Todd Snider has announced dates for an extensive fall tour. The Nashville singer-songwriter’s Return of the Storyteller Tour begins July 24th with a sold-out event at Tennessee’s the Caverns. Spanning more than 50 dates from which audio will be compiled for a live album, the Return of the Storyteller Tour …
Read More »BTS to Launch New 'Permission to Dance' Challenge
BTS have partnered with YouTube to launch a new dance challenge centered around their recent single, “Permission to Dance.” The challenge will launch Friday, July 23rd, and run through August 14th, and will be hosted on YouTube Shorts, a new mobile offering that allows for the creation of TikTok-style short-form …
Read More »See Tedeschi Trucks Band Cover Derek and the Dominos Songs on 'CBS This Morning'
Tedeschi Trucks Band marked the release of their live album Layla Revisited (Live at Lockn’) by performing three Derek and the Dominos songs for CBS This Morning’s Saturday Sessions. Performing from a New Haven, Connecticut’s Westville Music Bowl, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and company covered “Bell Bottom Blues,” “Why Does …
Read More »Mark Hoppus Reveals He's Battling an Aggressive Form of Lymphoma
Mark Hoppus stunned fans last month when he revealed that he’s undergoing chemotherapy for an unspecified form of cancer. In a new Twitch Q&A with Chilean Blink-182 fans, the musician shared his diagnosis. “[I have] diffuse large B-cell lymphoma,” he said. “My classification is stage IV-A, which means, as I …
Read More »Pop Smoke's Life and Legacy Focus of New Spotify Podcast Series
The life and death of Pop Smoke will be the focus of an upcoming podcast series from Spotify and Complex Networks. The six-episode Complex Subject:Pop Smoke — premiering on July 20th, which would have been Pop Smoke’s 22nd birthday — highlights the late Brooklyn drill rapper who was tragically shot …
Read More »John Mayer Explains How Making His New Album 'Sob Rock' Was the Music Equivalent of 'Shitposting'
John Mayer explained how a driving creative force behind his new album, Sob Rock, was a desire to make a record that was equivalent to “shitposting” on the internet, in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. Recalling how he was told at the start of his …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks for the Week of July 12th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check outlast week’sbest songs.) Kate Vargas, …
Read More »See the Wallflowers Perform 'Exit Wounds' Songs on 'CBS This Morning'
The Wallflowers performed three songs from their just-released new album Exit Wounds for CBS This Morning’s latest “Saturday Sessions.” Performing inside a Los Angeles mechanics garage, Jakob Dylan and company showcased “Roots and Wings,” “The Dive Bar in My Heart” and “I’ll Let You Down (But Will Not Give You …
Read More »Rauw Alejandro, Pi'erre Bourne Lead Breakthrough 25 Chart
In a four-star review, Rolling Stone declared that with his sophomore album Vice Versa, Puerto Rico native Rauw Alejandro has established himself as “the next Latin pop star,” pushing the boundaries of reggaeton to incorporate synth-pop, funk and drum ‘n’ bass. And it seems the numbers back it up. After …
Read More »Enhypen Stake Their Claim as K-Pop's Global Ambassadors
There is no shortage of boy bands seeking to lay claim to the K-pop throne these days but when it comes to pure trajectory, few groups are scaling the scene as quickly as ENHYPEN. Debuting last November after being chosen by fans on I-LAND, a Making the Band-style reality show, …
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