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 …
Read More »Why Is Beyonce's 'Formation' the Greatest Music Video of All Time?
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 …
Read More »Fan Dies Following Fall at Dead & Company's Queens Concert
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 …
Read More »Young Thug Drops New 'Punk' Track 'Tick Tock'
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 …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Announces Another Impossible-to-Google Album
Ed Sheeran has announced = (pronounced “Equals”), his fifth studio album and the fourth in his symbol series. “= (Equals) is a really personal record and one that means a lot to me,” Sheeran said in a statement. “My life changed greatly over the past few years — I got married, became …
Read More »The Heartbreak Key
T o find a song that matches our mood, in the 21st century, we need only type in how we are feeling or walk into a new room, and a streaming service’s algorithm will grab that data and intuit our needs with unsettling ease. But well before predictive computer models …
Read More »The Specials Preview Covers Album With 'Freedom Highway'
The Specials will release an album of cover songs, Protest Songs – 1924-2012, on September 24th. The release will include 12 new versions of protest songs by artists like Bob Marley, Leonard Cohen, and Frank Zappa. The British group has previewed the album with a rendition of “Freedom Highway,” a …
Read More »Jake Tapper Presses Sec. State Blinken: How Could Biden 'Get This So Wrong' in Afghanistan?
Jake Tapper questioned Biden Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the collapse of the Afghan government following the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from the country, asking how the president—who insisted the government would not fall—could “get this so wrong.” Blinken responded that the U.S. has accomplished its goals in …
Read More »Cypress Hill Mark 30th Anniversary of Debut LP With Digital Reissue, New Remixes
Cypress Hill celebrate the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album — released August 13th, 1991 — with an expanded digital edition featuring bonus tracks, plus a pair of new remixes. In addition to the original LP — featuring the hit “How I Could Just Kill a Man” and “Latin …
Read More »AEG Concerts Will Require Proof of Vaccination
Got plans for Coachella? You’ll now need to be vaccinated in order to get in. Starting October 1st, anyone who decides to step foot inside a concert venue or festival owned by AEG Presents, from ticketholders to staff, will need to show proof of full vaccination, the major concert company …
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