Los Angeles dance trio Cheat Codes have finessed hits by collaborating with stars from across the pop spectrum: from Fetty Wap to Kim Petras to Demi Lovato. But for their latest single, “Highway,” they looked to those making moves in the Latin pop landscape. Featuring Mexican singer Sofia Reyes and …
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Over the past few weeks, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been investigating hundreds of mysterious, vaping-related lung ailments across the country. Nearly 450 hospital cases in 33 states have been linked to vaping, while on Friday it was reported that a man in Indiana had died …
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Charli XCX, Clairo and Yaeji traverse regret from the fallout of a past relationship on their new song “February 2017.” The song will appear on Charli XCX’s forthcoming Charli, which arrives on September 13th. On the new track, Charli and her song conspirators reflect on the past, which builds from …
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The Raconteurs took the stage at The Tonight Show to offer a rousing version of their song “Shine the Light on Me.” The digital-only performance, which did not air on TV, featured the band giving the bluesy, piano-based track their all. The song, which comes off the band’s recent album …
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Francis and the Lights had dropped a new song, “Take Me to the Light,” featuring Bon Iver and Kanye West. Band frontman FrancisFarewellStarlite produced the track alongside West, BJ Burton, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Jeff Bhasker and Noah Goldstein, and used contributions from Pulitzer Prize winning musician Caroline Shaw in …
Read More »Dierks Bentley, Chris Shiflett Talk Seven Peaks Festival on 'Walking the Floor' Podcast
Recorded at the Seven Peaks Festival in Buena Vista, Colorado, Chris Shiflett‘s newest episode of Walking the Floor finds the songwriter backstage, talking with acts like Kendell Marvel and festival co-founder Dierks Bentley. Shiflett performed his own set at the festival, too, joining a bill whose 29 artists included Nineties …
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Aubrie Sellers offers another fascinating preview of her forthcoming LP Far From Home with “My Love Will Not Change,” featuring country-rock stalwart Steve Earle. As a team, Sellers and Earle turn the track into a hard-driving rock anthem that’s less an ode to comforting commitment and more a statement of …
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Founding Sublime bassist Eric Wilson and his bandmates in the band’s current incarnation, Sublime with Rome (singer/guitarist Rome Ramirez and drummer Carlos Verdugo), joined host Brian Hiatt in our SiriusXM studio for a recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, sharing stories from the band’s founding as well as its …
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Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, the fast-food chain that had America going insane for its new chicken sandwich for a minute there, is fresh out. But they promise it’ll be back sometime soon, so maybe I’ll have a chance to see what the hype is about. I just hope no one mentions …
Read More »Watch Late Guitarist Neal Casal Rip Blazing Solo, Perform With Bob Weir at Final Gigs
Neal Casal performed a blistering guitar solo with his band Circles Around the Sun at Virginia’s Lockn’ Festival last weekend. It was one of the roots guitarist’s final performances before his untimely death at the age of 50, which was announced on his Facebook page Tuesday morning. The solo in …
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