H.E.R. and Live Nation Urban have unveiled the lineup for the second annual Lights On Festival, taking over the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California, on September 18th and 19th. The singer announced the second iteration of her 2019 festival Sunday night at the BET Awards. Erykah Badu, Bryson Tiller, Ari …
Read More »Prince Was Never Afraid of Any Band. Then He Created the Time
In 1990, Prince, who was as competitive as he was virtuosic, made a rare admission of vulnerability: “To this day, [the Time] are the only band I’ve ever been afraid of.” Prince had initially helped nurture the Time, a group of crack musicians from his hometown of Minneapolis that he …
Read More »Are Cult Legends Sparks the World's Most Interesting Band?
Edgar Wright‘s new film The Sparks Brothers is one of the most entertaining music documentaries in years, chronicling the improbably twisty, decades-spanning, genre-defying adventures of Ron and Russell Mael, the siblings behind the cult band Sparks. In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, the Mael brothers and Wright join host …
Read More »Hear Journey's First New Song This Decade, 'The Way We Used To Be'
Journey have shared a music video for “The Way We Used To Be,” which is their first new music since their 2011 LP Eclipse. It’s also the debut of Journey’s new lineup, which now features Narada Michael Walden on drums, Randy Jackson on bass, and Jason Derlatka on keyboards and …
Read More »See Pearl Jam Reminisce About Legendary 1993 Gig in 'Enormous: The Gorge Story' Clip
After the Covid-19 pandemic postponed its April 2020 release, Enormous: The Gorge Story,a film about the picturesque George, Washington, amphitheater, will finally be released to theaters for one day only on July 21st. Ahead of the documentary’s release, Rolling Stone has an exclusive clip focusing on one of the venue’s …
Read More »Metallica Plot 30th-Anniversary 'Black Album' Reissue With Massive Box Set, Covers Compilation
Metallica will mark the 30th anniversary of their 1991 self-titled classic — best known as The Black Album — with a special reissue and a compilation featuring 53 artists covering their favorite songs from the LP. Both will be released on September 10th. The official reissue will be released in …
Read More »Taylour Paige's Twisting Trip to Twitter-Stripper Stardom in 'Zola'
This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s annual Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. In the summer of 2018, and because life imitates art, Taylour Paige found herself trying to get a job as a stripper. Just a few weeks earlier, Paige had booked the …
Read More »Watch DaBaby's High School-Themed Video for New Single 'Ball If I Want To'
There’s a literal giant baby in DaBaby‘s self-directed music video for his new single, “Ball If I Want To.” The high school-set clip features a raucous cheer squad and a diaper-clad baby mascot as the backdrop for the rapper’s fast-talking, two-minute song. The video marks DaBaby’s directorial debut and was …
Read More »Ranked-Choice Voting, Explained With Ice Cream
Ranked-choice voting. You’ve heard a lot about it. Maybe you’ve read a lot about it, too. But even if you understand the election reform that will be used this month to determine New York City‘s local primaries, including the primary for mayor, explaining it can be difficult. This is why …
Read More »Wonho Rising: A K-Pop Prince Stakes His Claim to the Throne
It’s easy to judge a book by its cover, especially when the photos are being served up by Wonho. But K-pop’s leading man is out to prove that he’s more than just mop top and muscles, as he leaves his boy-band roots behind for an exciting solo career. Wonho first …
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