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A recently launched GoFundMe aims to support former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield as he enters a recovery center to improve his “physical and mental health.” The beloved TV and radio personality, perhaps best known for his mid-Nineties stint hosting MTV’s alternative music program 120 Minutes, was hospitalized in 2018 after …

Katy Perry‘s new album will be released on August 14th via Capitol Records — according to an announcement made by Amazon’s Alexa Thursday. A clip confirming the album’s release date was posted on Perry’s fan page on Thursday. “Katy asked me to let you know that her new album will …

The Prince estate will stream Prince and the Revolution: Live across three days on YouTube, starting Thursday, May 14th, at 8 p.m. ET. The concert took place on March 30th, 1985, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. It marks the first concert footage Prince released, on home video …

A year before he died, Johnny Cash was the subject of a tribute album with some of music’s biggest names: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Dwight Yoakam all sang the works of Cash on 2002’s Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash (one of two Cash homage …

West Hollywood music venue The Troubadour has long been one of the most storied venues in popular music. In the 1960s and Seventies, Laurel Canyon singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne frequented the joint just a short drive away through the Hollywood Hills. In 1970, Elton John played his …

The 2020 Pitchfork Music Festival has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was set to celebrate its 15th anniversary July 17th through the 19th at Chicago’s Union Park with headlining sets from the National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Run the Jewels. Additional performers included Angel Olsen, Waxahatchee, …

The Flaming Lips offer their own unique spin on George Jones‘ signature song, “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” for the new film Arkansas. A dark-comedy tale about drug trafficking in the South, the movie stars Vince Vaughn, Liam Hemsworth, and Clark Duke, and premieres May 5th on Apple, Amazon, On …

Marshmello and Halsey have teamed up for the reassuring new song “Be Kind,” which explores trust issues and reinforces that it’s OK to be vulnerable with someone you love. The pair unveiled the song’s lyric video, which features bright animation to go along with the uplifting sentiments. “Wanna believe, wanna …

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 …

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 …