“You have to promise you won’t think I’m a maniac,” Carly Rae Jepsen says, sitting in the living room of her Spanish-style home on L.A.’s east side. A devilish grin spreads across her face, which these days is framed by a short, blond bob instead of her signature mahogany hair. …
Read More »Willie Nelson: The High Life
W illie Nelson is sitting on a couch at his home, a modest cabin that overlooks his 700 acres of gorgeous Texas Hill Country, when he reaches into his sweatshirt and produces a small, square vaporizer, takes a hit and exhales slowly. “Wanna puff?” he asks. Nelson’s wife, Annie, setting …
Read More »The First Time: Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson recalls a string of first-time experiences in the latest video installment of Rolling Stone‘s The First Time series. The Country Music Hall of Fame member, who appears on the cover of Rolling Stone‘s new issue, opens up about writing songs, braiding hair and, of course, his affinity for …
Read More »Lauv Enters an Alternate Universe in New 'Drugs & the Internet' Video
Lauv reflects on the superficial nature of social media and its detrimental repercussions in his new video for “Drugs & the Internet.” The song will appear on his forthcoming LP, How I’m Feeling, which is the follow-up to his 2018 compilation, I Met You When I Was 18. The song …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'ME!': What the Hell Is Going on Here?
Related: All 129 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked Last night at midnight, Taylor Swift officially closed out the Reputation era and rang in the new. She debuted “ME!,” her tantalizing first tease of the TS7 metamorphosis, a duet with Brendon Urie from Panic! At the Disco. So much going on. The …
Read More »Watch Wu-Tang Clan Perform Classic Single 'Triumph' on 'Fallon'
Wu-Tang Clan returned to perform an impassioned version their hit “Triumph” on The Tonight Show. The hip-hop group, who released the song in 1997 on Wu-Tang Forever, performed in front of a giant, flaming image of their logo. The band is back in the spotlight to promote their upcoming four-part …
Read More »'Someone Great' Director Talks Fact and Fiction in the Netflix Anti-Rom-Com
“I can’t believe everyone is sobbing,” Jennifer Kaytin Robinson says. “The main takeaway from everyone so far is that they are broken and sobbing. I hate to say I’m just scrolling through my phone and smiling at all these sad people on the internet, but, I mean.” The 31-year-old writer …
Read More »Kip Moore on Why Artists Should Pay Songwriters
With four major streaming services appealing a 2018 ruling from the Copyright Royalty Board that would increase publishers’ and songwriters’ revenue, the plight of the songwriter has been thrust into the spotlight. Kip Moore has not only been watching the music industry’s treatment of the songwriter, but also acting. In …
Read More »Blackpink Deliver Marching Orders During 'Kill This Love' on 'Corden'
Fresh off their historic Coachella appearance, K-pop sensations Blackpink stormed The Late Late Show With James Corden for a performance of, “Kill This Love,” the title-track off their recent EP. The girl-group channeled the energy of the rapturous crowd as they tore through the track, a break-up anthem that moves …
Read More »Bob Dylan Is Not a Fan of You Taking His Photo Onstage
Bob Dylan has had a strict “no photos” policy at his concerts for years, but that’s rarely stopped fans from taking our their cellphones and trying to snap a few images before security swarms. But on Tuesday night at a show in Vienna, Austria, he finally reached his boiling point …
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