You know something isn’t right in Lamb, the odd, unsettling, soon-to-be-your-cult-movie-of-choice straight outta Iceland, from the moment you see the look. It’s a glance exchanged between a husband (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) and a wife (Prometheus‘ Noomi Rapace). We’ve already watched them go about their daily routines on their remote farm, …
Read More »Justin Bieber and Diane Keaton Work Through Grief in 'Ghost' Video
Justin Bieber and his video grandmother, better known as Diane Keaton, spend quality time together after tragedy strikes in the tearjerker video for “Ghost.” It’s Bieber’s latest single from sixth album Justice, which arrived in March. The Colin Tilley-directed clip opens on the death of his grandfather. While grief never …
Read More »Cat Power Teases New 'Covers' Album With Inventive Renditions of Frank Ocean, Pogues Classics
Cat Power has announced a new album of covers — succinctly dubbed Covers — and she’s dropped two tracks from the LP, renditions of Frank Ocean’s “Bad Religion” and the Pogues’ “A Pair of Brown Eyes.” For her cover of “Bad Religion,” Cat Power latches onto the pulsing piano at …
Read More »Polo G Saw All of This Coming
T his story is part of Rolling Stone‘s second annual Grammy Preview issue, released ahead of the start of first-round Grammy voting on October 22nd. For the issue, we spoke to some of the year’s biggest artists about the albums and singles that could earn them a statue come January, …
Read More »Britney Spears Thanks #FreeBritney Supporters: 'I Feel Your Hearts'
Britney Spears took to Twitter to thank supporters of the #FreeBritney movement following a judge’s ruling last week to suspend the pop star’s father James “Jamie” Spears from his role as conservator in her $60 million estate. “#FreeBritney movement … I have no words … because of you guys and …
Read More »Report: Michael Flynn Allegedly Received $200,000 in Undisclosed Secret Payments
Michael Flynn, the former general and former Trump advisor who thinks companies may be putting the Covid vaccine in salad dressing, allegedly received a total of $200,000 in undisclosed secret payments in 2014 and 2015 for consulting he did on a plan to build 40 nuclear power plants in the …
Read More »Brandi Carlile: I Want to Be Soundgarden's New Singer
Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, whose excellent new album In These Silent Days is out now, keeps herself more than occupied with her own touring and recording career. But on next week’s episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, she reveals one side gig she’d definitely take on: Carlile “would make …
Read More »'Your Music Is Like a Little Hot Dog Cart': J Balvin and Residente's Latin Grammys Spat, Explained
A few hours after the Latin Grammy nominations were announced on Tuesday, J Balvin resurrected an argument that he’s been making for a few years now: Reggaeton acts are often asked to perform at the awards ceremony, perhaps to boost the telecast’s ratings, but they aren’t always recognized by the …
Read More »Coldplay, BTS Holograms Unite in New 'My Universe' Video
Coldplay and BTS have dropped their video for collaborative track “My Universe.” The song appears on Coldplay’s upcoming album,Music of the Spheres,which arrives on October 15th. In the Dave Meyers-directed clip, the groups band together in hologram form alongside alien group Supernova 7 to defeat the powers that rule the …
Read More »Hear Bruce Springsteen Join John Mellencamp for 'Wasted Days'
John Mellencamp has tapped Bruce Springsteen for his new single, “Wasted Days.” The rollicking song, written and produced by Mellencamp, features Springsteen on vocals and guitar. On the acoustic-led track, the singers trade off verses, coming together on several lines. The song queries, “How many days are lost in vain …
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