The Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Pogues released their debut albums the same year, which allowed them to run in the same circles for a brief period. Chilis bassist Flea paid tribute to MacGowan on Thursday, a few hours after news broke of the former Pogues frontman’s death at …
Read More »Mariah the Scientist Unveils 2024 Tour: 'Ready to Eat You Alive'
Mariah the Scientist is bringing her sultry R&B on the road. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that Mariah will be heading on a 45-stop tour to celebrate her recently released record, To Be Eaten Alive. “I miss hearing my fans scream my lyrics at the top of their lungs. I …
Read More »Vincent Neil Emerson Is Ready to Sing About His Indigenous Heritage and So Much More
Every April growing up in East Texas, Vincent Neil Emerson and his family traveled to Louisiana for their tribe’s annual powwow. For that one weekend of the year, the future singer-songwriter was immersed in the culture of his mother’s people, the Choctaw-Apache. He was dazzled by the spectacle of the …
Read More »Taylor Swift 'Devastated' After Fan Dies Before Show in Brazil
Taylor Swift took to social media and said she was “overwhelmed by grief” after a fan died before her Eras Tour show began in Brazil on Friday. “I can’t believe I’m writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight …
Read More »Bad Bunny Sets the Record Straight on Harry Styles Coachella Tweet
Harry Styles stans took to social media after Bad Bunny appeared to throw shade at the “As It Was” singer at Coachella on Friday. Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Ocasio, became the first Latino to headline the music festival in Indio, California. While performing fan favorite “El Apagón” …
Read More »On His New Single, Yvngxchris Pays Homage to XXXTentacion
Today would have been XXXTentacion’s 25th birthday. The quarter-century mark is a milestone that too many artists don’t get to see due to the type of gun violence that XXX succumbed to on June 18th, 2018 (the same day that rapper Jimmy Wopo was shot and killed at age 21). …
Read More »David Bowie's Greatest Album Is Getting a Must-Hear Reggae Overhaul
David Bowie‘s 1972 opus The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was his first truly classic album, and it remains one of the most important rock records of all time. Fifty-one years later, Ziggy‘s centerpiece “Starman” is being reimagined as the lead single off Ziggy …
Read More »Rivers Cuomo Doesn't Pull Music From Spotify, Launches Weezer-Specific Streaming Service Instead
As more musicians pull their music from Spotify amidst the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan, listeners are contemplating making the jump to alternate streaming services. There are a few options available, the more obvious choices including Apple Music and Tidal, but Rivers Cuomo is adding his own self-made app to the …
Read More »Keith Richards' 'Main Offender' Gets 30th-Anniversary Reissue With Bonus Tracks
Main Offender, the second solo effort from Keith Richards, is set to receive an expansive 30th anniversary reissue on March 18. The release will feature previously unreleased recordings from the musician’s 1992 Winos Live in London concert and a collection of archival material dating back to the album’s initial release. …
Read More »Emeli Sandé Ushers in Hope and 'Brighter Days' in New Video
Emeli Sandé has released the video for new song “Brighter Days,” which blooms with flowers and messages of hope. The single is her first new music of 2022. The video finds the Scottish singer-songwriter in a decaying room with a piano. As she plays over the handclapped rhythms, her uplifting …
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