Last month, as infernos raged across the West Coast and President Trump countered scientific consensus on climate change, saying, “I don’t think science knows, actually,” Americans of various persuasions got a glimpse of the apocalypse. For many on the left, the firespresentedArmageddonin microcosm,proof of the destructive, ongoingprocesses that imperil humans …

Cathy Renna, the communications director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, has worked in queer rights for nearly 30 years, through three administrations and countless setbacks. But nothing was quite like the transfer of power to the Trump administration. “It’s like having really great parents for most of your life,” …

Zach Katz and Shara Senderoff both came out of the traditional music industry. Naturally, their current business, Raised in Space Enterprises (RISE), is the complete opposite. Founded in 2019 with help from music mega-manager Scooter Braun and fintech company Ripple, RISE’s mission is to discover, invest in, and guide transformational …

Billy Joe Shaver, who died Wednesday at 81, wrote country songs about what he knew firsthand: sin and heartbreak, hard living and hard working, and ultimately salvation. Waylon Jennings famously cut a bunch of them for 1973’s Honky Tonk Heroes, and Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash would all …

Following the premiere of their song “Lonely” on October 16th and a performance on Saturday Night Live, Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco have released an acoustic video of their new track. Directed by Jake Schreier, who also directed the song’s official music video, the performance clips features the two artists …

What’s a “major” music company? It’s a question that often taxes the mind of Justin Kalifowitz, CEO and founder of Downtown Music Holdings — who has grown weary of the industry’s habit of describing Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group as three “majors.” “Is everyone else …

Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update poked fun at Donald Trump’s frequent use of the Village People’s music at his rallies — despite the group’s Victor Willis calling for the president to cease playing their music — by having cast members dress up as the disco quintet for a new version …

Hot Chip have teamed up with Jarvis Cocker for “Straight to the Morning,” a disco track inspired by Dua Lipa. The clip features a group of teenage girls indulging themselves while their parents are away, making smoothies out of whipped cream and cereal, breaking vases, and having mattress fights. Cocker …

Fitz, of Fitz and the Tantrums, has released his first solo single, “Head Up High,” from a debut full-length album set to arrive next year. “Head Up High” is a booming pop rock track accentuated with horns that boasts a message — as the song’s title suggests — that’s all …

Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …