Drake‘s “Way 2 Sexy” spent a third week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, picking up more than 28 million on-demand streams. Impressively, Drake still has four songs in the Top Ten three weeks after the release of his new album, the juggernaut Certified Lover …
Read More »'The First Time': G Herbo on the Origins of His Name, Meeting Lil Uzi Vert, and Becoming a Father
G Herbo remembers how the friend who gave him his MC name was also the same one who encouraged him to rap for a crowd in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The First Time. The Chicago MC credited an older, well-respected guy from his neighborhood with christening him “G …
Read More »Dave Grohl to Take Rock & Roll Musings from 'The Storyteller' on Tour
Dave Grohl will regale audiences with rock & roll tales from his new memoir, The Storyteller, at a series of upcoming live events. The first of the five shows will take place September 27th in London, with the next four happening in the United States: October 5th in New York …
Read More »Madonna Brought the Leather-Clad Nostalgia to 2021 MTV VMAs
Madonna made a surprise appearance at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards to kick off the event at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Following a visual of Madonna arriving in New York City in a yellow taxi, the legendary pop star came out on stage to her in 1990 hit “Vogue” in …
Read More »Drake Smashes 2021 Records With 'Certified Lover Boy' Debut
A week after Kanye West set a new high-water mark for the biggest album debut of 2021 on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart with Donda, Drake obliterated that record with Certified Lover Boy. West launched with 313,000 album-equivalent units. Drake earned close to double that total, more than …
Read More »Flashback: That Time Steve Burns From 'Blue's Clues' Cut an Indie Rock LP With Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips
Millennial hearts all over America melted this week when original Blue’s Clues host Steve Burns popped up on Twitter with a message to fans of the show in honor of its 25th anniversary — but did you also know Burns is a musician who has collaborated with the likes of …
Read More »Flashback: U2 Cover 'Dancing Queen' With ABBA's Bjorn and Benny
ABBA confirmed years of rumors earlier this week when they announced that they’ve reunited to record their first new album since 1981’s The Visitors. “We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it,” the group said in a statement. “They say …
Read More »Ed Sheeran's '=' Powers to Number One on Apple Music Pre-Add Chart
Two months ahead of its release, Ed Sheeran‘s = as it leads the Apple Music Pre-Add Chart for the week of August 20th through August 26th.=, or Equals, is the British pop singer’s first album since 2019’s No. 6 Collaborations Project, and the first solo studio album since 2017’s ÷. …
Read More »Selena Gomez and Camilo Get Romantic on Breathy New Song '999'
Selena Gomez fully leaned into Spanish-language pop on Revelación, the lithe, seven-song EP that saw her team up with reggaeton stars like Rauw Alejandro and Myke Towers. She follows a similar, air-light sound on “999,” a new collaboration with Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo. Gomez’s breathy vocals fit seamlessly with Camilo‘s unique …
Read More »Patti Smith Releases 'Live at Electric Lady' Concert EP
A Patti Smith concert recorded this past April at New York’s Electric Lady studios has been released as a Spotify exclusive. Live at Electric Lady features original Smith tunes like “Ghost Dance,” “April Fool,” and “Peaceable Kingdom” along with Bob Dylan’s “One Too Many Mornings,” and Stevie Wonder’s “Blame It …
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