The rock documentary was practically invented by filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker when he tagged along with Bob Dylan for his U.K. tour in April and May 1965 and shot fly-on-the-wall footage. Ninety-six minutes wound up in his 1967 film Don’t Look Back, but that was just a fraction of what …
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Rage Against the Machine detail the grim American history behind their 1991 anthem “Killing in the Name” in a new mini-documentary. The 15-minute film Killing in Thy Name, a collaboration with the arts collective the Ummah Chroma, features a teacher educating a small group of students about “the fiction known …
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Shamir has released a video for “Diet,” a track off his self-titled album released last fall. Filmed in Shamir’s home state of Nevada around Lake Tahoe, the clip features the musician in a variety of scenes — standing in front of a snowy backdrop and holding a pink teddy bear, …
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John Oates is teaming up with Bob Weir, Dave Grohl, Sammy Hagar, Jim James, Keb Mo, Shawn Colvin, Michael Franti, and his Hall & Oates partner Daryl Hall on March 20th for Oates Song Fest 7908, a streaming concert that will raise money for Feeding America. “This will be an …
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Cristin Milioti has released a cover of Bon Iver’s “715 Creeks,” from the band’s 2016 album22, a Million. The song marks theHow I Met Your Mother andPalm Springs actor‘s first solo single, although this is far from her first foray into music: She performed in David Bowie’s Off-Broadway stage show …
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Nicki Minaj and Tracy Chapman have reached a settlement to avoid trial in the copyright infringement lawsuit over the rapper’s leaked track “Sorry,” which interpolated Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You” without permission. According to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Minaj agreed to pay Chapman $450,000, “inclusive of all …
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While holiday music ruled the Rolling Stone Charts in December, there were also a number of up-and-coming artists who were able to rise above the jingly noise. Houston-born, Kentucky-bred Vory leads this month’s Breakthrough 25 Chart, ranking the fastest-rising up-and-coming artists in December. Last month, he released a 15-track self-titled …
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So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture, and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Marcus King started off 2020 by releasing El Dorado in January. Produced and co-written with Dan …
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Bob Dylan kicked off December by quietly releasing Bob Dylan — 1970 (50th Anniversary Collection) through the U.K. store Badlands. Now, he’s releasing it digitally on February 26th, 2021 via Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings. Bob Dylan — 1970 will be released as an eight-panel digipack with new cover art and liner …
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Megan The Stallion and James Corden spun the rapper’s hit single “Savage” into a festive Christmas ditty on Monday Night’sLate Late Show, titling it — what else? — “Santa.” Decked out as Saint Nick himself, Corden bounced around Christmas trees onstage with Megan, who gifted us some way-better-than-they-needed-to-be bars to …
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