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Haim are the latest music group to stop by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, and as per tradition, the trio performed a recent hit (“Summer Girl”) along with a cover of another artist – in this case, Lil Nas X’s latest single “Panini.” But Haim put a twist on the …

To say Charli XCX took a six-year “break” between her sophomore breakthrough Sucker and her latest, Charli, is a little misleading. Over those six years, the “Blame It on Your Love” singer released two lauded mixtapes, an EP, and a few singles. She also stayed busy writing songs for other …

For a clumsy, fleeting moment, the punchline was the most potent tool in a rapper’s war chest. The “hashtag rap” era birthed, built, and sustained careers, allowing rappers as varied as Big Sean, Drake, Lil Wayne, Fabolous, and Ludacris to create hits built on the same formula. Performers would introduce …

The Beatles have shared two versions of their classic Abbey Road opener, “Come Together,” a previously unreleased studio outtake and a new mix of the song. Both versions will appear on the forthcoming 50th anniversary reissue of Abbey Road, out September 27th. The outtake, labeled “Take 5,” offers an intriguing …

Lil Uzi Vert is a mercurial being. One day he announces that the release of his long-awaited album, Eternal Atake, is imminent, and the next he’s threatening retirement. The back and forth is a way of life for Lil Uzi Vert fans, who seem split between an extreme sense of …

A student at the University of South Alabama was arrested and accused of making a terroristic threat after writing old Tyler, the Creator lyrics on a large flip chart in the school library, The Associated Press reports. Jack Aaron Christensen, 21, reportedly wrote the refrain from Tyler’s 2011 song “Radicals,” …

The Cars were the New Wave band with the purest Top 40 heart, thanks to Ric Ocasek‘s vision of combining moody, post-punk alienation with glossy hooks and a nervy sense of hunger. The Cars joked that they should’ve called their astonishingly tight 1978 self-titled debut The Cars’ Greatest Hits, for …

Billie Eilish announced that she will donate a portion of her earnings from her Music Midtown Festival performance in Atlanta, to Planned Parenthood Southeast. In May, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed one of the country’s most restrictive abortion bills into law in his state, effectively banning abortion after six weeks …

Luke Combs pours them back with abandon on his new song “1, 2 Many,” which features on the North Carolina singer’s upcoming album, What You See Is What You Get, out November 8th. Combs began performing “1, 2 Many” while on tour this year, often noting the song was indebted …

This story was originally published on November 3, 1994 in Issue 694 of Rolling Stone ALTHOUGHDANIELJohnstondoesn’t agree with those who call him a musical genius, he accepts their designation. After all, he has been called worse. A decade ago, whenJohnstonwas working at a McDonald’s in Austin. Texas, he spent every …