On July 26th,Rolling Stone will host 500 music industry insiders, influencers and a select group of fans at a raw industrial space in Brooklyn, as singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes headlines a special event presented by YouTube Music. Mendes, who has scored seven consecutive Platinum or Multi-Platinum singles (soon to be eight …
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Gorillaz‘s headlining set at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival ended abruptly Saturday after rapper Del the Funky Homosapien was injured in a stage fall while performing “Clint Eastwood.” The 2001 single was Damon Albarn and company’s final song of the set, however the band were forced to abandon “Clint Eastwood” midway through …
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In a Vanity Fair cover story,Kendrick Lamarreacted to Kanye West‘s controversial comments about slavery and President Trump, enthused about his recently awarded Pulitzer Prize for Music and addressed a white fan’s usage of the “n-word” onstage during one of his shows. Lamar mostly remained neutral in his comments about West, …
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The Doors will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their third albumWaiting for the Sun with a reissue featuring 14 previously unreleased tracks. The two-CD, one LP set is available to pre-order ahead of its September 14th release via Rhino. Of the 14 unreleased recordings, nine are early “rough mixes” cut …
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What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …
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Nile Rodgers & Chicteam with Vic Mensa on their new single “Till the World Falls,” the latest preview off It’s About Time, the legendary funk band’s first album in 26 years. Like “Boogie All Night,” “Till the World Falls” features contributions from key Rodgers collaborators Mura Masa and NAO, who …
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The Hold Steady‘s Craig Finn and the Gaslight Anthem‘s Brian Fallon will unite for a joint North American tour this fall. The duo will perform stripped-down solo sets without a band during the brief trek, which launches October 2nd in Boston, Massachusetts and wraps October 27th in Denver, Colorado. A …
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Lily Allen struggles with love and searches for relief in the new video for “Lost My Mind,” set to appear on her new album, No Shame, out June 8th. The Myles Whittingham-directed clip is set in a lone bedroom where Allen sings the snappy, yet melancholy pop tune as she …
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Troye Sivan delivers extravagant glamour in the gorgeous video for his latest single “Bloom.” Bardia Zeinali directed the colorful visual that sees Sivan channeling a variety of fashion-forward, genderqueer looks. With lips painted bright red, Sivan dances and sings in front of exorbitant floral arrangements, painted clouds and a variety …
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Kim Gordon‘s Body/Head will return this July with the experimental guitar duo’s second studio album The Switch, the follow-up to the former Sonic Youth rocker and Bill Nace’s 2013 debut LP Coming Apart. The Switch features five tracks recorded in the same Massachusetts studio and under the guidance of the …
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