Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne denounced President Donald Trump’s unauthorized use of “Crazy Train” in a Twitter video the president posted mocking the 2020 Democratic primary candidates. The video, posted Thursday morning, opens with footage of the technical difficulties that marred Wednesday’s first Democratic primary debate and pairs it with the …
Read More »After a Dive in the Atlantic, Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' Video Is Finally Restored
Elton John has released digitally-restored footage of the “I’m Still Standing” music video, which was shot at Carlton Beach in Cannes, France 36 years ago. Directed by Russell Mulcahy in 1983, the original film suffered when Mulcahy and his camera fell off the beach’s pier and into the ocean. After …
Read More »Hear A$AP Ferg Team With City Girls on New Song 'Wigs'
A$AP Ferg recruits City Girls and singer Antha for the boisterous new song “Wigs,” the Harlem rapper’s second new song of 2019. A$AP Ferg and the Miami duo trade verses on the boisterous Frankie P-produced track, which revolves around the chorus “Wig on the floor.” “Make your wig touch your …
Read More »Watch Nicki Minaj Seductively Frolic in New 'Megatron' Video
Nicki Minaj frolics in a jungle setting complete with a green Lamborghini, cozies up to a paramour in intimate locales and get a twerk party started in her new video for her upbeat, island rhythms-vibed single “Megatron.” The song is her first solo music since she released her fourth studio …
Read More »Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Prove His Freestyle Skills on 'Fallon'
Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on The Tonight Show to reveal his plans for a new Broadway show created by his hip-hop collective Freestyle Love Supreme. Titled Freestyle Love Supreme,the improvised show will open at the Booth Theater in September and feature an unannounced rotating cast each night. “Before Hamilton, before In …
Read More »Bonnaroo, Griz Pay Tribute to Dr. John at Eclectic SuperJam
Griz is bursting with energy, smiling ear to ear with eyes wide as saucers when he sits down with Rolling Stone in the Bonnaroo press compound on Friday. Forty-five minutes earlier the relentlessly ebullient singer, MC, saxophone player and all around entertainer (real name Grant Kwiecinski) was getting as turnt …
Read More »Hear Raconteurs' New Riff-Heavy Song 'Bored and Razed'
The Raconteurs have performed “Bored and Razed” at gigs in the lead-up to their new album Help Us Stranger, and today the reunited rockers shared the lyric video for the studio version of the track. The video – which arrived after “Bored and Razed” premiered as Beats 1’s “World Record” …
Read More »Hear Bat For Lashes Preview New Album With 'Kids in the Dark'
Bat For Lashes will release her fifth album, Lost Girls, on September 6th via AWAL Recordings. The singer, born Natasha Khan, has previewed the release with a buoyant new single, “Kids In The Dark.” The ambient, synth-laced track is a love song recalling times of youth as Khan croons, “Let’s …
Read More »Soul Legend Patrice Rushen Preps Elektra-Era Compilation 'Remind Me'
Soul, jazz and disco star Patrice Rushen will collect her most memorable recordings from her days on Elektra in a new compilation, Remind Me: The Classic Elektra Recordings 1978 – 1984, out July 19th via Strut Records. The 15-track project will feature all of Rushen’s chart singles from that era, …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sufjan Stevens, 'Love Yourself'
Sufjan Stevens‘ relationship to the LGBTQ community has always been somewhat uneasy. Although he’s avoided directly addressing his sexuality (and he has every right not to), fans have long noticed a subtext of queer love and desire in his music — most recently with his songs for the movie Call …
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