Music

“Hey, cowboy!” Even in a city where everyone’s seen it all, the sight of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is still enough to turn a few heads, including one of a guy plopped down outside a bodega. On a recent summer morning, Elliott has returned to his former stomping, singing, and drinking …

In 1961, a young Jerry Garcia met another struggling artist: writer and musician Robert Hunter. For more than 30 years until Garcia’s death in 1995, the two were friends and songwriting partners; with Garcia supplying the music and Hunter the lyrics, out came most of the Grateful Dead’s most enduring …

Kim Gordon unveiled a cacophonous new ripper, “Hungry Baby,” from her forthcoming debut solo album, No Home Record, out October 11th via Matador. The song boasts pummeling drums, a bass line that could register on the Richter scale and a wash of feedback that Gordon molds into something that teeters …

Lil’ Kim has announced a new release date for her delayed album 9; the record is now set to come out Friday, October 11th. It will be her first album in over 14 years. Along with the news, Kim also shared the single “Pray for Me,” featuring Rick Ross and …

Rolling Stone’s “In Conversation” discussion series, a partnership with Ralph Lauren, began its first installment in conversation with Mark Ronson on September 25th. Live and decked out in Polo Ralph Lauren attire, Ronson chronicled his journey through the music industry and answered questions from staff writer Patrick Doyle. The two …

According to producer Johnny Jewel, “Music is medicine.” Or at least that’s what the sparse statement that came with the band’s surprise release says. On Tuesday at midnight, Chromatics unveiled Closer to Grey, the follow-up to 2012’s much-anticipated Kill for Love. Closer to Grey comes after seven years of delayed …

Kelly Clarkson performed a dynamic version of Lizzo‘s hit single “Juice” on her daytime talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show.In a segment titled “Kellyoke,” Clarkson was joined by a live band and a back-up singer for the performance as her audience danced and clapped. Clarkson has also recently covered several …

For its seventh year, musicians and activists came together for the Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park in an effort to end poverty by 2030 and combat climate change. This year’s five-hour festival featured a lineup of Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams and OneRepublic, …

BoJack Horseman won’t be horsin’ around for much longer. Netflix has unveiled the trailer for the sixth and final season of its beloved animated dramedy, starring a washed-up sitcom star who learns to become a better animal in an anthropomorphized, exaggerated version of Los Angeles’ entertainment scene. The last we …

In preparation for the 20th Annual Latin Grammys in November, the Latin Recording Academy released its list of nominees on Tuesday morning. Although Academy President/CEO Gabriel Abaroa Jr. boasted a “talented and diverse” representation of acts from across Latin America and the Iberian peninsula, the actual shortlist stated otherwise: the …