Today, 4,000 people were supposed to descend on Willie Nelson‘s Texas ranch for the Luck Reunion, one of the most intimate and thrilling music festivals of the year. That plan had be put on hold due to the coronavirus, but instead performers — including Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Jewel, Paul Simon …
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The Irish have put up with a lot of bullshit over the years. There’s England. The Troubles. The kittening of the Celtic Tiger. Enya. It’s not been an easy history. And black people, those living in mostly white countries anyway, they’ve put up with a whole bunch of bullshit, too. …
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During Mumford & Sons’ 13 years as a band, Marcus Mumford has rarely done extensive solo sit-down interviews. He likes his band to operate as a democracy writing songs, and doing interviews, together. But Mumford made an exception for our video series, “The Rolling Stone Interview,” which has recently included …
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Thom Yorke‘s North American tour — which was slated to kick off March 28th in Fairfax, Virginia, and wrap up April 25th in Mexico City — has been postponed due to COVID-19. “Due to restrictions put in place to minimize the spread of COVID-19, we regret that the North American …
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The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now examines the unprecedented, boundary-smashing success of South Korean superstars BTS, digging into their new album, Map of the Soul: 7, their history, and their under-examined sociopolitical messages. From there, the episode delves into the long, colorful history of boy bands, all the …
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There is a thriving new genre of internet videos that document rap superstar Lil Uzi Vert descending from his celebrity perch to mingle with the people — walking (or running) among us, casually interfacing with his fans on sidewalks, at department stores, amusement parks, and festival grounds. When the flow …
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Seasons change: every Hot Girl Summer must turn into a Mad As Hell Winter. So Megan Thee Stallion chose the right moment to break free. Her 9-song EP Suga drops just as the Houston rap goddess goes to war with her label 1501 Certified Entertainment, calling her contract “not only …
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Christina Aguilera returns to her Disney roots with “Loyal Brave True,” a new song from the live-action remake of Mulan. The singer, a former Mickey Mouse Club member, made her charts debut in 1998 at the age of 16 with the song “Reflection” from the original animated Mulan. “The filmMulanand …
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After doing the performance of a lifetime at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, global superstar Shakira has released a new video for her chart-topping single, “Me Gusta,” featuring Puerto Rican Latintrap starAnuel AA. Directed by Drew Kirsch, who also directed Taylor Swift’s “Lover,” the new video presents a colorful …
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Spotify is holding its first-annual awards show in Mexico City on March 5th at 9 p.m. ET — it’s also the first awards ceremony based 100 percent on user-generated data. The information is collected from Spotify users in Mexico; play counts, patterns and listening habits will determine the night’s winners. …
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