Questlove will host an all-star Food Network special later this month to raise money for America’s Food Fund. On Questlove’s Potluck, airing May 28th and inspired by his 2019 Mixtape Potluck Cookbook: A Dinner Party for Friends, Their Recipes, and the Songs They Inspire, the Roots drummer will venture, via …
Read More »Flashback: Billy Joel Performs 'Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)' in 1976
Billy Joel made his first public appearance of the COVID-19 era on Monday night at the “Rise Up New York!” telethon to benefit the Robin Hood foundation and their efforts to combat poverty in the city during this very difficult time. The event was hosted by Tina Fey and featured …
Read More »Hayley Williams Explores Rage and Revelation on 'Petals For Armor'
Hayley Williams has been the face of Paramore for over half her life, so you better believe she knows how to put on a show. When examining pop-rock’s quirky bombast during the 2000s, there’s hardly a more apt representation than Williams wielding a carrot microphone onstage at Warped Tour, with …
Read More »Randy Newman Performs 'Greatest Song Ever Written' 'Stay Away' on 'The Late Show'
America’s own troubadour Randy Newman stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Wednesday night to perform his new quarantine tune, “Stay Away.” “People are saying it’s the greatest song ever written or that they’ve heard,” he says by way of introduction. “A lot of people are saying it. I’m …
Read More »Tones and I Grapples With Success in 'Can't Be Happy All the Time' Video
Tones and I takes stock of her whirlwind year of success in her new music video for “Can’t Be Happy All the Time,” released on Thursday. The clip follows Tones’ journey from busking in the streets of Melbourne to her burgeoning popularity at music festivals and the meteoric rise of …
Read More »Watch John Williams Conduct Vienna Philharmonic for 'Imperial March'
To celebrate the Star Wars holiday May the Fourth, Deutsche Grammophon has shared video of the series’ composer John Williams leading the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic through a rendition of his “Imperial March.” “It was honestly one of the best presentations of that March I’ve ever heard,” Williams said of the …
Read More »Music at Home: Feel-Good Pop Jams
Music can’t cure the virus, nor can it replace whatever or whomever we are grieving during this time. What musiccan do is offer a brief reprieve, and the right song can transport you to a happier place. With that in mind, here’s the first installment inRolling Stone‘s new weekly playlist …
Read More »'It's a Record of What Happened at That Time': X's John Doe on 'Los Angeles' at 40
John Doe doesn’t think often about Los Angeles, the landmark punk record his band X released 40 years ago this month. He estimates he hasn’t even played the LP — which ranks on several Rolling Stone lists, including the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and the 40 Greatest Punk …
Read More »Tenille Townes Details Debut Album, 'The Lemonade Stand'
Tenille Townes has announced details for her debut full-length album, The Lemonade Stand, which arrives June 26th via Columbia Nashville. The project follows a series of introductory EP releases, including 2020’s Road to the Lemonade Stand and 2018’s Living Room Worktapes. Clocking in at 12 tracks (all of which Townes …
Read More »BTS Suspend World Tour Due to COVID-19
BTS confirmed on Tuesday that they will be suspending their planned world tour over coronavirus concerns. The seven-member South Korean group had previously postponed the North American leg of their Map of the Soul tour that was scheduled to kick off April 25th, as well as canceled a planned concert in Seoul. …
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