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From Carly Rae Jepsen and Lizzo to Bruce Springsteen, Vampire Weekend and Billie Eilish, the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now podcast takes a look taste of 2019’s best albums so far. Rob Sheffield, Brittany Spanos, and Jon Dolan join host Brian Hiatt to take a look at the …

UPDATE: Beyoncé has unveiled her executive produced and curated 27-song The Lion King: the Giftalbum. It features cast members from The Lion King along with Kendrick Lamar, her husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy, Pharrell Williams, Major Lazer, Tierra Whack, 070 Shake, Jessie Reyez and many others. Stream it below. …

Madonna celebrates the rebellious spirit and legacy of batuque in the new video for “Batuka,” a track off her most recent album, Madame X. As a series of title cards explains at the start of the video, batuque is a style of music and dance that was created by women …

Are you too old to understand modern-day rap? Jimmy Kimmel’s got you covered with his segment “New Lyrics for Old People.” In the latest edition, the late night host translates Offset‘s “Clout, which features Cardi B. In the clip, Kimmel invites the rappers on stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live to …

Grimes is the new face of Stella McCartney‘s Adidas collection. The singer, who previously appeared in McCartney’s Pop perfume campaign, appears in a series of ads for the fall collection, which was made with eco-friendly cutting-edge fabrics. “Grimes is the perfect embodiment of the adidas by Stella McCartney core values,” …

Bob Dylan and Neil Young wrapped up their co-headlining show at Kilkenny, Ireland’s Nowlan Park Sunday evening by performing “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” marking the first time the two have shared a stage since a show at New York’s Roseland Ballroom in 1994. Here is a fan-shot video of …

Madonna gives fans an inside look in how Lisbon, Portugal shaped her new album in the documentary short World of Madame X, which is streaming now on Prime Video. “Here in Lisbon, this is where my record was born,” Madonna says in Amazon Music’s three-minute preview for the short film. …

Gary Duncan, guitarist and vocalist of the influential San Francisco psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service, has died at the age of 72. Quicksilver Messenger Service bassist David Freiberg confirmed Duncan’s death to Rolling Stone. Duncan’s ex-wife, Shelley Duncan Haslouer, said that Duncan had a “severe fall and hit his …

Following the release of their long-awaited eighth studio album Encore in February, the Specials delivered a three-song performance on Saturday’s edition of CBS This Morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jrHfvlaUMQ The British ska-punk icons ran through renditions of their latest album’s “Vote for Me” and “Blam Blam Fever,” which is a cover by The …

Daniel Caesar, the balladeer whose serene R&B tracks have been streamed hundreds of millions of times even though he is not signed to a major label, released a new album without warning on Thursday at midnight. Case Study 01includes contributions from Pharrell Williams and John Mayer. It marks Caesar’s first …