When Tucker Beathard released his debut single “Rock On” in 2016, the young songwriter watched as his then label Dot Records, a now defunct imprint of Big Machine Records, motivated the song up the charts. It peaked at Number 2, but Beathard wasn’t able to match its success — even …
Read More »Flashback: The Rolling Stones (Briefly) Reunite With Bill Wyman in 2012
On Monday, the Rolling Stones announced U.S. dates for their 2019 No Filter tour. The news followed months of rumors, fueled in no small part by the Stones themselves plastering their iconic tongue logo at stadiums all over America. Unlike the marathon tours of the past, this one is hitting …
Read More »Jorge Drexler Wins Record of the Year at Latin Grammys
Jorge Drexler was awarded Record of the Year for his single“Telefonía,” which also won Song of the Year, on Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas. The handsome guitar ballad that is reminiscent of Seventies George Harrison appeared last year on Drexler’s Salvavidas De Hielo album, which earned a …
Read More »Review: Mariah Carey Stays Current Without Losing Her Charm on 'Caution'
Don’t get it twisted: there is not a single artist who can match Mariah Carey’s nearly three decades of consistency and resilience. Even when it seems like she’s at a career low (the underrated commercial calamityGlitter)), she comes back swinging for the next round. Cautioncomes four years afterMe. I Am …
Read More »Watch Ant Swarm Devour Meat Head in New David Lynch Music Video
About three decades ago, filmmaker David Lynch fashioned a small head out of raw chicken and cheese, wrapped it in mortician’s wax, and stuck it on a wire in his kitchen. He had an ant problem at the time and filmed the head as the six-legged creatures “emptied the head …
Read More »On the Posthumous 'Hate Me,' Lil Peep Refined His Instinct for Hits
In September 2015, Lil Peep‘s first mixtape appeared online. By the time he released his official debut, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, roughly two years later, he was writing tracks with more heft and urgency. The ingredients hadn’t changed — a guitar and bottom-heavy rhythmic programming still took …
Read More »Flashback: Queen Perform 'I'm in Love With My Car' in 1981
Anyone that goes to see the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody won’t emerge from the theater knowing much about drummer Roger Taylor. He is seen hitting the impossibly high “Galileo” notes when they record “Bohemian Rhapsody” and freaking out when Freddie leaves the band for a solo career. (The latterdidn’t actually …
Read More »'Brainfeeder X': Flying Lotus on Gamechanging Label's 10-Year Retrospective
Brainfeeder, the tastemaking electronic/jazz/hip-hop label run by beatmaker Steven “Flying Lotus” Ellison, is celebrating it’s 10th year with a massive four-LP retrospective. Titled Brainfeeder X, the 36-track collection of hits and rarities (due November 16th) is a look at the gamechanging catalog of this lateral-minded beat collective. “I think it’s …
Read More »Hear Eddie Montgomery, Darius Rucker's New 'Lucky Man' Duet
Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery teams with Darius Rucker for a bittersweet new version of the duo’s 2007 hit, “Lucky Man,” premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone Country today. Set for release November 16th, the anniversary album Montgomery Gentry: 20 Years of Hitsfeatures a handful of the duo’s hits — tracks for …
Read More »Garth Brooks, Midland to Perform at 2018 CMA Awards
The CMA Awards has added a new group of established superstars and relative newcomers to the list of performers on the show, with Miranda Lambert now pulling double-duty on a collaboration with Jason Aldean — presumably on their Musical Event of the Year-nominated hit, “Drowns the Whiskey.” Lambert will also …
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