Music

From South America to Ireland via Iceland, from great white soul out of the Deep South to the paisley revival, here is a dynamite variety with further evidence of the long demise of the CD: The first album is only available digitally — and on vinyl. Diamante Eléctrico,Buitres (Altafonte) Formed …

Most stadium concerts have little space for improvisation, especially pop spectaculars that utilize dancers, confetti cannons, video screens and inflatable props. These types of shows are almost always rehearsed down to the smallest detail as if they were Broadway musicals. On Taylor Swift‘s 2018 Reputation tour, however, she decided to …

Alessia Cara isn’t quite over a break up, but she’s working on it, in her new video for “Not Today.” The song will appear on The Pains of Growing, which is due out on Friday. In the clip, a mascara-tear-stain-faced Cara forlornly looks into the camera as she sings about …

Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler triumphed at this year’s Latin Grammys, winning not one, but two awards for his sublime folk-pop ballad, “Telefonía.” The lead single off his 2017 album, Salvavidas de Hielo, “Telefonía” was honored for both Song of the Year, and the most coveted award of the night, Record …

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton embrace the holiday spirit in the campy new video for “You Make It Feel Like Christmas.” The track appears on Stefani’s 2017 album of the same name, which was recently reissued with five additional songs. The Sophie Muller-directed clip finds Stefani and Shelton performing the …

On Wednesday, November 14th, Rolling Stone hosted Latin Grammy Award nominees, music industry elite, celebrities and influencers at the exclusive Moon venue on top of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas to celebrate Latin music’s biggest night and the launch of Rolling Stone Latin, our vertical dedicated to Spanish-language …

It isn’t clear when rappers started singing better than pop stars. Maybe the opportunity was always present, just never fully cultivated. Maybe it was when waves of artists like Ja Rule and 50 Cent, T-Pain or Future, Kanye or Drake began bursting onto the scene. It might just be a …

Travis Scott appeared on Ellen on Monday morning — it was the typically taciturn rapper’sthird time on the show, but his first appearance in which he sat down for an interview with DeGeneres. Riffing off a stipulation in Scott’s tour rider, DeGeneres greeted the musician with a platter of Moët …

Joe Perry was taken to the hospital after making a surprise onstage appearance at Billy Joel‘s Madison Square Garden concert Saturday. According to TMZ, Perry collapsed in his dressing room after the Aerosmith guitarist performed “Walk This Way” with Joel and his band. Paramedics attended to Perry for 40 minutes …

Ice Cube takes aim at President Trump in his politically charged new song “Arrest the President,” the latest cut off the gangsta rapper’s upcoming album Everythang’s Corrupt. While Ice Cube doesn’t mention Trump by name, he makes his target clear with pointed lyrics like, “Let’s meet at the White House …