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Assertion, the new band from veteran indie-rock drummer William Goldsmith, have released a new song, “Supervised Suffering,” from their upcoming debut album, Intermission. “Supervised Suffering” is a sprawling track that moves effortlessly from simmering verses to explosive choruses. “Justice is broken, burn down your system its time,” bellows guitarist/singer Justin …

A previously unheard collection of seven songs that Duff McKagan wrote and recorded in 1982 with his pre-Guns N’ Roses band the Living will finally be made available to the public on April 16th when it comes out as The Living: 1982. McKagan unveiled the leadoff video for “Two-Generation Stand” …

For this year’s annual Women Shaping the Future issue, we asked 12 of today’s top musical acts to talk about the women who have inspired them most in their lives and careers. Here, Brittany Howard talks about what she’s learned from listening to Nina Simone‘s music as she’s developed her …

Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kanye West after six and a half years of marriage. A representative for Kardashian confirmed the filing — which was first reported by TMZ — but declined to provide further comment. A representative for West did not immediately return a request for comment. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …