Days after releasing her new album Good News, Megan Thee Stallion debuted a live performance of “Body” at the 2020 American Music Awards Sunday. The bedazzled rapper performed the track walking down a set of stairs, dropping lines about body positivity while nodding to Tiger King: “I’m present whеn I’m …
Read More »RS Charts: 24kgoldn's 'Mood' Completes Long Climb to Number One
24kgoldn’s and Iann Dior’s “Mood” ascended to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The track was originally released in July, and it vaulted into the Top Ten by mid-August. It’s been there pretty much ever since, hovering behind massive hits like Cardi B and Megan …
Read More »Jaden Smith Drops 'I'm Ready' From 'Spider-Man: Miles Morales' Soundtrack
Jaden Smith has released the official music video for “I’m Ready,” his new single featured on the soundtrack to the PlayStation video gameMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Written by Smith, Omarr Rambert, and Josiah Bell, “I’m Ready” acts as Miles Morales’ theme song in the game while he fights villains under …
Read More »Flashback: Neil Diamond Gets Patriotic With 'America'
Forty years ago this week, the soundtrack to Neil Diamond‘s The Jazz Singer arrived in record stores. The album was an enormous success due to hit singles “Love on the Rocks,” “Hello Again,” and “America,” even if the movie itself — which starred Diamond as a cantor who rebels against …
Read More »Tom Morello Mocks Trumpers Dancing to Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name'
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello has mocked a pair of pro-Trump, “Stop the Count” protesters seen dancing to the band’s “Killing in the Name” in Philadelphia. In the viral video with nearly 8 million views on Twitter, the Stop the Counters — draped in pro-cop Blue Lives Matter flags …
Read More »Arcade Fire Fight for the Future With New Song 'Generation A'
Arcade Fire debuted a new song, “Generation A” on The Late Show’s special live election night coverage Tuesday, November 3rd. Stephen Colbert introduced the track by describing it as “inspired by the current climate of the country with a hopeful message to the youths,” and, to that end, the clip …
Read More »Lady Gaga: 'Now Is Your Chance to Vote Against Donald Trump'
Lady Gaga offered one final, prominent endorsement of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris — and yet another critique of President Trump — during an election eve campaign rally Monday in Pittsburgh. “To all the women and all the men with daughters and sisters and mothers — everybody, no matter how …
Read More »Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile Release New Get-Out-the-Vote Duet 'A Beautiful Noise'
Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile have released a new duet, “A Beautiful Noise,” meant to encourage voter turnout in the 2020 elections. The track is a straightforward but effective bit of piano balladry, with Keys and Carlile trading verses before coming together in perfect harmony, “It’s believing you belong/It’s calling …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Halsey, Foo Fighters Align With Planned Parenthood Voting Campaign
Billie Eilish, Halsey, Foo Fighters, Haim, Katy Perry, Andre 3000, Kacey Musgraves, Nine Inch Nails, and Beck are among the hundreds of artists to align with Planned Parenthood’s We Need Every Voice get-out-the-vote campaign. On Wednesday, Planned Parenthood published a full-page ad in six swing-state newspapers — including Detroit Free …
Read More »Doobie Brothers Team Up With Peter Frampton for Cover of Eric Clapton's 'Let It Rain'
The Doobie Brothers and Peter Frampton have partnered for a cover of Eric Clapton’s 1970 track, “Let It Rain.” The song and its accompanying video were recorded virtually, with Frampton and every member of the Doobie Brothers contributing their parts remotely. “Let It Rain” is a perfect choice for the …
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