Ed Sheeran delivered a feel-good performance of his new single “Shivers” at the 2021 VMAs. Against a cityscape backdrop with purple and green neon lights, Sheeran strummed his guitar while reflecting on the euphoric feeling of falling in love. Sheeran is up for three awards, including Video of the Year …
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Brandi Carlile offered a rendition of Joni Mitchell’s song “Woodstock” during a performance for SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series. The track comes off Mitchell’s 1970 album Ladies Of The Canyon. Carlile is famously a fan of Mitchell’s work and has covered the singer numerous times. Last month, Carlile announced plans to cover …
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Kanye West has dropped a music video for his Donda cut “Come to Life.” The clip was filmed during the rapper’s August 26th listening event streamed on Apple Music, which saw West appearing to set himself on fire. Kim Kardashian also shows in the video, dressed in a wedding gown. …
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Reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry is best known as the architect of reggae and dub, his mind-bending solo productions and his work with everyone from Bob Marley and the Wailers to the Clash to Beastie Boys. Less known by the general public, though, is the role he played in trying …
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When Metallica simplified their sound as they were writing their monumental Black Album, drummer Lars Ulrich looked to two drummers in particular for inspiration — AC/DC’s Phil Rudd and the Rolling Stones‘ Charlie Watts. When he learned of Watts’ death this week, he felt both shocked and sad. “It hits …
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Actress Alexa Nikolas, the ex-wife of Rhye frontman Michael Milosh, has filed a complaint against the musician over his alleged abuse and grooming of her, The AV Club reports. The suit claims that Milosh “utilized his power of authority and seniority over [Nikolas], as well as years of sexual grooming …
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Olivia Rodrigo has reunited with Petra Collins for the “Brutal” video, the opening track to her album Sour. As with the “Good 4 U” video Collins directed, “Brutal” is bombastic and packed with glittery teenage angst, as Rodrigo breaks her ankle on pointe shoes (ouch) and sits in a traffic …
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In the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, we break down Rolling Stone’s recent ranking of the greatest music videos of all time (topped by Beyoncé‘s “Formation”). Our panel also looks back at how the arrival of MTV reshaped the music industry, as well as the look …
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A man died following a 30 to 50-foot fall at Dead & Company’s Friday night show at Flushing, New York’s Citi Field. According to local news reports, the man — described as a Brooklyn resident in his 40s — fell from an upper tier balcony to the concrete below during …
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Young Thug has released a song, “Tick Tock,” from his impending new album, Punk. The track boasts big drums, big bass, and bright, buoyant synth stabs, with Young Thug peeling off plenty of sharp, often funny bars in a characteristically dexterous vocal performance: “He’ll give up his kidney/But Saint Laurent …
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