Music Features

In 2009, Ginger Baker demanded I come live with him in South Africa to write his story and fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a Rolling Stone journalist. I did it, but the article wasn’t enough for Ginger. He insisted that I make a movie about him, “So they can …

In this second installment of our two-part deep-dive into the history and influence of King Crimson‘s “21st Century Schizoid Man,” we look at how various lineups of the band have made the song their own, and how it’s inspired artists from the worlds of prog, metal, punk, hip-hop, and beyond …

Taylor Swift had a lot to say in our recent cover story (on newsstands now),tracing her eventful path to Lover,her political views and many other topics in a lengthy, revealing interview. There was even more to the caffeine-fueled conversation, which Swift made it through on four hours of sleep after …

Longtime Linda Ronstadt manager and producer Peter Asher joins host Brian Hiatt to offer an intimate look at the singer’s music on a new episode of our podcast Rolling Stone Music Now. Rolling Stone’s David Browne and Angie Martoccio (who recently interviewed Ronstadt) also join our panel to trace one …

When the Doors‘ producer, Paul A. Rothchild, suggested adding orchestral strings and horns to guitarist Robby Krieger‘s song “Touch Me,” Krieger was not happy. It was two years after Sgt. Pepper, and he says he was wary of the band being seen as copycats. “I said, ‘Oh, God. Now we’re …

What’s Harry Styles really like? In the wake of his intimate cover story on one of the most singular artists in modern music, Rob Sheffield joins host Brian Hiatt and Brittany Spanos on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast to share even more. Sheffield breaks down his time with the …

Alan Paul and Andy Aledort’s new book, Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan — out August 13th — chronicles the life of the legendary guitarist in his own words, and those of his closest friends, collaborators, and admirers. The following excerpt, an abridged version of a chapter …

On Monday, Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” set a new record, topping Billboard’s Hot 100 for 17 weeks. To achieve this, the single kept six rival pop stars out of the top spot, garnered five remixes (don’t forget Cupcakke’s), lasted for more than four months, nearly spanned three Democratic …

In October, Wilco will release their eleventh album and their first since 2016’s excellent Schmilco. It comes with an ambitiously universal titled, Ode to Joy. “Nobody needs more Wilco music,” Jeff Tweedy says in a statement. “But at the same time, if you use that as motivation, that’s a lot …

Ed Sheeran‘s new album, No.6 Collaborations Project, feels like a game of musical Mad Libs. 22 guest vocalists are spread, seemingly at random, across 15 tracks that riff through styles — lead-footed southern rock and featherweight acoustic balladry, lithe R&B and a clumsy homage to Aftermath Entertainment, Latin pop and …