With Chris Stapleton‘s From A Room: Volume 2 poised to debut in the top spot on the charts, the country vocalist has been making the rounds on the talk circuit. On Monday, he gamely performed “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” with guest host Chris Pratt on Jimmy Kimmel …
Read More »What Will Billboard's New Streaming Rules Really Mean?
Rap has dominated the Hot 100 this year. Five hip-hop tracks have taken the Number One spot, tying a chart record, and in April, rap singles singlehandedly accounted for half of the Top 10. It’s also been a banner year for Latin pop – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” …
Read More »Watch Spoon Perform Upbeat 'Do I Have to Talk You Into It?' on 'Fallon'
Spoon delivered a bracing performance of “Do I Have to Talk You Into It?” on The Tonight Show Monday. The track appears on the Austin rock outfit’s most recent album, Hot Thoughts. Onstage, Spoon built the dark, steady groove of “Do I Have to Talk You Into It?” and kept …
Read More »50th Anniversary Flashback: Life With Yeezus
On the morning of July 29th, 2010, Rolling Stone‘s Twitter account sent out a message to Kanye West. “Hey Kanye!” it read. “Since you’re in NYC, come visit the Rolling Stone offices and rap for us!” West had been previewing songs from his upcoming album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, …
Read More »See Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses' Live Tributes to AC/DC's Malcolm Young
Both Foo Fighters and Guns N’ Roses paid tribute to late AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young during their respective concerts Saturday night, hours after Young died at the age of 64 following a three-year battle with dementia. Foo Fighters, who have routinely performed AC/DC ‘s “Let There Be Rock” during the …
Read More »See Theatrical Cut of Chris Cornell's 'The Promise' Video
In June, what turned out be Chris Cornell‘s final video was released. A collaboration with video director Meiert Avis, he and Cornell worked on “The Promise,” which Cornell had written and recorded for the 2016 film of the same name that addresses the Armenian genocide. Now, a theatrical version of …
Read More »Brand New Singer Apologizes After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Surface
Brand New singer Jesse Lacey apologized for past sexual misconduct after allegations against the singer – including accusations of actions that occurred when the victims were underage teens – surfaced. “The actions of my past have caused pain and harm to a number of people, and I want to say …
Read More »Guns N' Roses, Pearl Jam Supergroup: Hear Cathartic New Song
The Levee Walkers are a Seattle-based supergroup featuring Pearl Jamguitarist Mike McCready, Guns N’ Rosesbassist Duff McKagan and drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and many other projects. The band recruited local singer-songwriter Ayron Jones to front their poignant new single “All Things Fade Away,” premiering here. Jones reflects on …
Read More »Hear Sia's Joyous Seasonal Song 'Santa's Coming for Us'
Siaunwrapped her joyous new holiday song, “Santa’s Coming for Us,” which is the first single off the singer’s upcoming,Everything Is Christmas. “Santa’s Coming for Us” falls into the uptempo category as Sia sings about the joys of Christmastime. “Singing to the deer in the skies/ Singing every jingle, jingle, jingle …
Read More »Watch Sam Smith Talk Tequila-Fueled Oscars Flub on 'Ellen'
Sam Smith talked about drunkenly botching his Oscars acceptance speech last year and taking time away from pop stardom during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday. Smith chalked up his Academy Award acceptance speech mishap – in which he falsely declared himself the first “openly gay man” …
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