Joe Alwyn is partially responsible for co-writing some of the standout songs from Taylor Swift‘sFolkloreandEvermore. I mean, “I’ve seen this film before and I didn’t like the ending” from “Exile“? Iconic. But Swift’s boyfriend Alwyn decided to hop on the track’s credits with the pseudonym William Bowery. On Thursday, Alwyn …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Rock Hall of Fame Carole King Tribute Had the Woman Herself in Tears
Taylor Swift opened the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony by performing a sleek, synth-pop version of “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” a song originally co-written and performed by 2021 inductee Carole King. Buoyed by a chorus of soft-glow backing singers and a lush bed of keyboards …
Read More »Taylor Swift Sued by Theme Park Evermore Over Trademark Infringement
Utah fantasy theme park Evermore filed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift on Wednesday, alleging trademark infringement over her album of the same name and related merchandise. In court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Evermore Park claims that the release of Swift’s Evermore caused “actual confusion,” affecting the park’s online presence …
Read More »Drake Rules the Year-End Artists 500 Chart
After a brief cosmic rupture in which the universe pondered a parallel reality ruled by Post Malone, things have returned to normal: Drake is Number One. After ceding the throne to Post Malone in 2019, Drake is once again the most-streamed artist of the year, topping Rolling Stone’s Year-End Artists …
Read More »Taylor Swift Drops 'Willow' Video From New Album 'Evermore'
Taylor Swift has released the music video for “Willow,” the lead single from her new albumEvermore. Both the visual and the album dropped at midnight on Thursday. In her self-directed video for the song, which she cowrote with Aaron Dessner who also produced the song, Swift hearkens back to familiar …
Read More »RS Charts: DaBaby's 'Rockstar' Returns to Number One
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch‘s irrepressible “Rockstar” returned to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. “Rockstar” enjoyed more than a month at Number One earlier this summer before being dethroned for three weeks by Juice WRLD and Marshmello‘s “Come & Go,” DJ Khaled and Drake‘s “Popstar,” and …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Cinematographer: How We Shot 'Folklore' Video During a Pandemic
Rodrigo Prieto is not exactly the guy you call for an easy shoot – whether that’s a four-hour mob epic for Martin Scorsese, a post-9/11 meditation on New York for Spike Lee or a triptych ensemble drama for Alejandro González Iñárritu. More recently, the renowned cinematographer was faced with a …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Cardigan' Is on Track for a Number One Chart Debut
While Taylor Swift‘s earlier albumshad trickled out slowly with a string of singles, Folklore arrived last Friday like a tidal wave, with no promotional singles and an announcement from Swift a mere 16 hours before. So it makes sense, then, that in its first week on streaming, there hasn’t yet …
Read More »Tool Return From a Long Hiatus With 'Fear Inoculum'
Tool’s first album in 13 years opens like a grievous European symphony drawn in electronic tones; what sounds like the chiming of a hammered dulcimer enters alongside Danny Carey’s tablas, which tag-team with kit drums, heavy electric guitar and bass. Maynard James Keenan, his voice still striking youthful — he …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift, Brendon Urie's Colorful New 'ME!' Video
A new Taylor Swift era is upon us. The pop star is readying her seventh album with the release of single “ME!” featuring Panic! At the Disco‘s Brendon Urie. Dave Meyers (“Sicko Mode,” “God Is a Woman”) directed while Joel Little (Lorde) co-wrote and produced the track. The song is …
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