Dave Grohl, sitting atop his guitar throne, deigned to grant an 18-year-old fan’s birthday wish at a recent Toronto gig, inviting him onstage to drum with the Foo Fighters during a performance of “Big Me.” Grohl welcomed the lucky drummer boy, Anthony Bifolchi, after spotting his sign, which asked, “It’s my birthday, can… Source: RollingStone Link: Dave […]

For producer-DJ Diplo, the past 12 years have been a slow but unrelenting march from the ultra-hip fringes to the dead center of pop music. Right now, he has two Top 20 singles from two different projects: the Justin Bieber-featuring “Where R U Now,” from his Jack Ü collaboration with Skrillex,… Source: RollingStone Link: Diplo on […]

Kanye West isn’t the only artist in hip-hop to take on Kim Kardashian as his muse: rappers have been rhyming about the reality TV superstar and her relatives for years. The Kardashian-Jenner clan has become the genre’s primary reference point for everything from wealth to sex to power, and the songs name-dropping… Source: RollingStone Link: 50 Songs […]

Ringo Starr turned 75 on July 7th, and to celebrate, Paul McCartney has shared with Rolling Stone an exclusive, behind-the-scenes video from this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in Cleveland, where he delivered his fellow Beatle’s induction speech. In this four-minute video from before, during and after the April 18th ceremony,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Paul […]

Shot in just a day in their home base of New Orleans, the Deslondes’ brand new video for “The Real Deal” captures everything that’s cool about the buzzed-about country-folk band — excellent camaraderie among the five guys, an offbeat sense of humor and roots-influenced music that you can dance to. Despite… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

M.I.A. unveiled a new audiovisual project titled “Matahdatah Scroll 01 ‘Broader Than A Border’” Monday on Apple Music, and the five-minute clip features a pair of the rapper’s songs: Matangi’s “Warriors” and a new track called “Swords,” which is set for her upcoming album Matahdatah. The video, filmed by M.I.A. in India and West Africa,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch M.I.A.'s […]

Every once in a while, a song begins with an opening line that stops you in your tracks either for its sheer poetic power (see: Bob Dylan’s “Visions of Johanna”) or shocking candor (see: Beyoncé’s “Rocket”) — and Jonathan Tyler’s “To Love Is to Fly,” a duet with Nikki Lane… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Jonathan […]

Casting for Coat of Many Colors, a made-for-TV movie about Dolly Parton’s upbringing in East Tennessee, is in full swing, with seven-year-old actress Alyvia Lind landing the role of the school-aged country singer.  A recurring character on The Young and the Restless, Lind was making a scheduled appearance on this morning’s episode of NBC’s Today Show when… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like U2, The Libertines, Miguel, and Julia Holter, plus brand new streaming music from Tame Impala, Ratatat, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music […]

50 Cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Wall Street Journal reports that documents submitted Monday to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Connecticut report the rapper – real name Curtis James Jackson III – as having assets and debts between $10 million and $50 million.  Chapter 11 is often used as a method… Source: RollingStone Link: 50 […]