Megan Thee Stallion is a lithe clotheshorse of a wordsmith whose lyricall bread and butter is commanding men to pleasure her. Never mind that none of them, as depicted in her catchy, think-piece-dominating songs, ever truly satisfy her; it’s just thrilling to hear one of the game’s sharpest MC’s come …
Read More »Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe Drop Halloween Treat With 'Living Dead' Video
Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe — the duo of Mark Lanegan and the Icarus Line’s Joe Cardamone — have treated fans this Halloween with their spooky visual for “Living Dead,” the first video off their recently released self-titled debut album. The video — mostly filmed “an undisclosed location somewhere in …
Read More »“I Was Wrong, Bro”: How Snoop Dogg and Eminem Squashed Their Beef and Recorded a New Song
One of the juiciest rap beefs in recent memory came to a very quiet end a few months back, when Snoop Dogg picked up his phone and made a private apology to fellow Dr. Dre protege Eminem, as Snoop explains on an upcoming episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now …
Read More »Álvaro Díaz Explains the Playful Vision Behind 'Felicilandia'
Felicilandia, the versatile new album from the rapper Álvaro Díaz, is a tribute to an amusement park in Puerto Rico, where he used to have birthday parties as a kid — only Díaz has reimagined that park as a place “where sad kids go to find happiness.” Everything from the …
Read More »Mas Aya's Meditative Soundtrack of Resistance
Nicaragua’s history of resistance weaves its way through Máscaras, the endlessly fascinating album from the Nicaraguan-Canadian artist Mas Aya. On the first track, “Momento Presente,” a voice slips out from a winding flute melody and urges people to stand against oppression. The audio was plucked from video footage of a …
Read More »Why 'Don't Let Me Down' Is the Whole Beatles Story in One Song
Of all the revelations on the Beatles’ new Let It Be box set, the biggest is the song that didn’t even make the original album. “Don’t Let Me Down” is John Lennon’s raw love ballad to Yoko Ono, much like “Two of Us,” Paul McCartney’s song for Linda. John sounds …
Read More »Pooh Shiesty Tells Judge He'll Plead Guilty in Hotel Confrontation
Jailed rapper Pooh Shiesty told a federal judge Thursday he intends to take a deal from prosecutors and plead guilty in his Florida case involving allegations he shot a man in the buttocks during a hotel confrontation last year. His lawyer confirmed the development to Rolling Stone after a docket …
Read More »CL Reintroduces Herself as the 'Alpha'
Alpha, CL’s first full-length album as a solo artist, has been a long time coming. CL, née Lee Chaelin, was the leader of 2NE1, a four-member girl group that is undeniably one of the most influential acts to come out of what’s often been described as the second generation of …
Read More »Willow and Avril Lavigne Trash Their Egos in 'G R O W' Video
Willow and Avril Lavigne are outrunning fame in the new music video for their Lately I Feel Everything collaboration “G R O W.” Directed by Dana Trippe, the visual for the short, sweet, pop-punk drenched song finds the two singers growing in both a literal and metaphorical sense as they …
Read More »Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney to Present at Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has rolled out its first batch of presenters and performers for the October 30th induction ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Taylor Swift will welcome Carole King into the Hall alongside taking part in King’s performance along with Jennifer Hudson. It …
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