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As we approach the release of Joni Mitchell‘s Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968 To 1971),the songwriter has dropped an archival duet with James Taylor, “You Can Close Your Eyes.” Recorded on October 29, 1970, the performance opens with intimate onstage banter from the couple, who were dating at …

Durand Jones and the Indications brought their retro-soul grooves to CBS Mornings for the show’s latest “Saturday Sessions.” For the performance, the soul revivalists from Indiana showcased three tracks off their recently released LP Private Space, “Witchoo,” “Love Will Work It Out” and “The Way That I Do,” the latter …

Of all the acute kinds of heartbreak Adele channels in her sprawling catalog of ballads — from the nostalgia and regret of “Hello” to the burn-it-all-down fury of “Set Fire to the Rain” — “Love in the Dark” is among the most unrelentingly somber. Released on Adele’s third studio album, …

Drake cruised to a record-extending 34th week at the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, picking up 31.9 million song streams for the week of September 17th through the 23rd. Drake’s total was down from the 396.1 million song streams he accumulated last week, though three weeks after …

Guns N’ Roses have dropped another new song from their Chinese Democracy-era sessions called “Hard Skool.” It follows their performance and subsequent official release of “Absurd,” a reworking of their previously unreleased “Silkworms.” In the driving song, frontman Axl Rose doles out tough relationship lessons, where being stubborn and ungiving …

During the early days of the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen resisted nearly every opportunity to capture the magic of their live show on film. “I had some voodoo thing about that,” he tells Rolling Stone a few hours before taking the stage for one of his final Broadway shows. …

Sarah Dash — one-third of the powerhouse R&B trio Labelle and also a contributor to Keith Richards’ solo work — died on September 20th at age 76. According to her cousin and business manager John Dash III, Dash was found dead at her home in Trenton, New Jersey. No cause …

Lil Nas X has dropped his debut album, Montero, on streaming services (it officially arrives on Friday) and he’s also shared the video for the LP track “That’s What I Want.” The Stillz-directed clip opens on the rapper-singer finding lovers on the football field and by a campfire, but by …

Kacey Musgraves gave the live debut of her song “Star-Crossed” at the 2021 VMAs on Sunday, marking the Nashville singer-songwriter’s first performance at the annual awards show. Surrounded by lit candles that evoked the Police’s “Wrapped Around Your Finger” music video (this year’s show was a celebration of MTV’s 40th …

Alessia Cara and the sister trio the Warning have released the video for their rendition of “Enter Sandman” off The Metallica Blacklist. The covers album, which culls songs from The Black Album, arrived Friday alongside a 30th-anniversary reissue of the 1991 classic. Cara and the Warning alternate vocal parts as …