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Tracee Ellis Ross couldn’t celebrate the release of her first single with the people she loves in person, but that didn’t stop friends Michelle Obama, Lena Waithe, and Janelle Monáe from popping into an Instagram Live party with 10,000 other viewers. Even Ross’ mom, the inimitable Diana Ross, couldn’t be …

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 …

As the world fights a pandemic, we reached out to some of our favorite artists with a few quarantine questions about these unprecedented times. Last week, Lucinda Williams lost two colleagues and friends, John Prine and producer Hal Willner, to the coronavirus. “For a lot of our friends it just …

When Brittany Howard first began touring the U.S. with Alabama Shakes circa 2010, she’d steal a few moments in the grimy tub of the band’s shared Motel 6 room. Later, as the band became a Grammy-winning success, she’d enjoy a finer soak. “It’s the place at the end of the …

Musicians everywhere are suffering right now, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten their livelihoods by forcing tour and festival cancellations. One way for fans to help out is to buy music and merchandise directly from those artists — and Bandcamp, the online music store that has become a key …

In our new series, we look at eight cities where live music has exploded — from legendary hubs like Chicago and Nashville, to rising hot spots like Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Portland, Maine. We also look at some far-flung destinations where the music is worth the journey. One of those places …

“Subdivisions,” one of Rush‘s most beloved songs, is also one of their simplest. Geddy Lee’s insistent synth riff gives the track — a fan favorite from 1982’s Signals — a muted, almost drone-y quality. So you might hear it 100 times before you realize what’s going on just underneath the …

“Everything happened so quick,” G Flip says. “I actually had a whole month of panic attacks while on tour. I just fully neglected remembering to eat and drink. Then I wasn’t sleeping. I was extremely unhealthy and stressed. It felt like the Hulk punching me in the chest.” The singer, …

Long before she started calling herself H.E.R., Gabi Wilson was on an almost preordained path to stardom. She sang in her dad’s cover band as a child, and appeared on the Today Show as a 10-year-old prodigy, performing an eerily accomplished cover of Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You,” …

In the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Brittany Spanos, Rob Sheffield, and Andy Greene join host Brian Hiatt to discuss the unexpected intersection of two artists whose heyday is separated by decades, styles and a whole lot of other differences: Billie Eilish and Van Halen. To …