Cardi B dismissed the rumors of feuding with Nicki Minaj and enthused about the wide range of collaborators – including Chance the Rapper and SZA – on her newly issued debut LP, Invasion of Privacy, in a new interview withApple Music’s Beats 1 Radio. The loquacious Bronx emcee denied Internet …
Read More »PJ Harvey, John Parish Unite on Folky New Song 'I'm Sorry for Your Loss'
PJ Harvey guests on “I’m Sorry for Your Loss,” a new song by her frequent collaborator and producer John Parish. The song pays tribute to Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous, who died by suicide in 2010.Parish produced Sparklehorse’s 2001 album A Wonderful Life. Harvey and Parish sing morose lyrics like “The …
Read More »See Queens of the Stone Age's Whimsical 'Haunted House' Video
Josh Homme and a severed green hand flipping the bird leads his Queens of the Stone Age through any number of kitschy frights in the animated video for “Head Like a Haunted House,” a track off last year’s Villains. Over the course of the song’s three minutes, skeletons, monsters and …
Read More »Watch 'Rick and Morty' Slay Aliens in Run the Jewels' 'Oh Mama' Video
The titular duo from Rick and Morty embark on a trademark inter-dimensional adventure – with a Quentin Tarantino-style twist – in Run the Jewels‘ new animated video for “Oh Mama.” The clip promotes the rap duo’s appearance at the first-ever Adult Swim Festival, scheduled for October 6th and 7th at …
Read More »Watch Meek Mill's Cousins Recall Rapper's Horrific Arrest
Meek Mill was arrested on January 24th, 2007 – one day after a member of Philadelphia’s Narcotics Field Unit (NFU) claimed to see the rapper selling crack to an informant. According to three of Meek’s cousins, who shared a house with the emcee, the arrest was horrifically violent. “When I …
Read More »Paul Simon Plots Final Leg of Farewell Tour
Update: Paul Simon announced his final show will take place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York in September.“It seems more like fate than coincidence that I should do the final show on this final tour at Flushing Meadows Corona Park,” Simon said in a statement. “I could …
Read More »Flashback: 'Weird Al' Yankovic's First Polka Medley
“Weird Al” Yankovic not only kicked off his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour last week, but he also released “Hamilton Polka,” which somehow manages to cram all of Hamilton into a five-minute polka extravaganza. The incredible song was commissioned by “Weird Al” super fan Lin-Manuel Miranda as the newest chapter …
Read More »Hear Lana Del Rey's Aching Cover of Madonna's 'You Must Love Me'
Lana Del Rey released a faithful cover of Madonna‘s piano ballad “You Must Love Me” on Monday. The song originally appeared on the Evita soundtrack in 1996. “You Must Love Me,” penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, was a top 20 hit in the U.S. in 1996, selling …
Read More »Watch Miguel Talk 'Frustrating' Creative Process Behind 'Sky Walker'
Miguel details how festival energy, a warbled bassline and rapper Travis Scott’s lyrical punchlines fueled the development of his playful song “Sky Walker” in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s behind-the-scenes video series, Levels. The R&B singer opens by explaining how youthful “frustration” led him to a hands-on approach to …
Read More »See Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Lonely 'Not in Love We're Just High' Clip
A couple learn that their affection is just a chemical illusion in Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s new song “We’re Not in Love We’re Just High.” The track is set to appear on Sex and Food, the band’s new album, out April 6th. “We’re Not in Love We’re Just High” builds around …
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