Jesse Malin played his last live show before entering this quarantined life on March 13th in London. “The crowd was so good, I said to the band, ‘We’re going to leave some blood on this stage because we may not be back for a while,’” he says, calling from his …
Read More »Hear a Podcast Tribute to John Prine and Bill Withers
The latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now honors two legends, gone too soon, with a never-before-heard interview with Bill Withers (conducted by senior writer Andy Greene, who spent time at Withers’ home for a 2015 feature ), along with intimate memories of John Prine from senior writer Patrick Doyle, …
Read More »Paul Simon Helps Detail 2020 Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala Lineup
Wynton Marsalis and an array of musicians from around the world will perform remote sets for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2020 gala concert, Worldwide Concert for Our Culture, which will premiere April 15 at 7:30 p.m. EDT on various digital platforms. Paul Simon helped announce the event in a short …
Read More »Watch Tucker Beathard's Gut-Punch Video for 'You Would Think'
Tucker Beathard‘s new single “You Would Think” is an emotionally-heavy ballad about the desire to be there for someone in times of need — if only they’d let you. Beathard personifies that conflict in a music video that follows a daughter as she tries to care for her alcoholic mother. …
Read More »Aphex Twin Drops Six New Songs on His Secret SoundCloud
Aphex Twin has updated his not-so-secret SoundCloud page with a batch of new music, including six previously unheard songs in the past week. Resident Advisor first reported on the latest drop from “user18081971,” which for five years has hosted hundreds of unreleased songs from the electronic music pioneer’s vaults; although …
Read More »Marianne Faithfull Hospitalized After Testing Positive for Coronavirus
Marianne Faithfull is currently in a London hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus, Rolling Stone has confirmed. “Marianne Faithfull’s manager François Ravard has confirmed that Marianne is being treated for COVID-19 in hospital in London,” the singer’s reps said in a statement to Rolling StoneSaturday. “She is stable and …
Read More »Hear Loretta Lynn's New Recording of Patsy Cline's 'I Fall to Pieces'
Just ahead of the forthcoming Me & Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust, Loretta Lynn’s memoir of her friendship with fellow country-music icon Patsy Cline, Lynn releases a new version of one of Cline’s most indelible hit songs, “I Fall to Pieces.” Backed by the familiar 4:4 shuffle beat and stinging steel …
Read More »At 40, Brian Fallon Takes Stock on New Solo Album 'Local Honey'
As Brian Fallon approached his 40th birthday last January, he was thinking long and hard about what type of music was going to define the second half of his artistic life. “Hitting 40, you take stock: ‘How much time do I got left?’” he says, calling from his home in …
Read More »Rihanna and Jay-Z Donate $2 Million to COVID-19 Relief
Rihanna and Jay-Z‘s foundations have together donated $2 million to COVID-19 relief efforts in New York City and Los Angeles. Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) and the rapper’s Shawn Carter Foundation (SCF) will support undocumented workers, the incarcerated, homeless and elderly populations, and children of frontline healthcare workers in both …
Read More »From Big Pink to Whitney's Dream House: Here's What It's Like to Live in a Pop Star's Former Home
Donald LaSala was checking the security cameras at his upstate New York property when he saw a man wander into his yard, look both ways, then kneel to kiss the grass. Dr. Matthew Krauthamer once found a group of friends having a picnic on his front lawn. Justin Berthiaume lucked …
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