Fans will apparently not be listening to Kanye West‘s new album Donda 2 on any streaming platforms. The rapper confirmed he will exclusively debut the music via his Stem Player device before unveiling the album’s 22-song track list on Instagram a few hours later. West said in a lengthy statement …
Read More »Dave Grohl Recorded an Entire Metal Album for His New Horror Movie 'Studio 666'
UPDATE 3/20:Dave Grohl‘s Dream Widow album will arrive digitally on Friday, March 25, a month after the Foo Fighters frontman tentatively scheduled the release of the fictional band’s long-long LP, Variety reports. A physical release is also planned for later in the year. – Nearly 20 years ago, Dave Grohl …
Read More »Juanes, Julieta Venegas, and Los Tigres Del Norte to Headline New Latinx Festival
Juanes, Los Tigres Del Norte, Banda El Recodo, Sin Bandera, Café Tacvba, Caifanes — no, this isn’t tu mamá‘s Saturday cleaning playlist. These are just some of the performers and headliners scheduled to appear at Bésame Mucho Festival, a new Latinx-focused festival headed to Los Angeles this year. Divided into …
Read More »Vance Joy Celebrates Long-Lasting Love With 'Don't Fade'
Vance Joy released a new single, “Don’t Fade,” accompanied by a cinematic music video directed by Agueda Sfer and Macari De Golferichs Moliné. The song will appear on the Australian singer-songwriter’s as-yet-untitled upcoming third album. The intimate indie rock tune finds Joy reflecting on a relationship, singing, “Could hold you …
Read More »Ibeyi Announce Third Album With Triumphant Single 'Sister 2 Sister'
Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz, the twins who make up the duo Ibeyi, will be back with a new album called Spell 31 on May 6 via XL Recordings. The project, they share, is all about their destiny finding harmony, healing, and magic as Ibeyi — something captured in their joyous …
Read More »Girlpool Are Still Fighting With Their Past Selves, and Winning
When Harmony Tividad first tried recording her new song “Love333,” she was horrified. “It was the worst demo I’ve ever made in my entire life,” says Tividad, adding a high-pitched chirping noise by way of illustration. “I’m not kidding, it sounded like chipmunk music through a trashcan.” Avery Tucker, Tividad’s …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez Recalls Meeting Idol Barbra Streisand, Posing With Tigers
Rolling Stone cover star Jennifer Lopez reflects on the early days of her career and the defining moments that cemented her status as an icon in The First Time. From her first film role to her first time performing live, which took place at Madison Square Garden, it’s clear that …
Read More »Halestorm Preach Devilish Hard-Rock Dogma in New Song 'The Steeple'
Halestorm spell-out their hard-rock mission statement on the new track “The Steeple,” a defiant redemption song that finds the band’s Lzzy Hale emerging from the wilderness of pandemic isolation. “This is my kingdom / this is my cathedral / this is my castle / these are my people,” she howls. …
Read More »Mitski Turns Ambiguity Into a Power Source on 'Laurel Hell'
“Sometimes I think I am free,” Mitski sings nearly halfway through her new album, “Until I find I am back in line again.” The moment comes during “Everyone,” one of the more understated, easy-to-gloss-over numbers on Laurel Hell, a record that both buries and embeds its meaning in synthesizer sheen. …
Read More »David Byrne Plans to Make You Question Reality This Summer
David Byrne will launch his long-in-the-works immersive theater experience, Theater of the Mind, in Denver this summer. The production, which Byrne developed with writer Mala Gaonkar along with Denver Center for the Performing Arts Off-Center, will run from Aug. 31 through Dec. 18 in a 15,000 square foot warehouse called …
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