In early January, Rolling Stone published its “70 Most Anticipated Albums of 2020” list. Drake made the cut, so did Bieber, and of course Bruce Springsteen (because, you know, it’s Rolling Stone), but six days into the new year, a glaring omission became clear. The powers that be forgot to …
Read More »Kamasi Washington Preps New Concert Film 'Live at the Apollo Theater'
Kamasi Washington announced a new concert film, Live at the Apollo Theater, out February 6th via Amazon Music. Michael Garber directed the project, which documents the jazzsaxophonist’s headlining February 2019 show at the famed New York venue. Washington paired the announcement by issuing “The Bombshell’s Waltz,” a previously unheard track …
Read More »Juanes Plots Más Futuro Que Pasado North American Tour
After winning Person of the Year at the 20th Annual Latin Grammys — and becoming the most decorated solo artist in the history of the Latin Recording Academy — Colombian rock star Juanes will chase a victorious 2019 with an expansive North American tour in 2020. In support of his …
Read More »Liam Gallagher Releases Surprise EP 'Acoustic Sessions,' New 'Once' Video
Liam Gallagher surprise-released a live EP titled Acoustic Sessions Friday and with it a new video for “Once,” a Why Me? Why Not track that appears in its original demo form on the EP. The one-shot video features Gallagher as chauffeur and servant at a regal but disheveled estate owned …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Performs 'A Little Bit Alexis' With Annie Murphy of 'Schitt's Creek'
Kelly Clarkson invitedSchitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy onto her talk show on Wednesday, where the duo performed a remix of the very goofy, very trashy pop song Murphy’s character sings in the show, “A Little Bit Alexis.” In the show, the song is the theme to Alexis’s “critically reviewed limited …
Read More »Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile Perform 'Hard Luck' on 'Ellen'
Fresh off her two wins at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, Tanya Tucker appeared on Ellen and performed “Hard Luck” with Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, the producers of her Grammy-winning album While I’m Livin’. “Hard Luck” was first recorded by Southern-rock band Josefus, and Tucker maintains the original’s tough vibes, as …
Read More »H.E.R. Performs New Song 'Sometimes' at the Grammys
H.E.R. performed her new ballad “Sometimes,” produced by the R&B ace D’Mile, at the 62nd Grammy Awards on Sunday. She was accompanied by four horn players and four string players; the extra instrumental muscle helped fill out the spare piano melody of “Sometimes.” “I had a plan, I had it …
Read More »Lil Wayne Details New Album 'Funeral'
Lil Wayne will release his 13th studio album, Funeral, next Friday January 31st via Young Money Records/Republic Records. The rapper did not share any other details about the record, such as a tracklist, although he did post a very short snippet of music in a teaser on Instagram. The clip …
Read More »Flashback: Van Halen's Forgotten Reunion Song 'Can't Get This Stuff No More'
David Lee Roth is just about a week away from beginning a long American run of arena dates with Kiss as part of their supposed farewell tour. If his recent Las Vegas shows are any guide, expect lots of Van Halen classics, a sprinkling of solo tunes, and plenty of …
Read More »David LaChapelle Explains His Inspiration for the Lizzo 'Rolling Stone' Cover Shoot
Lizzo graces the pages of Rolling Stone’s February issue with a gorgeous set of photographs by David LaChapelle. The Hawaii-based photographer and artist first cut his teeth working for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine in the 1980s, and has since risen to become a major figure in the art world for …
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