One frigid morning in January 1969, Ringo Starr walked into London’s Twickenham Studios and took a look around. “Morning, everybody,” he cheerily told his bandmates. “Another bright day. Morning, camera.” Beatles studio banter always offers us a glimpse of what the Fab Four were really like — a dusty stained …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians: Alicia Keys & Kehlani
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 …
Read More »How Lorde, Dr. Dre, Snoop, Kanye, and Biggie Hit the Top 40 of Our Greatest Songs List
In the new episode of our Rolling Music Now podcast, we continue our deep dive into Rolling Stone’s new and totally revamped 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion. The panel debates some of the most controversial …
Read More »Minneapolis Police Caught on Video 'Hunting' Activists
“You see a fucking group” in the street, a Minneapolis police sergeant in a riot helmet told his fellow officers: “Fuck ‘em up, gas ‘em, fuck ‘em up.” It was the evening of May 30th, 2020, five days after Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. An 8 p.m. curfew was …
Read More »Modern English Push 'After the Snow' U.S. Tour to 2022
UPDATE (10/11):After a handful of cancellations, Modern English have pushed their tour celebrating their 1982 album, After the Snow, to 2022. The headlining tour will be split into three legs: The first will kick off March 12th in West Palm Beach, Florida and wrap March 27th in Phoenix; the second …
Read More »Mick Jagger Takes Magical Journey to a Nashville Junkyard
Since kicking off the Rolling Stones‘ fall tour last month, Mick Jagger has documented himself in every city — from posing at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis to sipping a beverage at a saloon in Charlotte, North Carolina. His next stop? Nashville. Before the band hits Nissan Stadium on …
Read More »Flashback: Radiohead's Rejected James Bond Theme 'Spectre'
The long-awaited James Bond movie No Time to Die opens this week, with Billie Eilish taking on the franchise’s famed theme song. It’s part of a long tradition of selecting the biggest name in pop to cover the honor, a distinction that has included Carly Simon, Duran Duran, Tina Turner, …
Read More »BTS' Anti-Bullying 'Love Myself' Campaign Raised a Whopping $3.6 Million
K-pop icons BTS have raised an impressive $3.6 million after teaming up with UNICEF to create a campaign called Love Myself. The joint campaign was launched nearly four years ago, and a press release from UNICEF announced the proceeds on Wednesday, celebrating its long run. Launched in November 2017, the …
Read More »'This Isn't the End': #MuteRKelly Co-Founder Finds 'Relief and Sadness' in Verdict
In the summer of 2017, activists Kenyette Barnes andOronike Odeleye began the #MuteRKelly movement from their home base in Atlanta as a way to pressure corporations to financially divest themselves from the singer and bring attention to multiple sexual abuse allegations against the singer. As the movement went global, Barnes …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Play 'Better Man' With Brandi Carlile at Ohana Festival
Pearl Jam wrapped up the first weekend of the Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California, on Sunday night. It was just their second show since 2018, following their September 18th set at SeaHearNow in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It was an epic set featuring the live debuts of the Gigaton …
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