Now in its 18th year, Louisville, Kentucky’s three-day Forecastle Festival is a mid-sized city fest done right, with a cross-genre slate of national rock, hip-hop and Americana acts, a lovely waterfront setting, a user-friendly layout, and an emphasis on the unpretentious Ohio River city’s dual traditions of bourbon, of course, …
Read More »Future, Meek Mill, Doe Boy Open Fire on Brooding New Song '100 Shooters'
Future has tapped Meek Mill and Doe Boy for a hard-hitting new song, “100 Shooters.” The track boasts production from Tay Keith and Cubeatz, who balance bruising trap precision with synths that carry the low, ominous feel of a brooding organ and a deceptively light flute loop. Future, Meek Mill …
Read More »RS Charts: Drake Holds Top Spot on Artists 500 as Chris Brown Rises
Drake retained the top spot on Rolling Stone’s Artists 500 chart with an impressive 110.8 million song streams, while Chris Brown leapt to Number Two with 110.6 million song streams for the week of June 28th through July 4th. Both artists were propelled to the top thanks to their recent …
Read More »Rolling Loud Unveils New Festival Dates in New York
Hip-hop festival Rolling Loud has added two new cities to its multi-city lineup. The fest will make its New York City debut at Citi Field on October 12th and 13th and in Hong Kong in on October 19th and 20th at West Kowloon Park. The festival also premiered in Sydney, …
Read More »Hear Kanye West, Charlie Wilson's Affirming New Song 'Brothers'
Kanye West and Charlie Wilson‘s new song “Brothers” has been unveiled. A portion of the affirming song was featured during the Season Two premiere of Irv Gotti‘s BET series, Tales, which aired on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, Irv Gotti unveiled the full song via his Instagram account. In the Instagram …
Read More »Watch Meek Mill Fight Corrupt System in 'Free Meek' Trailer
Meek Mill offers an in-depth look at the years he spent battling an unfair system in the new trailer for Free Meek, the new Jay-Z-produceddocuseries set to premiere August 9th on Amazon Prime Video. Meek Mill was arrested in 2008 on drug and gun charges, and his subsequent conviction earned …
Read More »Watch Broken Social Scene Perform Three Songs on 'CBS This Morning'
Ahead of their July tour dates, Broken Social Scene stopped by CBS This Morning to perform songs from their 2019 EPs Let’s Try the AfterVol. 1 and Vol. 2. The Canadian indie rock band, which fluctuates in size from six to 19 members, delivered a thrilling rendition of “Can’t Find …
Read More »Madonna, Jimmy Fallon Face Off in Neon Dance Battle on 'The Tonight Show'
Madonna and Jimmy Fallon donned glow-in-the-dark jumpsuits on Thursday night for a neon dance battle on The Tonight Show. Fallon managed to hold his own against the Queen of Pop, but if we’re being honest, the best part of the show was seeing the two of them dance in-sync to The …
Read More »Hear Common's Homage to Hip-Hop History on New Song 'HER Love'
Common reflects on the past 25 years of hip-hop – as well as his own 1994 classic “I Used to Love H.E.R.” – on the rapper’s new single “HER Love.” The track features guest appearances by Daniel Caesar and Dwele and boasts an unreleased beat by the late J. Dilla. …
Read More »My Morning Jacket Collect Unreleased Songs for 'Tennessee Fire' 20th Anniversary Set
My Morning Jacket will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 1999 debut The Tennessee Fire with a new deluxe edition featuring previously unreleased music. The collection is available to pre-order ahead of its August 2nd release via Darla Records. The collection will feature the original 16-track album, as well as …
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