21 Savage — the rapper who endured his own immigration saga earlier this year — was honored Thursday by the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), where he stated that children who live illegally in America should automatically become citizens. “When you’re a child, you don’t know what’s going on,” 21 …
Read More »The Breakdown: How Grace VanderWaal Embraced Spontaneity While Writing 'Ur So Beautiful'
Grace VanderWaal stopped byRolling Stone to detail how she wrote her song “Ur So Beautiful” for our series The Breakdown. The 15-year-old recently wrapped a short tour named after the song. VanderWaal revealed that the song is based on her own experiences. “That’s always what I do with my writing,” …
Read More »RS Charts: Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding' Still Number One
Post Malone‘sHollywood’s Bleedingmaintained a comfortable lead on theRS200 on Monday, earning more than 150,000 album-equivalent units, most of which came from streams. Impressively, Malone has cleared the 150,000 threshold for three consecutive weeks. Zac Brown Band’sThe Owl— the group’s first new release since 2017 — took the Number Two spot …
Read More »Watch Billy Joel Perform 'Modern Woman' Live for First Time (Maybe)
Billy Joel‘s latest Madison Square Garden concert Friday featured a surprise rendition of his 1986 hit “Modern Woman,” a performance that the singer said marked the first time he has ever played The Bridge favorite live… maybe. “This is a song that was a hit, I’ve never played this ever …
Read More »Nirvana to Reissue 'MTV Unplugged in New York' on Vinyl With Rehearsal Performances
Nirvana will reissue their MTV Unplugged in New York this November on a 2-LP vinyl that boasts recordings of five rehearsals from the legendary gig. Among the rehearsals – which were previously only available as bonus content on the MTV Unplugged in New York – is a different take on …
Read More »Hear The Raconteurs' Brendan Benson Fondly Recall Meeting Jack White
When Jack White first met Brendan Benson the late 1990s, White shocked his future Raconteurs bandmate by ashing his cigarette all over the table. “We were standing in a room and I was showing him all my stuff, you know, I was kind of showing off all my crap — …
Read More »RS Charts: Post Malone Holds Number One Spot on Artists 500
Post Malone blew away the competition for the second week in a row to retain the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500for the week of September 13th through September 19th. While the rapper’s overall song streams number technically plummeted by 137.1 million, he still racked up a …
Read More »Depeche Mode Doc 'Spirits in the Forest' to Weave Fans' Stories With Concert Footage
A new documentary about Depeche Mode, Spirits in the Forest, will trace the stories of six of the group’s fans who live all over the world, as they journey to a concert by the band in Berlin. It mixes the fans’ stories, shot in each of their hometowns, with footage …
Read More »RS Charts: Post Malone Takes 9 of the Top Ten Songs
Post Malone dominated the RS 100 this week thanks to the release of his new album Hollywood’s Bleeding. Songs off the album accounted for nine of the Top Ten and 14 of the Top 20, with the leader being “Circles,” in its second week at Number One. Malone’s chart onslaught …
Read More »See Kid Rock Cover Eddie Money's 'Shakin” at Detroit Concert
Kid Rock paid tribute to Eddie Money with a performance of the singer’s 1982 hit “Shakin’” at the DTE Energy Music Theatre, a Detroit-area venue where Money performed 38 times over the course of his career, the Detroit News reports. “I’m sure you heard that Eddie Money passed away today,” Rock …
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