Federici’s funeral at Red Bank, …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Jenny Lewis, 'Redbull and Hennessy'
“What’s the matter with me?” Jenny Lewis sings on her latest single, “Redbull & Hennessy.” On her first solo offering since 2014’sThe Voyager, Lewis offers a darkly suggestive tale of dissolution and desire. Riding a sparkling Seventies pop-rock piano riff, Lewis’ narrator second-guesses herself into a haze of liquor and …
Read More »Dawn Rides Mechanical Bull in Sensual New 'Sauce' Video
In honor of her newly-released album New Breed, Dawn’s “Sauce” video has the rising R&B singer showing off some serious sex appeal. Dawn writhes in cut-off denim shorts with the letters spelling out her new album dangling down her backside. She rides a mechanical bull in slow-motion, sings about “working it …
Read More »Pink, Muse, Chris Stapleton to Perform Intimate L.A. Shows During Grammy Week
Pink, Muse and Chris Stapleton will be performing during Grammy week at Los Angeles, California’s Hollywood Palladium for Citi Sound Vault. Presented by Citi and Live Nation, the series of intimate concerts run February 7th through the 10th and tickets are exclusively available to Citi cardmembers. Pink, whose Beautiful Trauma …
Read More »R. Kelly Hit With 66 Violations for His Sauna-Filled Recording Studio
A judge slapped R. Kelly‘s Chicago recording studio with 66 building code violations on Tuesday, totaling a potential $66,000 per day, and ordered that the studio — a space that the singer has turned into illegal living quarters, complete with kitchen, bar room and sauna — no longer be used …
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