Dolly Parton is many things to so many people: singer-songwriter, actress, humorist, icon. But to nearly 2 million kids around the world, she’s their librarian. Since 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program has delivered meticulously chosen, personalized, age-appropriate books every month to children up to five years old — all …
Read More »Stefflon Don Joins Saweetie, Doja Cat on 'Best Friend' Remix
British-Jamaican rapper Stefflon Don pulls up to Saweetie and Doja Cat’s girl-power party on a remix of their playful single “Best Friend.” Steff channels her American counterparts’ confidence and sass on the song’s first verse. She spends more time praising herself than her buddies, but reminds you that she’s willing …
Read More »Iggy Pop Joins Dr. Lonnie Smith for Donovan Cover 'Sunshine Superman'
Iggy Pop joins Dr. Lonnie Smith for a cover of Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman,” one of two collaborations between the Stooges singer and the jazz great from Smith’s upcoming album Breathe. Pop and Smith put a soulful spin on the 1966 single, with Smith’s organ the highlight of a spacious arrangement …
Read More »Julien Baker Performs 'Hardline' on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers'
Julien Baker appeared onLate Night With Seth Meyers Monday night as the musical guest, performing “Hardline” from her new albumLittle Oblivions with her band. In a black box performance space lit up by a handful of spotlights, Baker led the anthemic number that deals with her usual themes of depression, …
Read More »Grammy Museum Announces Ringo Starr Virtual Exhibit
The Grammy Museum has announced a virtual Ringo Starr program in March featuring a virtual exhibit and interviews with the former Beatle. On March 4th, the museum will release a 2010 interview with Starr from their Live From the Vault series, followed by a new interview with the museum’s founding …
Read More »'Way Down in the Rust Bucket' Is the Sound of Neil Young and Crazy Horse Getting Reinvigorated for the Nineties
Between vintage concert albums and recent ones excavated from archival tapes, it’s become easier than ever to track the onstage history of Neil Young and Crazy Horse. We can now hear Young and the band in its early, funky, Danny Whitten days (Live at the Fillmore East), breaking in Whitten …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Rights Management Company Countersues Evermore Theme Park
TAS Rights Management, the company that handles the rights for Taylor Swift’s music and other trademarks, has filed a lawsuit against the Evermore theme park in Utah. The suit comes several weeks after Evermore filed its own lawsuit against Swift, accusing her of trademark infringement over her album of the …
Read More »Drakeo the Ruler Just Released a Song With the Other Drake
Ahead of the release of his new mixtape, The Truth Hurts,Drakeo the Ruler has shared a new single featuring his near-namesake Drake. “Talk to Me” marks the first collaboration between the two artists, and finds Drakeo poised for a bona fide crossover hit. The Los Angeles rapper, who was released …
Read More »Meet Me @ the Altar Are Jump-Starting a New Era for Pop Punk
Since pop punk broke through in the Nineties, the genre’s most prominent faces have been largely white (not unlike dozens of other scenes). But as the music industry begins waking up to its history of race and gender inequality, one band is ready to rewrite that unspoken rule: Meet Me …
Read More »RS Charts: Lil Tjay and 6lack's 'Calling My Phone' Storms to Number One
Lil Tjay‘s “Calling My Phone,” a mournful collaboration with the singer 6lack, debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. Lil Tjay initially teased the track, which concerns the messy aftermath of a breakup, online back in December. When it finally came out, it racked up …
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