Drake released the third installment in his EP series, Scary Hours, on Friday, and left a surprise shout out on “Red Button” in ode to Taylor Swift. “Taylor Swift the only n–– that I ever rated/Only one that could make me drop the album just a little later” rapped the …
Read More »Drake's 'For All the Dogs' Dominates Album and Song Charts
Drake and For All the Dogs earned one of the most dominant weeks in recent history for Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, with the rapper taking seven of the top 10 slots, Billboard announced on Monday. The album itself had lukewarm reviews but expectedly topped Billboard’s 200 Albums chart with 400,000 …
Read More »Tory Lanez Pens Letter to LA District Attorney Seeking New Trial in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
Tory Lanez wrote an open letter on Friday addressed to the Los Angeles County District Attorney, claiming his innocence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting trial. The post was shared on Lanez’s Instagram account and listed several accusations against Deputy District Attorneys Kathy Ta and Alex Bott. Lanez, whose legal …
Read More »Watch Kelly Clarkson Perform Taylor Swift's 'Better Man (Taylor's Version)' (Kelly's Version)
Red (Taylor’s Version) arrived with a selection of new songs from the vault, including the country ballad “Better Man” — and on the latest episode of the Kelly Clarkson show, the host selected the track as the latest pick for her Kellyoke singing segment. Clarkson’s version of the record was …
Read More »Guitarist for Long Island Metal Favorites Moon Tooth Hospitalized After Multiple Seizures
Nick Lee, the guitarist for Long Island metal band Moon Tooth, has been hospitalized and put in a medically induced coma after suffering a string of seizures. The band detailed Lee’s health situation in a statement shared Friday, July 29, one week after they dropped off a show at the …
Read More »The Kentucky Gentlemen Beat Nashville at Its Own Game in 'Whatever You're Up For'
The most compelling commercial-country slow jam of the year can’t yet be heard on the radio or on any corporate streaming playlist. It begins as a Luke Bryan-style slow jam before crashing into a guitar-crunch country-rock power chorus that would sound right at home playing between songs by Jason Aldean …
Read More »L.A.'s Milly Ditches Existential Dread for Optimism on 'Ring True'
When Brendan Dyer, the multi-instrumentalist and songwriter behind rising noise pop outfit Milly, calls to speak to Rolling Stone on a recent July evening, he does so from the comfort of his car, parked beneath a delicate canopy of trees outside the South Pasadena home he shares with a few …
Read More »Rep. Rashida Tlaib Wants to Make Sure Musicians Are Actually Paid for Their Music
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is calling on her colleagues to ensure that musicians can actually make a living from their music. On Tuesday, July 26, the Michigan Democrat circulated a letter alerting her colleagues that she would be proposing a new Congressional Resolution to create a new royalty for streaming music. …
Read More »See Megadeth and Ice-T Live Out Revenge Fantasy in 'Night Stalkers' Video
Megadeth present a murder-revenge fantasy worthy of Dateline in their video for “Night Stalkers,” a track from their upcoming album, The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead. While frontman Dave Mustaine and special guest Ice-T deliver verses about black-ops assassinations, the clip shows imagery of a man, after death, …
Read More »Camilo and Nicki Nicole Get Artsy in 'Naturaleza' Video
“Naturaleza,” the charming collaboration from Camilo and Nicki Nicole, is all about celebrating your own quirks and eccentricities — and the video accompanying the song with is as fun and idiosyncratic as the track’s message. The two artists play with whimsical visuals that riff on surrealism and pop art, all …
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