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Elton John remembered Little Richard on social media Saturday following the music icon’s death at the age of 87. “Without a doubt – musically, vocally and visually – he was my biggest influence,” John wrote in a series of tweets. “Seeing him live in my teens was the most exciting …

Benee may have written “Supalonely” about a toxic relationship, but it’s evolved into a perfect alt-pop quarantine anthem. The 20-year-old New Zealander, real name Stella Rose Bennett, dropped the track late last year; last month, it caught fire on TikTok, comforting those in lockdown with its lyrics about isolation. “I …

Post Malone is asking fans to help him decide where to donate $1 million. The musician is encouraging fans to text him organizations they support via the phone number 817-270-6440. Per a statement, the goal is to make sure the donations go to a variety of “cause areas” such as …

Brian and Roger Eno are asking fans to submit videos that capture some facet of their life in quarantine for a new video project, A Quiet Scene. The project is tied to the Eno brothers’ recent record, Mixing Colours, and was inspired by the four videos they released with musician …

Drake‘s “Toosie Slide” barely beat back a fierce challenge from DaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” allowing the superstar to hold on to Number One on the Rolling Sonte Top 100 Songs chart for the third consecutive week. DaBaby was able to out-stream Drake (22.8 million to 22.1 million), but he lost the downloads …

The family of Juice WRLD has unveiled the first posthumous single from the late rapper. According to a statement his family shared via his Instagram, “Righteous” was recorded in Juice WRLD’s home studio in Los Angeles. The pensive song addresses anxiety and trying to quell it by self-medicating while also …

The Grateful Dead have unearthed a rare 1993 gig for the third installment in the jam band’s Shakedown Stream series. Premiering Friday, the weekly streaming series will showcase video from the Dead’s June 11, 1993 concert from Columbus, Ohio’s Buckeye Lake Music Center in its near-entirety for the first time. …

Rolling Stone and Gibson have teamed up to offer a special weeklong series of music performances and the first-ever chance for music fans to make a charitable donation to support musicians and walk away with a signature guitar. Rolling Stone‘sIn My Room, presented by Gibson, will feature performances from iconic …

Eddie Vedder, accompanied only by an organ, performed a solo version of Pearl Jam’s “River Cross” during Global Citizen’s One World: Together at Home special, which raised over $127 million for COVID-19 relief. “All this talk of rapture / Look around at the promise now / Here and now,” Vedder …

Dave Grohl, who’s known for covering everyone from Queen to Killing Joke with the Foo Fighters, picked a predictably eclectic group of artists for his pandemic playlist. The Cars, LCD Soundsystem, Smashing Pumpkins, Patsy Cline and Alice Cooper all made the cut for an emotionally charged selection of songs he …