Music

At Mumford & Sons’ Saturday concert in Cleveland, Ohio, the British folk act paid unexpected tribute to hometown rockers Nine Inch Nails with a cover of “Hurt.” The acoustic rendition of The Downward Spiral closer resembled both Trent Reznor’s original version and the mournful take that Johnny Cash released in …

AJR take a trippy turn in their new video for “100 Bad Days,” which features their disembodied heads mining positivity despite experiencing many bad circumstances. In the Tim Nackashi-directed and London Alley-produced visual, their individual body parts move independently and surreally melt away and reappear via special effects. The siblings …

Justin Moore has released the track list for his upcoming album Late Nights and Longnecks, along with the new song “Jesus and Jack Daniels,” a slice of classic country that makes good use of Moore’s native Arkansas warble. Written by Moore with Paul DiGiovanni, Chase McGill and Jeremy Stover, “Jesus …

Blueface never stops performing. As soon as the iconoclastic Los Angeles rapper enters Rolling Stone‘s office, phones begin buzzing with notifications asking who he is and why the men’s bathroom smells like freshly rolled blunts. Strolling out of the restroom, he does an elaborate crip walk, even though his only …

Kelsea Ballerini, the Tennessee native who deftly blends country songwriting with pop savvy on Number One singles like “Dibs,” “Peter Pan” and “Legends,” will become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The 25-year-old was invited to join the 94-year-old country music institution on Tuesday night by Little Big …

Kacey Musgrave has been covering the 2006 Gnarls Barkley hit “Crazy” in her concerts for years. But on Thursday night at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, she surprised fans by singing it with a special guest: CeeLo Green. The R&B vocalist, who made up the duo Gnarls Barkley with the …

On Saturday, February 2nd, a made-up DJ played to more than 10 million made-up characters in a made-up world. And the real-life music industry gasped in unison. The fictional DJ has a name: Marshmello. No one truly knows his identity, thanks to his white bucket helmet with an unambiguous painted …

The Strokes’ Albert Hammond, Jr. reminisces about gloriously aimless, adolescent nights on his new song, “Fast Times.” The track boasts the distinct vibe of the earliest Strokes records, with Hammond, Jr. cutting a bright rhythm guitar part with languid, buzzing riffs. Looking back on his teenage years, Hammond, Jr. keeps …

Teenage Fanclub tap into a krautrock vibe on their new song “Everything is Falling Apart,” their first release since the departure of founding bassist-singer Gerard Love. Guitarist Raymond McGinley fronts the track, singing hazy lines over wafts of clean electric guitars and a steady rhythm section. “I don’t know what’s …

The annual Cayamo Cruise set sail last week, with artists like Emmylou Harris, the Mavericks, Buddy Miller and Maggie Rose performing to an audience of Americana music fans. But it wasn’t solely a rootsy affair —Sadler Vaden, the guitarist in Jason Isbell‘s backing band the 400 Unit, played up his …