Lady Gaga is back with brand new music — her first single since her acting turn in A Star Is Born and its mega-hit anthem “Shallow,” and her first non-theatrical music since her 2016 album, Joanne. In the fantastical new video for “Stupid Love,” Lady Gaga battles warring factions to …
Read More »Leon Bridges and Khruangbin Catch Rays in New 'Texas Sun' Video
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges catch rays, literally, in the new video for “Texas Sun,” the title track off their collaborative EP. The video, directed by Philip Andelman, features a man driving across expansive Texas from sunrise until sundown, during which he pulls over in a prairie and he erects a …
Read More »Watch Dirty Projectors Wander and Ponder Through New York City in 'Overlord'
Indie rock stalwarts Dirty Projectors have unveiled their first new music in two years, a disconcertingly serene tune titled “Overlord.” The track marks the first studio offering to feature the new lineup band leader Dave Longstreth put together around 2018, with touring guitarist and back-up singer Maia Friedman providing lead …
Read More »Coldplay Unlock Their Inner Child in 'Champion of the World' Video
Coldplay’s Chris Martin goes back to his schoolyard days in the band’s new music video for “Champion of the World.” Directed by French filmmaker Cloé Bailly and filmed in Los Angeles, the clip sees the Coldplay frontman portraying a little boy who gets bullied at school, berated by his parents, …
Read More »RS Charts: Justin Bieber, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Debut Multiple Songs on RS 100
A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Justin Bieber dominated the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, peppering the ranking with new songs. A Boogie wit da Hoodie launched seven tracks onto the RS 100, including three in the Top 40. The leader was “Me and My Guitar,” a heartbroken …
Read More »'West Side Story' Revival Breaks All the Rules for All the Right Reasons
If we’re being honest, West Side Story has seemed a little out of date for quite a while. Rather than having the rebellious teenagers of the 1950s represented through rock & roll, the musical about Puerto Ricans newly arrived to New York City being targeted by earlier immigrants (Irish, Poles, …
Read More »Hear Blood Orange Join the Avalanches on 'We Will Always Love You'
The Avalanches have released a new song, “We Will Always Love You,” featuring Blood Orange. The track marks the Australian band’s first new release since their 2018 remix EP Because I’m Me. The song features vocals from Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes and samples Smokey Robinson and the Roches. “Sometimes we …
Read More »'The Only Thing Missing Was Her, Physically.' Inside the Whitney Houston Hologram Tour
“Good evening, everyone, and welcome to Whitney Houston, very much live,” a holographic Whitney tells a small crowd of reporters in Los Angeles during a dress rehearsal for the late singer’s upcoming “An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour.” While Houston has been dead for eight years, the …
Read More »Neil Young Nixes Future Touring Plans: 'I Am Not Focused on Playing'
Neil Young hasn’t played a show since Farm Aid in September — and in a new letter to a fan on the Neil Young Archives he said that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. “Don’t expect anything,” he wrote when asked about his 2020 tour plans. “I am not focused on …
Read More »Why Mexican Folk Romantic Ed Maverick Broke Up With the Internet
On a crisp January morning in Mexico City, Ed Maverick speed-walks towards a cozy café in Colonia Nápoles. The 19-year-old folk singer waves with a smile before settling down in the seat across from mine, hair still wet from a rushed shower. The night before was spent working late in …
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