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When Austin Jenckes made his Grand Ole Opry debut in June, the Duvall, Washington, native had only expected he’d be performing two songs: “We Made It,” the track that opens his new album If You Grew Up Like I Did, and “If You’d Been Around,” a deeply personal ballad about …

Chance the Rapper revealed that he voiced the character Bush Baby in the Jon Favreau-directed, live-action remake of The Lion King. The rapper said Donald Glover, who voiced the older Simba, recommended him to consult on the film, and one thing led to another. Chance took to Instagram to unveil …

Update:The town of Vernon, New York denied Woodstock 50’s beleaguered organizers second request for a permit to hold the festival at the Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel yesterday, according to Syracuse.com. The decision came in less than 24 hours after Woodstock 50 resubmitted the application. “Time does not permit me …

Lloyd Cole released a video for “Violins,” the single off his new electronic album Guesswork, out July 26th via earMUSIC. “My first official video in six years,” Cole tweeted. “I’m very excited about this one.” “I might just stop breathing/I might just stop keeping time/With the violins,” Cole sings against …

Scooter Braun is a high-powered music manager in charge of the careers of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande who recently bought Taylor Swift’s former label Big Machine (and master recordings) for around $300 million. Scooter Brown is a Texas country singer who is a 2017 Rolling Stone Artist You Need …

Chuck Mead roars back with a blast of rocking honky-tonk, Erin Enderlin pours a potent whiskey and Cobie Caillat’s new band Gone West make their debut in this week’s list of the best country and Americana tracks. Sam Williams, “Gemini” Hank Williams Jr.’s 22-year-old son bridges the gap between astrology …

As David Crosby has proven time and time again, there’s no question he’s unwilling to answer. He’s also made more than his share of mistakes throughout his long life, which is why he was the perfect person to become Rolling Stone’s newest advice columnist. In his second “Ask Croz” column, …

Yang Hyun-suk, the co-founder and head of the giant K-pop label, agency and production company, YG Entertainment, has resigned amid a series of scandals, Variety reports. Founded in 1996, YG Entertainment has been home to some of the biggest K-pop acts of the past few decades including Psy, Big Bang, …

Preservation Hall Jazz Band have unveiled the release date to their A Tuba to Cuba album. The soundtrack from their documentary of the same name will be released on June 28th via Sub Pop. In February, the band released the T.G. Herrington and Danny Clinch-directed A Tuba to Cuba documentary, …

The Strokes’ Nick Valensi and his band CRX confront loneliness and alienation head on in their new song, “We’re All Alone.” The track marks the first single off the band’s upcoming album, Peek, out August 23rd. In a statement, CRX guitarist Darian Zahedi said “We’re All Alone” came out of …