W elcome to Rolling Stone’s 2021 Musicians on Musicianspackage, the annual franchise where two great artists come together for a free, open conversation about life and music. Each story in this year’s series will appear in our November 2021 print issue, hitting stands on November 2nd — with four special …
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Alicia Keys performed her new single “LaLa” alongside Swae Lee for the first time Sunday at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. Against a shimmering backdrop of New York City, Keys sang a sultry rendition of “LaLa” before transitioning into a candlelit, slow-burning version of her 2009 Jay-Z collaboration “Empire …
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Mark Ronson first branded himself as a nostalgia alchemist with Amy Winehouse, updating mid-century R&B with a rare-groove-fanatic’s ear for detail. Where super-producers like Diplo might make serviceable magic with anyone, Ronson’s classicism generally requires the wearer to animate it. Winehouse was an ideal match. To a lesser extent, so …
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Alicia Keys has announced she will be releasing a book that is “part autobiography, part narrative documentary” per its description, through Oprah Winfrey‘s publishing imprint. More Myself will hit shelves this fall. In a video featuring Keys and Winfrey announcing the tome, the singer said she didn’t want to describe …
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Ahead of the 61st Grammy Awards this Sunday, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow and host Alicia Keys are doubling down on expressions of excitement for the slate of awards and performances. At Thursday morning’s press preview and red carpet rollout, Keys said the production of the show has been a …
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