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Idris Elba, Macklemore Preside Over Epic ‘Dance Off’
Idris Elba stars as the overlord of the dance in the hilarious, over-the-top new video for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Dance Off.” The British actor provides the song’s melodramatic vocal tag, and appears at the beginning and end of the video, donning a luxurious white fur coat and pounding on a…
Hear Ariana Grande’s Moody Macy Gray Collaboration ‘Leave Me Lonely’
Ariana Grande enlists Macy Gray on her latest Dangerous Woman preview, the soulful, smoky ballad “Leave Me Lonely.” Grande’s third studio album will be out on Friday, May 20th. Gray’s guest appearance is a surprising one, given that the three other collaborators on Dangerous Woman are big name rappers Future, Lil…
Paul Stanley, Nikki Sixx Spar Over Gene Simmons’ Prince Comments
Paul Stanley blasted Nikki Sixx for his take on Gene Simmons’ comments about Prince’s death, telling the former Mötley Crüe bassist on Facebook, “Would you please shut up, find another way to be in the news and get off your self inflated pedestal.” The spat between Stanley and Sixx arose out of the inner-Kiss…
Watch Mykki Blanco’s Searing Video for ‘High School Never Ends’
Rapper Mykki Blanco reimagines Romeo and Juliet in the video for feverish new track “High School Never Ends.” Produced by Woodkid and directed by Matt Lambert, the video uses the Shakespearean tragedy as a frame for contemporary issues such as the refugee crisis, homophobia, and racism. “I had once thought Europe was…
Watch Thrilling First ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Trailer
Let’s do the time warp again and travel back to 1975 with the first trailer for Fox’s upcoming remake of Rocky Horror Picture Show. The short clip gives a glimpse at Laverne Cox’s take on Tim Curry’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter. The clip begins with Brad (Ryan McCartan) and Janet (Victoria Justice) being greeted…
See Joan Jett, Corey Taylor, Cheap Trick Play Telephone Pictionary
During Live Nation National Concert Day on May 3rd, many stars who are hitting the road this summer spent some time playing a game of Telephone Pictionary with Rolling Stone. Andrew McMahon, who is heading out on tour with Panic! at the Disco and Weezer, kicked off the game by drawing…
What It’s Like Casting a Ballot in a State That Takes Voting Seriously
In America in 2016, voting rights are under attack. The Supreme Court gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in 2013. And under the guise of rooting out voter fraud, right-wing politicians in 17 states have passed onerous new restrictions for this year. Focused on voter ID requirements, curtailed…
Glen Campbell’s Children Instigate Tennessee Law That Will Protect Elderly
This week marked a major victory for Glen Campbell’s oldest children in what they claim has been an ongoing battle with their stepmother over rights to visit their ailing father. On Monday, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed the Campbell/Falk Act, which protects communication rights for people who’ve become wards of the…
Flashback: See Guy Clark Sing a Moving ‘My Favorite Picture of You’
To celebrate his 70th birthday, a group of Guy Clark’s friends and admirers came together to pay tribute to the master songwriter on the double album This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark. They didn’t know that only four short years later, on May 17th, Clark would pass…
Dr. Luke’s Label Calls Off Kesha Performance at Billboard Music Awards
Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records will not allow Kesha to perform at the Billboard Music Awards, Sunday May 22nd, following reports that she would make direct reference to her ongoing legal battle with the producer, Billboard reports. Rumors that Kesha would take the stage at the BBMAs surfaced last week, and according to a statement issued by Dick Clark…
Melania Trump on Michael Jackson, Why ‘Donald Trump Is Not Hitler’
Melania Trump, wife of the presumptive Republican nominee, has been mostly absent on the campaign trail so far – causing many to regard her as aloof. Eager to learn more about the former model and glamorous Slovenian immigrant as the next First Lady of the United States, media outlets have clamored for…
Matt Walsh on His Beloved Bears and Watching Jim Harbaugh Eat Pizza
People tend to be too serious about sports. Avid fans might tell their loved ones to not bother them during the game or not to belittle them while they sulk over a tough loss. It’s never “just a game,” after all – but while we don’t joke about sports, that…
Hear Kathleen Hanna Cover Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing in the Dark’
Kathleen Hanna performed a silly cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” for the film Maggie’s Plan. Actor Tommy Buck accompanies Hanna and both singers appear in the film, according to IMDB. Hanna and Buck strip down the Eighties pop jam to a folksy singalong with the pair trading off on vocals….
Ozzy, Jack Osbourne’s History Channel Series Gets Summer Premiere
Ozzy Osbourne and his son Jack will star in a new, non-scripted reality television series, Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour, set to premiere July 27th on the History Channel, The Wrap reports. During 10-episodes, the rocker and son — both self-described history nerds — visit sites such as Stonehenge, Roswell, Mount Rushmore, the Jamestown Settlement and Sun Studios. The…
Kacey Musgraves, Beck Lead 2016 Pilgrimage Festival Lineup
For its second year, the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival will return to middle Tennessee with an eclectic lineup of country, rock and roots performers. Kacey Musgraves and Beck lead the lineup, which will take over the Park at Harlinsdale in Franklin, Tennessee for two days on September 24th and…
Hear Brand New’s Brooding New Track ‘I Am a Nightmare’
Pop-punk veterans Brand New released a brooding new song “I Am A Nightmare” via their own imprint Procrastinate! Music Traitors. The track features high-wire guitar skating on a roaring chorus. The song follows last year’s surprise single “Mene,” which marked Brand New’s first song in six years. While Brand New didn’t use “Mene” as an…
‘WWE Raw’: Have a Seat, Roman Reigns
Hello wrestling fans, and welcome to another of my Raw recaps, the only place for unfiltered WWE feedback front-loaded with reprehensible puns. Last night was the proverbial (and, actual) go-home show prior to Sunday’s Extreme Rules event in Newark, New Jersey, and the second consecutive week that the ostensible main event…
Prince’s Unheard Music: Inside the Paisley Park Vault
As former Paisley Park employee Scott LeGere saw for himself when he began working at the facility about a decade ago, nothing quite compared to the sight of Prince at work in his own studios, in his own building. “He’d be tracking drums in Studio A, horns in Studio B, and…
Songwriter Guy Clark Dead at 74
Guy Clark, the Texas troubadour who blended high wit with pure poetry and turned it into timeless, vibrantly visual songs like “Desperados Waiting for a Train” and “L.A Freeway,” died today at the age of 74. In the past few years of his life, Clark, who was born in Mohanans, Texas,…
J.K. Rowling: ‘I Find Almost Everything That Donald Trump Says Objectionable’
J.K. Rowling delivered a powerful speech at the 2016 PEN Literary Awards Gala Monday where the Harry Potter author condemned Donald Trump yet defended the mogul’s right to speak freely. “I find almost everything that Mr. Trump says objectionable,” Rowling said. “I consider him offensive and bigoted. But he has my full support…
Hear Brian Johnson, Jim Breuer Screech New Song ‘Mr. Rock n Roll’
Saturday Night Live alum Jim Breuer will make his heavy-metal debut later this month when he puts out his first music album, Songs From the Garage. The raucous “Mr. Rock n Roll” is one of two songs on the record that feature guest appearances by AC/DC singer and Breuer’s friend…
DJ Quik and Problem on Making Timeless Rap, Remembering Prince
Nineties West Coast pioneer DJ Quik has experienced a late-career renaissance on the strength of solo albums like 2011’s The Book of David and 2014’s The Midnight Life, as well as collaborative projects like 2009’s Blaqkout with Kurupt. His latest release, the Rosecrans EP with Compton MC Problem, is at…
Tom Morello Wins Humanitarian Award, Addresses N.W.A Rock Hall Controversy
Tom Morello’s fervor for a just planet is the hallmark of his music, earning him a place as one of popular culture’s loudest social consciences. Monday night, the Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, and the Nightwatchman guitarist received the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award from WhyHunger?, an organization dedicated to eliminating famine…
Beatles Publicist, ‘Fab Four’ Creator Tony Barrow Dead at 80
The Beatles’ first publicist Tony Barrow, who coined the indelible nickname “the Fab Four” and helped shape the world’s view of the rock group, died Saturday in Morecambe, England, The New York Times reports. He was 80. Barrow’s death was confirmed by Mark Lewisohn, a Beatles historian, who had known Barrow for several…
Lena Dunham Publishes Surprise Book of Diary Entries
Lena Dunham has published a new book, Is It Evil Not to Be Sure?, a collection of the writer/director/actor’s diary entries from the mid-2000s that will be benefit the nonprofit Girls Write Now. Dunham said she rediscovered her journals while poking around an old hard drive as she recovered from surgery, she told Buzzfeed. The book compiles…
WTF Happened at the Nevada Democratic State Convention?
The Nevada State Democratic Convention was supposed to end at 7 p.m. Saturday. When backers for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were still raging at each other at 10 p.m., the Paris Las Vegas hotel told organizers the event needed to end. According to various reports, Sanders supporters yelled, threw chairs and booed Clinton surrogate Barbara Boxer, incensed…
Iconic Punk Venue ABC No Rio Will Be Demolished
Legendary New York City art center ABC No Rio will be shuttering its doors until a new building is erected, The New York Times reports. The space has been in a brick tenement on the Lower East Side since 1980. ABC No Rio was known for its weekly punk/hardcore shows after…
Remembering Bob Dylan’s Infamous ‘Judas’ Show
On May 16th, 1966, Bob Dylan released Blonde on Blonde, arguably the best album of his career. The next day, he would be in Manchester, England, for a concert at the Free Trade Hall, the 11th date of the European leg of his world tour. Dylan was in his lightning-rod phase, being…
Watch James Blake’s Chilling Debut of New Album in L.A.
James Blake performed several songs from his new record The Colour in Anything, including the title-track, “Radio Silence,” “Modern Soul” and “Timeless,” live for the first time at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles Monday. Blake tapped rising soul-folk singer Moses Sumney and New Zealand psych-pop musician Connan Mockasin to assist on “The…
Hear Josh Turner’s Spirited ‘Hometown Girl’
Josh Turner will kick off summer by sticking close to home – on record, anyway. The singer’s “Hometown Girl” will officially be released on May 31st, as the second single from his yet-to-be-released sixth studio album. The gently rocking tune espouses the virtues of a corn-fed natural beauty, who eschews…
Watch Connie Britton Discuss ‘Nashville’ Cancellation: ‘It’s A Big Deal’
After ABC announced the cancellation of the country music drama Nashville, star Connie Britton stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers to discuss the end of its four-season run. Britton plays Rayna Jaymes, a country superstar in the mold of a Faith Hill or Trisha Yearwood. “It’s a big deal,” she…
Flashback: The Monkees Play 10-Minute, Psychedelic ‘Listen to the Band’
When the Monkees stepped into MGM studios in November of 1968 to tape their NBC television special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, they were just two years away from their commercial peak: selling records by the millions, a hit TV show and battling with the Beatles for chart supremacy. But their show…
Eric Clapton Talks Making of ‘Slowhand,’ Spontaneous New LP
“We had chords and a structure, but I didn’t have a song,” Eric Clapton says of the genesis of “Spiral,” an original blues on his new album, I Still Do. One day, his producer Glyn Johns, who “was pushing us to complete it,” told Clapton and his band to just play…
Lou Reed’s ‘Last Project,’ a Box Set of Remastered CDs, Due This Fall
Sixteen of Lou Reed’s solo recordings will comprise a new box set due out this fall. The RCA & Arista Album Collection spans the late Velvet Underground frontman’s albums between 1972 and 1986. Reed spent the months prior to his death in 2013 remastering each of the LPs, which include…
Watch Lonely Island, Roots Play ‘I’m On a Boat’ With Kids’ Instruments
Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island dropped by The Tonight Show Monday to perform the troupe’s classic “I’m On a Boat” with children’s instruments alongside host Jimmy Fallon and the Roots. With everyone in sailor costumes – except Lonely Islander Jorma Taccone, who wore a dunce cap while reading the book…
Hear Erykah Badu Duet With Miles Davis on New ‘Maiysha’ Remix
“I think Miles would’ve loved Erykah,” pianist and producer Robert Glasper told Rolling Stone recently, during a conversation about Everything’s Beautiful, an upcoming album on which he reworked snippets of Miles Davis’ studio recordings to create entirely new tracks. One of the highlights of the release, which stemmed from Glasper’s…
Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas Talk Purity Rings on ‘Carpool Karaoke’
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas helped James Corden get to work on time on The Late Late Show’s “Carpool Karaoke” Monday, despite jumping out of the car at one point to do some busking. Lovato and Jonas, who have been friends for 10 years and are about to go out on…
10 Things We Learned From Moby’s Hedonistic Memoir About Early DJ Years
The majority of memoirs from successful musicians emphasize the famous years – this is why people buy the book, after all – and the period after the singer’s musical relevance has begun to fade, when he/she battles with old bandmates, engages in philanthropic efforts, and maybe gets married a couple…
See A Thousand Horses Strip It Down for Three ‘Southernality’ Songs
“This is how we started, so for us, it’s getting back to what we’ve always done when we formed the band,” says Michael Hobby, singer for A Thousand Horses, who help us launch our new performance series Rolling Stone Country Sessions, powered by Ram Trucks. Filmed at a remote farm north…
Brad Paisley Recruits Mick Jagger, Timbaland for New Album
Its title and release date are still TBD, but we do already know Brad Paisley’s next album will likely be his most eclectic. The country star has already released the LP’s first single, a provocative, guitar-driven duet with Demi Lovato called “Without a Fight.” And now the country star is revealing…
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