Music

Miley Cyrus made a surprise appearance at the 2019 Video Music Awards to perform her heartbreaking new song “Slide Away.” The track was released earlier this month in the wake of her separation from husband Liam Hemsworth. After being introduced by Lizzo, Cyrus appeared onstage in a black dress accompanied by …

Hasbro, a massive toy company that is the source of countless hours of childhood joy — thanks to Mr. Potato Head, Monopoly, G.I. Joe, Transformers, My Little Pony, Power Rangers, and much, much more — announced on Thursday that it will join forces with Death Row Records, a label synonymous …

Acclaimed R&B singer Macy Gray finds her center of calm and peace in the video for “Buddha,” premiering exclusively with Rolling Stone. The track, which features Gary Clark Jr. on guitar, is from her latest album Ruby, released in 2018. The Teyana Taylor-directed video sees Gray performing in her studio while looking …

We’re now less than a month away from Farm Aid 2019, which will take place September 21st at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin. The lineup includes Bonnie Raitt, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Tanya Tucker, and Jamey Johnson in addition to Farm Aid …

For an artist that wrapped up a farewell tour less than a year ago, Paul Simon has been quite active on the concert circuit over the past couple of weeks. He not only played a surprise “pop-up” show at Oakland, California’s Fox Theater on August 9th prior to his headlining …

Rosalía and Ozuna — two Spanish-language pop titans, from opposite ends of the Atlantic — released a surprise track on Thursday, titled “Yo X Ti, Tu X Mi.” In what translates to “Me for You, You for Me,” the duo trade off flirty verses to a featherweight reggaeton groove, accented …

“I’ve tried hard to leave here but never did could,” Rodney Crowell sings in “Deep in the Heart of Uncertain Texas,” a shuffling, picturesque highlight from his latest LP Texas, a musical tribute to the Houston-born singer-songwriter’s roots. Willie Nelson, Ronnie Dunn, and Lee Ann Womack, a trio of fellow …

Baron Wolman has a lot to say about the recent cancellation of Woodstock 50. “The whole thing is insane,” the rock photographer says. “An event of that magnitude has to be planned well in advance. Not just a month in advance, not just six months in advance, but probably two …

Alessia Cara gives up on a “cold” summer romance in the bouncy new song “Rooting for You,” the second preview of her forthcoming EP This Summer, out on September 6th. “Rooting for You” starts off slow, with a simple guitar backing up Cara as she recounts how bad the relationship …

Taylor Swift explained her decision to speak up about LGBTQ issues in a new interview withVogue. The singer also gave more context to herReputationera. Swift addresses the LGBTQ community directly through her song “You Need to Calm Down” as well as its star-studded video, but the need to do so …