The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, which recognizes the contributions of performers, producers and others in rock & roll, country music, and beyond, has announced its 2019 class of inductees. Alabama and Steve Wariner represent the country field, in addition to legendary producer Owen Bradley and recording engineer Billy …
Read More »RS Charts: Drake Tops Artists 500 as Post Malone Hits Number Two
Drake retained the Number One spot on Rolling Stone‘s Artists 500 chart with 101.6 million song streams, while Post Malone leapt three spots to land at Number Two with 86.9 million song streams for the week of July 5th through July 11th. Drake’s continued dominance was once again driven by …
Read More »Sen. Sherrod Brown Explains Why Electability Is a 'Myth'
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who won a third term in the Senate representing Ohio in 2018, told the progressive crowd gathered at Netroots Nation on Saturday that the concept of “electability,” which many use to justify support of candidates like former vice president Joe Biden, is a myth. “The electability …
Read More »RS Charts: Y2K and Bbno$'s 'Lalala' Tops Trending 25
Y2k and bbno$’s juvenile, onomatopoeic single “Lalala” is Number One on this week’s Trending 25 chart, thanks to 118% growth in audio streams. The song has become massively popular on the video app TikTok, where three different snippets of “Lalala” have been used over 900,000 times combined.Interest on the app …
Read More »Jenny Hval Leads Trance Revival in New Song 'Ashes to Ashes'
Norwegian avant-pop artist Jenny Hval released a new song on Wednesday, titled “Ashes to Ashes.” It is the lead single off her upcoming seventh studio album, The Practice of Love, due out September 13th on Sacred Bones Records. In comparison to its sinister 2016 precursor, Blood Bitch —fantastical thesis on …
Read More »'Make My Day': J. Hoberman on Reagan, Rambo and '80s Movies
He was a former radio announcer who broke into movies in the late 1930s and served time as an actor in Warner Brothers’ B-movie unit and a TV host (and corporate pitchman) for General Electric Theater. Then, after flirting with the growing post-Goldwater conservative side of the G.O.P., Ronald Reagan …
Read More »Foo Fighters Unveil Archival Live EP, Tease Vault Releases
Twenty-four years and a day after releasing their self-titled debut album on July 4th, 1995, Foo Fighters have dropped a surprise live EP. “A good day to look in the Foo Files,” the band announced on Twitter. “How about a few elusive live tracks?” Mysteriously titled 00950025 — possibly alluding …
Read More »Is Your Song Going Viral? These Guys Would Like to Talk
In January, Danny Kang was stranded in chilly London, waiting to meet the individual responsible for @world_record_egg, the Instagram account that had turned a simple photo of an egg into the most-liked post in the history of the social media platform. Kang is a talent manager, and he was hoping …
Read More »Watch Miley Cyrus Celebrate Bodies of All Kinds in New 'Mother's Daughter' Video
Miley Cyrus shared a bold new ode to the body in the video for “Mother’s Daughter,” a song off her latest EP, She Is Coming. Cyrus conceptualized the clip with director, Alexandre Moors, and the video splices footage of the pop star performing “Mother’s Daughter” with cheeky images that celebrate …
Read More »Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's 'Bandana' Is the Sound of Two Rap Veterans at the Height of Their Powers
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib are two larger-than-life figures who carry diametric mystiques. Gibbs is the Rust Belt hero, the world-beating outlaw who bathes with snakes and has been serving impregnable street raps since 2009. Madlib is much more elusive but no less prolific—the perpetually shroomed-out producer who spends his days …
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