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 »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 »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 »Lucy Dacus Honors 'Low Voiced Pop Legend' Cher With Dreamy Cover of 'Believe'
Lucy Dacus has offered up a cover of Cher’s Nineties club classic, “Believe,” as well as a new version of her own Home Video track, “Partner in Crime,” for the Spotify Singles series. As Dacus noted in a statement, “Partner in Crime,” with its heavily auto-tuned vocals, was partly inspired …
Read More »Andy Warhol's Polaroid of Mick Jagger Touching Tongues With a Woman Could Be Yours
A polaroid Andy Warhol took of Mick Jagger and a woman touching tongues is one of several original photographs and pieces being auctioned off by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The original Jagger polaroid — which has a starting price of $10,000 — comes from a photo …
Read More »'Not Microwave Shit:' Saweetie Addresses Continued Delay of Debut Album
Fans of Saweetie have been waiting for her debut LP,Pretty Bitch Music, for what feels like a decade. On Wednesday, the rapper addressed why it’s taken her hella long to release her the LP, and reframed the project as more than just music, calling it a “movement.” “These past couple …
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