Legendary producers and songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis join host Brian Hiatt for a career-spanning interview on the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, discussing their stint working with Prince as members of the Time, their multi-decade collaboration with Janet Jackson, the birth of their collaborative …
Read More »'Spoken Dialogue': Jon Batiste and 'Soul' Director Kemp Powers
Soul co-writer and director Kemp Powersgot together withThe Late Show bandleader (andSoulco-composer) Jon Batiste for a conversation over Zoom as part of Rolling Stone‘s Spoken Dialogue series. The two discussed their affinity for jazz music, and how they approached the task of introducing it to a younger generation through the …
Read More »See Jehnny Beth's Vulnerable Side in 'French Countryside' Video
Jehnny Beth‘s video for “French Countryside,” the standout track from last year’s To Love Is to Live, is nearly as stripped-back as the ballad itself. The artist, dressed in black (other than for a hoodie with her album cover on it) sings the tune in a plain, black studio, gesticulating …
Read More »Ari Gold, Trailblazing Queer Dance Music Artist, Dead at 47
Ari Gold, the New York City-based dance music artist and DJ, has died at 47 after a long battle with leukemia, according to multiple reports. Since drag icon RuPaul posted the news on his Twitter account, his friends and collaborators have shared tributes and remembrances. Gold appeared in RuPaul’s 2007 …
Read More »'Silence of the Lambs' at 25: Inside Buffalo Bill
You never know what’s going to happen with an audition,” actor Ted Levine remembers of the first time he portrayed Jame Gumb, The Silence of the Lambsvillain also known as “Buffalo Bill.” “I just pulled something out. It was scary. It felt kind of magical.” “I read with the three …
Read More »Taylor Swift Announces Re-Recorded 'Fearless' Album With New Songs
Taylor Swift announced the first of her re-recorded albums in an appearance onGood Morning America Thursday. The 26-track album, titled Fearless: Taylor’s Version, will feature re-recordings of songs from Swift’s 2008 Grammy-winning sophomore album Fearless, plus six never-before-released songs that were written by Swift between the ages of 13 and …
Read More »La Pfeiffer Is a Widow on the Verge in 'French Exit'
Azazel Jacobs’ likably odd French Exit is headlined by the sharpest Michelle Pfeiffer we’ve seen in years, in a role so handsomely form-fitted to her talent, style, and attitude, it’s as if the movie had been written with that distinctive curl of her mouth, that magnetic chill of hers directly …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac Prep Deluxe Edition of 1980 Live Album, Drop 'The Chain' Performance
Fleetwood Mac are revisiting their 1980 live album for a super-deluxe edition out April 9th via Rhino. Fleetwood Mac Live was mostly recorded mostly during their tour for Tusk, but the super deluxe-edition will contain unreleased live music recorded between 1977 and 1982. The collection comprises a three-CD/two-LP set, as …
Read More »London Band Dry Cleaning Announce Debut Album
The London-based art-rock quartet Dry Cleaning have announced their full-length debut, New Long Leg, out via 4AD on April 2nd. Last spring, Dry Cleaning capitalized on the buzz generated by their brilliantly offbeat 2019 EPs Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks andSweet Princess with a tour of U.S. clubs that was …
Read More »Watch Liz Cheney Lay Waste to Donald Trump During Fox Interview
The day after the Wyoming Republican party voted to censure Congresswoman Liz Cheney over her vote to impeach Trump, Cheney went on Fox News and made it clear that she is not backing down on her criticism of the former president. Fox News Sunday host, Chris Wallace, asked the Wyoming …
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