Jorja Smith and Burna Boy try to beat the heat in the video for their new song “Be Honest.” The track marks the first new solo music from the British singer since her acclaimed 2018 debut album, Lost and Found. “Be Honest” was produced by Izy and Cadenza (who previously …
Read More »Hear Jeezy, Meek Mill Stomp Down 'MLK BLVD' in New Song
Jeezy and Meek Mill have teamed for the bruising new song “MLK BLVD,” set to appear on the former’s forthcoming album, TM 104: The Legend of the Snowman, out August 23rd via Def Jam Recordings. The track was produced by Lex Luger, who crafts a mighty beat of trap drums, …
Read More »The Night Bruce Springsteen Became 'Rock and Roll Future'
The story of how Jon Landau saw Bruce Springsteen play at Cambridge, Massachusetts’ Harvard Square Theater on May 9th, 1974 and then declared him “rock and roll future” in Boston’s Real Paper, creating a tidal wave of hype that crested with the release of Born to Run the following year, …
Read More »RS Charts: Ariana Grande and Social House's 'Boyfriend' Is Number One on Top 100
Ariana Grande and Social House’s new collaboration “Boyfriend” debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100. Fans streamed “Boyfriend” over 18 million times, and the track also earned more than 31,000 downloads, allowing it to squeeze by Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” which fell into the chart’s …
Read More »The Breakdown: Finneas Explains 'Overwhelmingly Personal' Song 'I Lost a Friend'
Finneas discusses the creation of and inspiration for his single “I Lost a Friend” for the first installment ofRolling Stone‘s new series “The Breakdown.” The track is one of three new singles he has released this year in between touring with his sister Billie Eilish. “It was a point at …
Read More »Hear Kendrick Lamar Go Off on SiR's Smooth New Song 'Hair Down'
Kendrick Lamar raps about a “psychedelic fuse” and “infinity pools” on “Hair Down,” a new track by his Top Dawg labelmate, R&B singer SiR. “Baby, I’m just trying to let my hair down,” sings SiR against a light trap beat and echoey, surfy guitars. Midway through, he raps a short …
Read More »Watch King Princess' Crush Bake Her Into a Cake for 'Prophet' Video
King Princess has released the official video for her single “Prophet,” a track off the singer-songwriter’s debut album Cheap Queen, out this fall on Mark Ronson’s Zelig Records. Throughout the video, King Princess embodies a variety of identities: football player, construction worker and lounge singer. As she shifts between all …
Read More »Roger McGuinn Shoots Down David Crosby's Byrds Reunion Idea (Again)
David Crosby urged his former Byrds bandmate Roger McGuinn to reunite the group over the weekend, asking the singer on Twitter, “Want to do a couple of Byrds dates? I’ll just sing harmony. No talking?” McGuinn didn’t respond to the tweet, but a representative did when reached for a comment. …
Read More »See Chance the Rapper Join Death Cab for Cutie at Lollapalooza
Chance the Rapper surprised Lollapalooza with an appearance during Death Cab for Cutie‘s set, where the rapper and singer Ben Gibbard reunited to perform their Big Day collaboration “Do You Remember.” “This is our first time ever performing this song and I think this might be a moment in history,” …
Read More »Rick Ross Unveils 'Port of Miami 2' Track List Featuring Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle
Rick Ross is preparing to release Port of Miami 2. The follow-up to 2017’s Rather You Than Me and named after his 2006 debut studio album, his new LP will be released on August 9th via MMG/Epic. “Port of Miamistarted me on this journey,” Rosswrote on Instagram. “It’s only right …
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