In the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s In My Room IGTV series, Shaggy recruits — via video — recent collaborators Sting and the Last Bandoleros‘ Jerry Fuentes to perform alongside him for the reggae singer’s three-song set. Shaggy first perfectly syncs himself to Sting — his cohort on their 2018 …
Read More »'In My Room' With Grace Potter
Grace Potter attended Rolling Stone‘s Women Shaping the Future event on March 4th, a week before New York’s stay-at-home orders. Now, she joins us for the latest installment of our In My Room IGTV series. “This is an important time for us all to be within our homes and be …
Read More »Niall Horan Hits the Studio and the Road to Perform in New 'Black and White' Video
Niall Horan hits the studio and the road in his new video for “Black and White.” Written by Horan with Julian Bunetta, Teddy Geiger, Alexander Izquierdo and Scott Harris and produced by Bunetta, the single appears on Horan’s sophomore album. Heartbreak Weather was released last month. The new clip features …
Read More »Indie Rockstar G-Eazy Covers an Obscure Band Called the Beatles
In 1968, John Lennon was going through it. He was having trouble sleeping and desperately horny, while meditating at an ashram. So, he decided to write “I’m So Tired.” The lyrics — “You know I can’t sleep, I can’t stop my brain / You know it’s three weeks, I’m going …
Read More »Chris Cornell's Daughter Shares Temple of the Dog Cover at COVID-19 Benefit
Chris Cornell‘s daughter, Toni Conell, shared an acoustic cover of Temple of the Dog‘s single, “Hunger Strike,” during LiveXLive’s Music Lives digital music festival benefitting coronavirus relief efforts. The younger Cornell performed the track in her late father’s studio, calling “Hunger Strike” one of her favorite songs and adding, “I …
Read More »Jehnny Beth Drops Stark New Single, 'Innocence'
Jehnny Beth has unveiled a haunting new single, “Innocence.”The track appears on the French musician’s upcoming solo debut, To Love Is to Live, out June 12th. Directed by Andreas Neumann, the clip features footage of Beth rehearsing for her set at the BBC 6 Music Festival last month. The song’s …
Read More »Drake Jumps to Number One on Artists 500 Chart
Drake jumped to Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, racking up 119.7 million streams for the week of April 3rd through April 9th. The rapper and streaming heavyweight is a mainstay on the chart, typically hovering somewhere in the Top Five, and the release of his new …
Read More »Burning Man Cancels 2020 Festival Due to Coronavirus
Burning Man announced Friday that the 2020 festival — scheduled for August 30th through September 7th in the Nevada desert — has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “After much listening, discussion, and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision not to build Black Rock City in 2020. …
Read More »RS Charts: The Weeknd Beats Out 5 Seconds of Summer in Tight Race for Number One
The Weeknd won a very close race for Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. His After Hours album earned 146,500 album equivalent units, just enough to squeeze by 5 Seconds of Summer‘s Calm, which arrived at Number Two with 144,300 units. After Hours enjoyed robust …
Read More »The Strokes Go New Wave on Latest Single 'Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus'
The Strokes have released their latest new wave-y single from their forthcoming albumThe New Abnormal, due out April 10th. The track, “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus,” sees lead singer Julian Casablancas meditating on memories, from old friends to the “Eighties bands” of his youth. He wants to form new relationships but …
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