Christian Lee Hutson recorded so many versions of his new album, Beginners, that the day before it was finally released last month, the singer-songwriter joked with his friends about a dark possibility: “There’s still time to record it one more time.” Hutson, 29, first began work on his new plaintive …
Read More »The Last Bandoleros Jam 'Hey Baby, Que Pasó' on 'Good Morning America'
Eclectic country-rock band the Last Bandoleros appeared on Good Morning America on Wednesday for an interview and a pretaped performance at venerable Texas dance hall Floore’s Country Store, in Helotes. The group recorded its new concert album, Live From Texas, at Floore’s and returned to the venue for a rendition …
Read More »Semisonic Tap Into Childhood for “You're Not Alone” Video
Semisonic released a new video for “You’re Not Alone,” the title track of their reunion EP, out September 18th on Pleasuresonic Recordings/Megaforce Records. Directed by Phil Harder, the clip opens with frontman Dan Wilson standing on a beach as a child roams through the woods — climbing up a tree, …
Read More »Talib Kweli Announces New Album 'Cultural Currency,' Launches Patreon Campaign
Talib Kweli has announced a new album,Cultural Currency, which will be made available exclusively to fans who subscribe to his new Patreon campaign. The New York rapper did not share any specifics about the record, such as a release date. His Patreon, however, will feature a three-tiered subscription service with …
Read More »Brett Eldredge Learned to Slow Down and Meditate. Then He Made His Best Album
Brett Eldredge used to start his days posting videos of himself singing from bed just moments after he had woken up —a cutesy series he called “Bedhead Jams.” Now, the 34-year-old singer begins his mornings by meditating. The meditation sessions can probe some heavy topics. One morning he found himself …
Read More »Without Shows, Lizzo's Audio Engineer Is Twitch Streaming, Trading Stocks, and Writing a Book
This is the latest of Rolling Stone’sMusic in Crisis series, which looks at how people all across the music industry — thousands of whom have been out of work for months due to the global concert shutdown — are coping with the coronavirus pandemic. When the U.S. government first gave …
Read More »Amazon's New Update Lets You (Finally) Share Your Prime Video Account With Multiple Users
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Amazon is finally catching up to its competition — at least when it comes to streaming — with the announcement that Prime Video customers will now be able …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sad13, 'Ghost (of a Good Time)'
“Girls, come on over,” Sadie Dupuis beckons in the opening lines of her new stay-at-home anthem, “Ghost (of a Good Time).” In the video, the poet and songwriter wears a witchy costume, surrounded by candles and ghosts. “I’m too loath to twist and shout/RSVP to be not going out,” she …
Read More »Aminé Announces New Album, Enlists Young Thug For 'Compensating'
Aminé has teamed up with Young Thug for “Compensating,” a track off his newly announced album Limbo, out August 7th via Republic. The song features a visual that includes the Portland rapper and Young Thug holding neon green balloons in the shape of a face. “I fucked up once again/And …
Read More »How Two U.S. Soldiers Strong-Armed Craig Morgan into Writing His New Song
When Capts. Andrew Yacovone and Justin Wright, two Army Rangers who moonlight as the country-music duo Interstate 10, performed at the USO’s 75th anniversary reception in Washington, D.C., in 2016, they didn’t really expect to leave as Nashville songwriters. But they were determined to try. Craig Morgan, the country singer …
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