New York R&B singer and producer Amber Mark made her debut in 2017 with 3:33AM, a movingly grief-stricken ode to her dead mother. It was a strikingly personal statement for a first release, and during the recording of her second EP, the bossa-nova-influenced Conexão, she struggled to match its emotional …
Read More »Japanese Breakfast Covers 'Nobody Sees Me Like You Do' for Upcoming Yoko Ono Tribute
Japanese Breakfast has shared a cover of Yoko Ono‘s “Nobody Sees Me Like You Do,” from the album Season of Glass, in advance of the release of Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono, a tribute album to the artist. The compilation, out Feb. 18, is spearheaded by Death Cab for …
Read More »See Eric Church Pay Tribute to Meat Loaf With 'I'd Do Anything for Love' Cover at Detroit Concert
Eric Church paid tribute to Meat Loaf — who inspired the country singer’s Heart & Soul triple album — by covering “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” during his Detroit concert Saturday, one day after news of Meat Loaf’s death at the age of 74. Billboard …
Read More »Kanye West 'Kindly' Asks Netflix for Editorial Control of 'Jeen-Yuhs' Doc
Kanye West suggested that he may hold up the Netflix rollout of his three-part Jeen-Yuhs film in an Instagram post Friday. “I’m going to say this kindly for the last time,” the rapper, who now goes by Ye, wrote. “I must get final edit and approval on this doc before …
Read More »'I Was in Prison. Now He Is': Ronnie Spector Gets Raw on Phil Spector in Unearthed Audio
Ronnie Spector, who died last week at the age of 78, speaks candidly about her abusive ex-husband, Phil Spector, and more in never-before-heard audio on the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. Phil Spector, who died in 2021, was in prison for murder when Kory Grow interviewed Ronnie in …
Read More »Kaytranada, H.E.R. Join Forces for Soulful 'Intimidated' Performance on 'Fallon'
Canadian producer Kaytranada and R&B singer H.E.R. shared the stage Tuesday for a performance of the song “Intimidated” on The Tonight Show. The track, released in November, comes off the Grammy-award winner’s eponymous EP. The three-song release also features collaborations with Thundercat and Mach-Hommy. The pair previously teamed up on H.E.R.’s …
Read More »Britney Spears Gets Full Fortune Back, Heads to Trial Against Dad
Britney Spears is getting her full fortune back as she heads to a trial against her dad, a judge ruled Wednesday. At a heated hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom, lawyers for the pop star and her dad Jamie Spears clashed over whether the “Toxic” singer should regain full control …
Read More »The Last Word: Elvis Costello on Reassessing His Back Catalog and Why He's a 'Freak of Nature'
Before the pandemic hit, Elvis Costello was living what he calls a “carefree and jet-set” lifestyle. He’d recorded a well-received album, 2020’s Hey Clockface, completed a tour, and had even tracked a handful of new songs in Helsinki and Paris before Covid hit pause on the world. “The next thing, …
Read More »Miranda Lambert Rides Into the Sunset in 'If I Was a Cowboy' Video
Miranda Lambert is the queen of the open range in the new video for “If I Was a Cowboy,” released on Wednesday. The song is Lambert’s first single from a new project to follow thecollaborative Marfa Tapes with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. Clad in chaps, fringe and hat, Lambert …
Read More »Watch Mau y Ricky Get Chased by a Lonely Clown After Being Ghosted by Eladio Carrión on 'No Puede Ser'
The Venezuelan brothers Mau y Ricky hit a neon-colored amusement park in the video for their new synth-pop track “No Puede Ser,” where they whirl around on a carousel and sing as they fly down a rollercoaster. They’re having the absolute time of their lives — until the rapper Eladio …
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