Mount Westmore, a new West Coast rap supergroup from Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40, and Too Short, have debuted a new song, “Big Subwoofer.” The track will appear on upcoming compilation Snoop Dogg Presents the Algorithm. The music video for the song, which features the rappers on an alien planet, …
Read More »RZA Wants to Help You Find Inner Peace
“Take it as far as you can take it down,” RZA says, flashing a tranquil smile. Nine minutes into a Zoom interview from his Los Angeles home, he’s just taken 10 long seconds to draw a breath deep into his belly. The Wu-Tang Clan founder, record producer, actor, filmmaker, and …
Read More »Lauren Jauregui and Vic Mensa Confront Emotional Demons on New Song 'Scattered'
Lauren Jauregui has teamed up with Vic Mensa for new song “Scattered. ” The track will appear on her upcoming debut solo project, Prelude. On the autumnal, horn-tipped ballad, the duo address emotional demons, finding ways to trust, and acknowledge when the the pain might be too much to go …
Read More »Paul Simon Celebrates 80th Birthday By Announcing Audiobook — Which Includes New Music
Paul Simon marked his 80th birthday on Wednesday by announcing the new audiobook Miracle and Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon, Variety reports. The five-hour audiobook (find it here), is named after a line in the Graceland track “The Boy In the Bubble,” and features new music titled “Seven Psalms” — …
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 »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 »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 »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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