Willie Nelson has announced plans to host the digital event At Home with Farm Aid on Saturday, April 11th at 8:00 p.m. ET. The streaming concert — which will available on AXS TV and the Farm Aid website — will feature performances by Farm Aid board members Neil Young, John …
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A special new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast focuses on songs of comfort in our all-too-troubled times, with Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, and the National’s Matt Berninger all weighing in the music that’s giving them solace right now. To hear the entire episode right now, …
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Dua Lipa may be singing about impending emotional wreckage in her new song, “Break My Heart,” but its sentiment is soothed by a beat that aims for the dance floor. The song will appear on Future Nostalgia, which will arrive on Friday. “I would’ve stayed at home/’Cause I was always …
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Christine and the Queens has used her time in self-quarantine to record a passionate cover of the Weeknd‘s recent single “Blinding Lights.” The singer, real name Hélöise Letissier, posted a version of the song on Twitter, filmed in her home, noting, “Pushed all the furniture and covered the Weeknd.” The …
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Metallica will be doing their part to keep their fans engaged and raging during self-isolation by posting videos of full concerts every week for what they’re calling #MetallicaMondays. The first show is their appearance at Meath, Ireland’s Slane Castle last June. The band played 18 songs over the course of …
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The Weeknd gets decapitated at the club in the wild new video for “In Your Eyes,” off the pop star’s new album, After Hours. The Anton Tammi-directed clip finds the Weeknd portraying the same skeezy and deranged lounge lizard that’s been at the center of the After Hours era, with …
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A month ago, on February 16th, a group of some of the greatest living blues musicians gathered at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, to celebrate the music of the late, great B.B. King. That seems like a lifetime ago now as we settle into a spring without …
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, let us raise a dirty glass to the spirit of Irish music, wherever in the world it shows up. And like the Irish people themselves, Irish music shows up everywhere, usually a few moments after the bottles get opened. There’s always been plenty of …
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Shortly before midnight Wednesday, March 11, Brittany Barkholtz, a therapist in St. Paul, was having trouble sleeping. By the time she’d gone to bed, Donald Trump had attempted to reassure the country with a sullen prime-time address, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson had announced they’d tested positive for the coronavirus, …
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David Bowie, Britney Spears and Roger Waters are among the list of artists tapped for Record Store Day 2020 releases. The annual event, which celebrates independent, local record stores, will be held on April 18th around the world. Per Record Store Day’s tradition, David Bowie releases will be included. This …
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