Barry Gibb will kick off 2021 with a new album, Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1, out January 8th via Capitol. To accompany the announcement, the Bee Gee dropped “Words of a Fool,” a soulful duet with Jason Isbell. The track was included on a 1986 self-titled solo album …
Read More »Singer Tessa Niles on Backing Bowie at Live Aid, Joining Clapton at 'Unplugged'
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Seven Things We Learned From Our Phoebe Bridgers Podcast Interview
Phoebe Bridgers, who released one of the year’s best albums, the exquisite Punisher, back in June, was the guest on a recent episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. She talked about her songwriting methods, the making of the album, and much more. Some highlights follow; to hearthe entire …
Read More »Hear Superchunk's New Halloween Single 'There's a Ghost'
Superchunk have dropped their new Halloween single “There’s a Ghost,” the North Carolina alt-rockers’ first new music since their 2018 LP What a Time to Be Alive. “I didn’t write a song for probably the first six months of the lockdown,” Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan said in a statement on the …
Read More »Mogwai Drop 'Dry Fantasy' From Upcoming LP 'As the Love Continues'
Scottish instrumental post-rockers Mogwai have announced their new album As the Love Continues by dropping the video for the LP’s first single “Dry Fantasy.” For the album, the quartet reunited with long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann — their producer on 1999’s Come on Die Young, 2001’s Rock Action, and 2017 LP …
Read More »TLC Documentary to Premiere on A&E in 2021
A documentary special on the R&B group TLC is coming to A&E next year. The two-hour special, titledBiography: TLC, will chronicle the journey of the top-selling girl group throughout their career in the Nineties and beyond, featuring interviews with surviving members T-Boz and Chilli.Biography: TLC will be directed by Matt …
Read More »Gang of Four Announce Limited-Edition Boxset '77-81′
Gang of Four have announced a limited edition box set, 77-81, that collects the pioneering post-punk band’s two albums and singles from the era along with an unreleased concert and dozens of unearthed outtakes. The five-LP, one-cassette 77-81, due out December 11th via Matador, contains two Gang of Four newly …
Read More »Cam on Accepting Change, Working With Harry Styles on New Album 'The Otherside'
Cam’s arrival in country music defied a lot of the usual stuffy Nashville conventions: her first single “My Mistake” dealt frankly with the prospect of a one-night-stand and her own pleasure, while her breakthrough hit “Burning House” was a rhythmically complex ballad with no drums. The latter stood out in …
Read More »The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion Lead 2020 American Music Awards Nominations
The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch each racked up eight American Music Awards nominations, while Megan Thee Stallion followed close behind with five for this year’s show, which will air November 22nd at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are both up for the night’s biggest prize, …
Read More »See Run the Jewels Perform 'RTJ4' in Entirety at 'Holy Calamavote' Livestream
Run the Jewels performed their latest album RTJ4 in its entirety for the first time for the “Holy Calamavote,” Adult Swim and Ben & Jerry’s livestream that encouraged fans to register to vote as well as support the ACLU. During the livestream, Killer Mike and El-P were joined virtually by …
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