Since May 2020, youth organizers across the country have been mobilizing against police brutality and working for systemic change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. Some of them had organized for social justice before, but many of them took to the streets for the first time and without an …
Read More »LP Releases Acoustic Performance Video for 'The One That You Love'
Singer-songwriter LP has released a performance video for her single “The One That You Love,” recorded live at the Hotel Havana Studios in Los Angeles. The visual follows the official music video for “The One That You Love,” featuring dramatic footage of the Long Island-born musician on horseback in the …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: John Calvin Abney, 'When This Blows Over'
John Calvin Abney had a busy spring lined up thanks to his day job as John Moreland’s guitar player, but the pandemic obliterated those plans in March. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, musician and singer-songwriter instead hunkered down and began working on a new batch of his own songs, with his pal …
Read More »How Kelsea Ballerini Remade Her Album — And Herself — During the Pandemic
Of all the Nashville artists who released albums during the pandemic, few got as raw of a deal as Kelsea Ballerini. Her third record, Kelsea, dropped March 20th, right as the uncertainty and rightful fear of Covid-19 was taking hold across the country. Music was the last thing on anyone’s …
Read More »'The Next Wave' With Jaime Harrison
Welcome to “The Next Wave,” a new Rolling Stone video series in which we interview the politicians and activists shaping the future of America. Our first guest is Jaime Harrison, the 44-year-old former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party now vying to end Lindsey Graham‘s career in the Senate. …
Read More »Eddie Van Halen, Hall of Famer Who Revolutionized the Guitar, Dead at 65
Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitar innovator and virtuoso who led Van Halen through five decades and three lead singers, establishing himself as one of the all-time great players in rock history, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 65. “I can’t believe I’m having to write …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Announces 'Letter to You' Documentary Release Date
Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You will stream on Apple TV+ on October 23rd, the same day as the Letter to You album’s release. The documentary chronicles the five days Springsteen and the E Street Band spent in his Colts Neck, New Jersey, studio to record his new album late last …
Read More »Grand Jury Tapes in Breonna Taylor Case Released
Tapes of the grand jury inquiry into the police killing of Breonna Taylor were released Friday, October 2nd, one week after just one ex-cop was charged in the case, the Louisville Courier Journal reports. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron submitted the nearly 15 hours of tapes after an unidentified grand …
Read More »Shawn Mendes Mixes Contemplation and Awe on New Song 'Wonder'
Shawn Mendes has released a new single, “Wonder,” the title-track from his upcoming album, out December 4th via Island Records. “Wonder” is a big, beating-heart anthem that starts with a soft pulse and builds to several cathartic peaks, packed with sky-high synths and pounding drums. Mendes’ lyrics are contemplative, kind, …
Read More »AC/DC Preview Return With 'Shot in the Dark' Teaser
A day after AC/DC officially announced their return — as well as their reunion with singer Brian Johnson, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams — the band has teased the imminent release of new music with a snippet of a track titled “Shot in the Dark.” Posted on the …
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