Mariah Carey will be telling all with her new memoirThe Meaning of Mariah. Carey revealed to fans that she finished the book earlier this week. Officially announced Thursday morning,The Meaning of Mariah Carey will be released on September 29th by Andy Cohen Books, an imprint at Henry Holt & Company, …
Read More »Khruangbin Remix Beck's 'No Distraction' for Singer's 50th Birthday
Wednesday, July 8, marks Beck’s 50th birthday, and to celebrate, psych-rockers Khruangbin have shared their remix for the singer’s “No Distraction.” The Houston trio put a dub spin on the Colors track, stripping off the track’s pop sheen, amplifying the bass and reducing Beck’s vocals to a fuzzy, distant echo. …
Read More »Charlie Daniels Meets the Beatles (and Bob Dylan) in 1970
Charlie Daniels, who died Monday of a stroke at 83, was best known for his manic fiddle playing, his kinship with Seventies Southern rockers, and hits like “Uneasy Rider” and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” But over the course of his five-plus-decades career, Daniels also intersected with many non-Southern …
Read More »Axl Rose Defends His Political Outspokenness in July 4th Message
A day after Axl Rose tweeted criticism directed toward the U.S. Surgeon General, the Guns N’ Roses singer penned a July 4th message defending his political outspokenness. “My disdain 4 [our] current administration n’ what I perceive as its threat to [our] democracy is no secret,” Rose wrote; while the …
Read More »Suzi Quatro on Landing the 1975 Cover of 'Rolling Stone'
Suzi Quatro‘s life and career as a female rock pioneer is chronicled in the upcoming documentary Suzi Q, which arrives on-demand on Friday. On Wednesday, the documentary will premiere virtually, featuring a Q&A with Quatro, the Runaways’ Cherie Currie, and the Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine. “The reaction to the documentary is …
Read More »Kanye West Evokes 'Yeezus' in Chilling 'Wash Us in the Blood' Video
After teasing a snippet of “Wash Us in the Blood” on Twitter, Kanye West released the full track on Tuesday with a video directed by Arthur Jafa. The scrappy, screechy single sounds like the child of a nail grating on the chalkboard and a police siren. West starts “Wash Us …
Read More »Rina Sawayama Gives Lady Gaga's 'Dance in the Dark' an Electrifying Makeover
Rina Sawayama covered Lady Gaga‘s “Dance in the Dark” for Spotify Singles’ Pride campaign — the track originally appeared on Gaga’s 2009 release The Fame Monster, an expanded reissue of her 2008 debut albumThe Fame. On Twitter, Sawayama called “Dance in the Dark” one of her favorite songs and added …
Read More »Cassadee Pope Previews New Album With Vulnerable 'Let Me Go' Lyric Video
Cassadee Pope will release her new album, Rise and Shine, later this summer. Ahead of its August 7th arrival, the country-pop singer is releasing the tracks “Built This House” and “Let Me Go” on Friday. Pope filmed a lyric video for the latter song, which premieres Thursday afternoon, a few …
Read More »RS Charts: DaBaby's 'Rockstar' Wins Close Race for Number One
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch‘s “Rockstar” won a fiercely contested battle for Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. “Rockstar,” which enjoyed a slight boost thanks to the timely release of a “BLM Remix,” racked up 27.6 million streams and more than 13,000 downloads. It enjoyed a …
Read More »RS Latin Music Picks: Week of June 15th
Could your weekend playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling Stone Latinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Arca, “Mequetrefe” La Doña Arca spins critical gender theory in her latest track — …
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