When asked how he visualized himself during a radio interview last April, Kevin Fret — Latin trap’s most unapologetically, and perhaps first openly gay artist — conjured a hippodrome: “Once you let horses free from their stables,” said Fret, “It’s difficult to catch them.” Posing the question was DJ Candy …
Read More »Ben Folds, Violent Femmes Line Up Joint Summer Tour
Ben Folds and Violent Femmes announced a co-headlining summer tour. The 14-date U.S. trek launches July 28th in Uncasville, Connecticut and concludes August 16th in Kansas City, Missouri. An artist pre-sale begins Tuesday, March 5th at 10 a.m. local time. General public tickets for most shows go on sale Friday, …
Read More »Pharrell Taps Missy Elliott, Janelle Monae, Migos for Debut 'Something In the Water' Fest
Pharrell will launch a new multi-day music festival, Something In the Water, this spring featuring performances from Missy Elliott, Migos, Janelle Monáe, Travis Scott and more. The festival will take place on the beach in the musician’s hometown, Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 26th through 28th. The lineup for Something in …
Read More »Maluma Takes Aim at 'Douchebags' in New Single, 'HP'
Maluma released “HP,” the latest in a long line of hooky pop-reggaeton singles, on Friday. It will appear on his upcoming album, titled 11:11. “HP” started “three months ago in a hotel room in Bolivia,” Maluma tells Rolling Stone. “I have friends in Colombia where I’m from, and these girls …
Read More »Carl Anderson Mixes Heartache With Resilience on New Song 'Roses'
“I ain’t exactly been feeling like myself these days,” sings Carl Anderson on the introspective “Roses,” the lead single from his newly announced EP, YouCan Call Me Carl. Despite the alluring melody, Anderson finds himself stuck in a rut with all of his good luck beginning to run dry. With …
Read More »Pete Davidson Boots 'F-ckface' Heckler From Stand-Up Gig After Mac Miller Reference
Pete Davidson kicked out a heckler from a stand-up show on Monday after the audience member yelled out an inappropriate reference to late rapper Mac Miller. The Saturday Night Live cast member opened a joke at the South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange, New Jersey by saying, “My …
Read More »Offset Opens Up on 'Father of 4'
After a month that found one movie star revealing thoughts about committing a hate crime and, not long after, a soap opera star allegedly fabricating another, it shouldn’t come down to Kiari Kendrell Cephus to try to save Black History Month. But here we are. For his first solo album, …
Read More »Venezuela Aid Live: A Music Event Spurs Confrontations at the Border
This story was originally published in Spanish by Rolling Stone Colombia‘s editors. Read the original Spanish version here. Update 2/23/18: The moment of music has long passed. It was nearing 7 a.m. on Saturday when the Colombian authorities were preparing to pass along humanitarian aid to Venezuela. The night before, …
Read More »Watch Johnny Marr Host Karaoke Bash in New 'Armatopia' Video
Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr hosts a karaoke party for the outcasts and misfits in the video for his new song “Armatopia.” The Kris Rimmer-directed clip seems to be set in the late Eighties or early Nineties, and it tracks a group of outsiders who all seem to live in …
Read More »Ryan Adams' 'Big Colors' Album Pulled Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Ryan Adams‘ upcoming album, Big Colors, has been “put on hold,” sources close to the situation told Variety on Thursday. The news follows Wednesday’s damning New York Times report that detailed several women’s allegations against Adams, which accuse him of sexual misconduct and emotional abuse. On Thursday, retailers reported that …
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