Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo teams up with Christian Nodal, the fresh face reviving regional Mexican music, on the ranchera-pop tear-jerker “La Mitad,” or “Half.” One fan on Twitter summed up the surprise collaboration well: “The song ‘La Mitad’ by Camilo and Christian Nodal lasts 2:57 minutes… but it hurts for a …
Read More »'In My Room' With James Bay
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 …
Read More »Watch Eddie Vedder Perform Pearl Jam's 'River Cross' on 'Together at Home' Special
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 …
Read More »Andrew Leahey and the Homestead Preach Resilience in New Song, 'Keep the Car Running'
Nashville heartland-rock outfit Andrew Leahey and the Homestead offer something to hold on to during pandemic times with their new song, “Keep the Car Running.” Originally a celebration of the idea of hearing a song so powerful on your car radio that you won’t turn off the ignition until it …
Read More »Joe Satriani on Postponing Tour, Releasing New Album in the COVID-19 Era
Last month, Joe Satriani decided to postpone his European tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was pretty adamant about getting the ball rolling early,” he tells Rolling Stone from his home in San Francisco. “Because it was obvious. Some folks, maybe they were just frightened and didn’t want to …
Read More »Dave Grohl Picks Patsy Cline, Smashing Pumpkins for Pandemic Playlist
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 …
Read More »Pink Speaks Candidly About Getting COVID-19 With Her Son on 'Ellen'
Pink was one of the first guests on the quarantine edition of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, talking to the daytime host via video chat about how she and her son Jameson came down with the coronavirus. “It started with Jameson, actually, and you know, he’s three — three-year-olds get sick …
Read More »Olivia Wilde, Other Fake TV Doctors Give Video Shoutout to Real Doctors
Olivia Wilde‘s breakout role was the secretive doctor Thirteen on House over a decade ago. Now, during this uncertain time when doctors, nurses and other medical professionals are on the frontlines fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Wilde has made a video tribute to “healthcare heroes” for World Health Day Tuesday — …
Read More »Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin Engineer Eddie Kramer Will Be Featured in New Documentary
Rock engineer Eddie Kramer — who worked with the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and more — will be the subject of a new documentary, From the Other Side of the Glass. Rolling Stone will team up with Paradise Lost documentarian Joe Berlinger and Spencer Proffer to …
Read More »Bill Withers' 'Lean on Me' Is a Song for Every Crisis — Especially This One
When Bill Withers wrote “Lean on Me” in 1972, toying around on a small piano with only the phrase ‘lean on me’ to guide him, he never could have expected the song — about a rural man’s loneliness in the big city — would become an inspirational anthem to those …
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