“More Than My Hometown” and “7 Summers” may have been the radio hits so far off Morgan Wallen‘s Dangerous: The Double Album, but it’s the LP’s opening track “Sand in My Boots” that is breaking out as a viral hit. On Friday, Wallen made the nostalgic tale of a fleeting …
Read More »Lil Baby, Drake, Megan Thee Stallion: Hear Our Podcast on 2020 in Hip-Hop
From Black Lives Matter protests soundtracked by the late Pop Smoke‘s “Dior” to the continued triumphs of Megan Thee Stallion to the Drake album we still haven’t heard, we look back at 2020 in hip-hop on the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now – while also taking a look …
Read More »Pooh Shiesty Tops Apple Music Pre-Add Chart with 'Shiesty Season'
Gucci Mane signee Pooh Shiesty had a big breakout moment in 2020, debuting on the Breakthrough 25 Chart last summer after being featured on Gucci Mane Presents: So Icy Summer. He went on to hit the Artists 500 Chart for the first time in September, and spent the fall climbing …
Read More »Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Sting Boost Campaign to Save NYC Jazz Institution Birdland
Elvis Costello, Sting and Billy Joel are among the stars lending their support to a campaign to save the fabled New York City jazz venue Birdland. The effort includes a virtual concert — which Costello will partake in — airing January 24th at 7 p.m. ET. Like so many venues …
Read More »Sublime Get Their Own Graphic Novel Via Z2 Comics: 'Sublime: '$5 at the Door'
Z2 Comics has announced the graphic novel Sublime: $5 at the Door, out in June. Named after a lyric from 1998’s “Garden Grove,” Sublime: $5 at the Door was written by Ryan Cady with cover art by Sublime artists Opie Ortiz and DJ Product. It focuses on the adventures of …
Read More »Trump Pardons Lil Wayne, Kodak Black in Last-Minute Spree
Donald Trump granted pardons to rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black on Tuesday night as part of a last-minute spree that saw Trump issue clemency to many political allies on his final full day in office. Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty on a federal weapons charge …
Read More »What Have Def Leppard Been Hiding in Their Closets? Band Opens Up Its 'Vault'
When Def Leppard‘s members realized they wouldn’t be exploring the world on the Stadium Tour last year, they decided to conquer the backs of their wardrobes instead. A new online museum that they’ve dubbed the Def Leppard Vault (a nod to their 1995 greatest hits comp, Vault) collects images of …
Read More »NOFX Put Their Classic 'Linoleum' Out to Pasture With Self-Aware New Song 'Linewleum'
NOFX throw a Viking funeral for their classic 1994 song, “Linoleum,” on their new track, “Linewleum,” off their upcoming album, Single Album. The record isout February 26th via Fat Wreck Chords. “Linewleum” is a delightful exercise in meta myth-making (and myth-busting): Musically, it’s basically the same song as “Linoleum” and …
Read More »Las Sombras Are the New Vanguard of Argentine Rock
A narrow street in Buenos Aires rings with the melodic blare of Julián Pico’s voice and the low hum of his acoustic guitar. It’s a striking opening image for Argentine rock band Las Sombras’ debut short film, El precio de la canción (in English, “The Price of the Song”), and …
Read More »Why Tony Rice Was Bluegrass Music's Great Experimentalist
When guitarist Tony Rice died on Christmas Day in his North Carolina home, bluegrass music bade farewell to a second-generation star who expressed his music in modern terms and embraced bluegrass’s potential to both blend with and influence other genres. “The music business has lost a true innovator,” says Jimmy …
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