Megan Thee Stallion (and her adorable French bulldog Thor) called into Jimmy Fallon’s at-home Tonight Show on Monday night and announced that she’s working on a new album. “I’ve been recording [here in L.A.],” she said. “But you know, that’s the best thing about quarantine. I would have been working …
Read More »Bob Dylan's Handwritten 'The Times They Are-a Changin" Lyrics Are Up for Sale
A handwritten lyric manuscript of Bob Dylan‘s 1964 protest classic “The Times They Are a-Changin’” are being sold $2.2 million. If that price is met, it will set a record high for song lyrics. The previous record was reached in 2014 when the lyrics for Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” …
Read More »Useful Idiots: Analyzing Bernie's Biden Endorsement, and David Rees on Predicting the Election
In this week’s quarantine episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by David Rees, political-prediction maker and former Get Your War Oncartoonist forRolling Stone. Matt takes “a little shot at our ownRolling Stonefor its Andrew Cuomo cover.… He’s one of the biggest douchewads in politics, a …
Read More »King Princess' Manager on Postponing the Singer's Harry Styles Dates (and Everything Else)
This is the second installment of Rolling Stone‘s Music in Crisisseries, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with thecoronaviruspandemic. ___ Early this year, King Princess — rising singer/songwriter Mikaela Straus, backed by a band of close friends — was preparing for a big European …
Read More »Marcus King Takes Little Steps Back in Time in 'One Day She's Here' Video
Marcus King sets his song “One Day She’s Here” to an inventive new music video that finds the singer-guitarist and his lover just feet apart but walking in opposite directions. When they do connect, it’s fleeting, mirroring the song’s chorus of “one day she’s here/the next she’s gone.” The South …
Read More »Jamie xx Returns With Bustling New Single 'Idontknow'
Jamie xx has returned to liven up your self-isolation with “Idontknow,” the xx musician’s first solo music since the release of his acclaimed 2015 LP In Colour. The percussion-heavy track builds steadily over five minutes, eventually settling around a series of hypnotic vocal samples. In addition to the track’s digital …
Read More »Marijuana Has Been Deemed 'Essential' — But Essential for Whom?
As the coronavirus spread across the country in March, and stay-at-home orders began to go into effect, every state with a regulated cannabis system allowed weed sales to continue in some form, deeming medical-marijuana businesses essential during the pandemic, along with groceries and pharmacies. This, The New York Times declared, …
Read More »Jane Fonda on Why Our Climate Crisis Demands Civil Disobedience
In honor of Rolling Stone’sClimate Crisis Issue, we asked artists to contribute messages about what they, their governments, and everyday people can do to stand up to the threat of climate change. From England to Jamaica to the United States, we are hearing from artists and activists around the world …
Read More »Tangiers Blues Band, Gary Clark Jr. to Stream Concerts for COVID-19 Relief
Three concerts by the Tangiers Blues Band, including one featuring Gary Clark Jr., will stream Saturday in an effort to raise money for COVID-19 relief. The virtual Benefit Concert for the Frontline Healthcare Workers of Weill Cornell Medicine will feature a pair of Tangiers Blues Band shows from Massachusetts’ Egremont …
Read More »See Kenny Rogers Talk Origins of 'Lady' in Last On-Camera Interview
As the 1980s began, country superstar Kenny Rogers was fast becoming that genre’s most successful pop crossover artist. In September 1980, after a streak of major hits helmed by producer Larry Butler, Rogers enlisted songwriter Lionel Richie, of the Commodores, to write him a song. “Lady,” also produced by Richie, …
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