Norah Jones will release her seventh studio album, Pick Me Up Off the Floor, on May 8th via Blue Note Records. She previewed the record with lead single “I’m Alive,” a collaboration with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. The laid-back track, which Tweedy co-wrote and produced, features the Wilco leader on acoustic …
Read More »J. Cole's Dreamville Festival Has Been Postponed Due to COVID-19
J. Cole‘s Dreamville Festival has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second iteration of the festival, originally slated for April 4th, will now take place on August 29th at Dorthea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. “We recognize there’s been a lot of questions about the status of …
Read More »At Work With Leslie Fram, CMT's Senior VP of Music Strategy
This is the eighthinstallment of Rolling Stone’s series At Work, in which we explore the fast-changing music business from the perspective of a different industry leader each week. Read earlier pieces in the series here. While program director of alt-rock giant 99X in Atlanta, Leslie Fram was key in furthering …
Read More »Westerman Announces Debut Album, Shares 'Think I'll Stay'
British musician Westerman has announced his debut album,Your Hero Is Not Dead, due out June 5th via Partisan Records. On Wednesday, he shared his latest track from the LP, “Think I’ll Stay,” a meditation on chronic pain. “I wrote this while I was moving a lot,” Westerman explains. “I was …
Read More »Coachella Is Preparing to Postpone
Update, March 10th:Organizers have issued an official statement moving Coachella to October. Organizers of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival are in talks to postpone the festival amid the growing coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., multiple sources tell Rolling Stone. The annual festival was originally scheduled to take place over …
Read More »DaBaby Issues Apology After Video Surfaces of Rapper Striking Woman
DaBaby issued an apology Sunday after video circulated of the rapper striking a female fan in the face prior to his Saturday afterparty concert in Tampa, Florida. Video from Tampa’s Whiskey North posted by TMZ shows DaBaby walking through the crowd when the female fan holds her cellphone – with …
Read More »Liam Doc's 'Dorothy' Already Sounds Like a Club Classic
Liam Docherty molds vintage soul into something fearsome and kinetic on “Dorothy,” part of his upcoming East Coast EditsEP. The approach here is tried and true — find an under-appreciated oldie, preferably one with a stirring, textured lead vocal, then tinker with the constituent parts until everything is taut and …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne Cancels SXSW Appearances Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Ozzy Osbourne has canceled his plans to appear at South by Southwest Festival amid coronavirus concerns. The artist announced the news on Thursday in the wake of several others pulling out of events scheduled for the annual technology, film and music festival in Austin, Texas including a number of major …
Read More »NCT 127 Can't Be Stopped
This story begins with a little twist, a punch to the right, a body roll and a look (A. LOOK.) into the camera. You’re six seconds into the K-pop group NCT 127’s music video for their song “Kick It,” and the nine members are either pulling off some impressive dance …
Read More »American Aquarium Preview New Album 'Lamentations' With Resilient 'Long Haul'
American Aquarium leader BJ Barham doubles down on his commitment to stay sober and follow his artistic impulses in “Long Haul,” the first preview of the group’s new album. Titled Lamentations and produced by Shooter Jennings, the North Carolina band’s follow-up to 2018’s political Things Change will be released May …
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