Quavo hits the road, takes to the skies, sails the seas and pretty much employs all modes of transportation in his new video for “Virgil.” The DJ Durel-produced track appears on the recently released Control the Streets, Volume 2 compilation from Atlanta-based label Quality Control. The new visual finds a …
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Future has teamed with Meek Mill and Doe Boy for an arty and abstract new video for their recent collaboration, “100 Shooters.” Directed by Gigi and Roy Ben Artzi, the clip finds the three MCs performing the flute-laced track in a mansion that seems as musty and mysterious as it …
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Producer-DJ Y2K (Ari Starace) and Canadian rapper bbno$ (Alex Gumuchian) star in a fictional television show called Big Fun Fun Show in the video for their viral hit song “Lalala.” The visual for the juvenile track, which topped the RS Trending 25 Chart in July, is awash in primary colors …
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Drake retained the top spot on Rolling Stone‘s Artists 500 chart for the week of August 9th through August 15th, while Trippie Redd and Rick Ross both cracked the Top Five. Drake had another massive week, garnering 129.8 million song streams, thanks to his new compilation Care Package, which collected …
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The Trump administration weighed in on the legal battle over “Stairway to Heaven” this week, with the Department of Justice siding with Led Zeppelin in their copyright dispute with the estate of late Spirit guitarist Randy (California) Wolfe. Although an appeal of the lawsuit against Led Zeppelin is still ongoing, …
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Robbie Robertson is gearing up to release Sinematic, his first studio album in more than seven years that marks a shift in the legendary Band guitarist’s writing: while he wrote mainly character songs for years, his 2016 bestselling autobiography Testimony pushed Robertson to more personal territory. “There is something blatantly …
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Fugazi‘s songs were filled with fierce, ear-catching guitarwork, but out-and-out solos? Not so much. That’s why it’s so fascinating to hear the post-hardcore heroes’ rhythm section, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty, playing in a new group, the Messthetics, that’s practically built around the idea of giving the guitar …
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Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton is being sued by a woman who claims his pet monkey bit and injured her daughter during a visit to the singer’s former mansion-turned-tourist attraction two years ago, The Associated Press reports. Jocelyne Urena, a Vegas resident, filed a civil negligence complaint on behalf of …
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Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr unveiled his second new song of 2019, “The Bright Parade.” Though much of the song is cloaked in a gauzy, shoegaze aura, “The Bright Parade” is anchored by a mesmerizing scorcher of a guitar riff and a churning bass line. In an interview with DIY, …
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The Jeff Buckley estate will reissue Grace for the 1994 album’s 25th anniversary as well as a massive digital expansion of the late artist’s catalogue, set for release on August 23rd. More than 50 tracks will be digitally released, including the rare “Sky Blue Skin” demo, one of the last …
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