In April 2008, the self-titled debut LP from trio Lady Antebellum debuted at Number One on the Top Country Albums chart, making them the first country group to bow in the top spot with their first album. Three singles into the record, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood finally… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]

When L.A. gutter-rock outfit Buckcherry release the deluxe edition of their latest album, Rock ‘N’ Roll, on Friday, they’ll do so with an unexpected nod to country music — the band recruited Gretchen Wilson for the power ballad “The Feeling Never Dies.” Now recast as a duet, the song originally appeared… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Gretchen […]

It would be somewhat easy to do a straightforward documentary on Frank Zappa: zoom in on some grainy B&W pictures of him as an R&B-loving teen; chart his rise from Sixties avant-rock bandleader to symphonic composer, from antiestablishment iconoclast to anticensorship activist; interview some of the dozens, if not hundreds,… Source: RollingStone Link: New Frank […]

Miguel paid tribute to the late David Bowie Monday night with a sparse, intimate cover of the singer’s classic track “Space Oddity,” Noisey reports. The singer transitioned his cover, performed for a 300-person crowd at Los Angeles club Bardot, into his single “Waves” off last year’s Wildheart. Miguel kept his take on “Space Oddity” simple, performing… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Nearly 30 years after declaring “This Note’s For You,” Neil Young seems to be singing a different tune. On Monday, Young played a private gig at the Théatre Mogador in Paris for French billionaire Édouard Carmignac, who previously hired the Rolling Stones at the same venue in 2012. This was Young’s first concert… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Neil […]

Kanye West will debut his new album, Swish, at Madison Square Garden at an event that will be screened in theaters on February 11th, Pitchfork reports. A poster dubs the event, “Yeezy Season 3,” meaning West could also be premiering his latest fashion line (the previous two were Yeezy Season 1 and 2). The poster… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye […]

Vampire Weekend co-founder and songwriter Rostam Batmanglij has left the band, according to a note posted on Twitter.  “I wanted to let ppl kno [sic] I’m no longer a member of VW but that [frontman] Ezra [Koenig] and I will continue to collaborate on future projects and future VW,” he wrote. “My… Source: RollingStone Link: Rostam […]

During a stop at Los Angeles’ Power 106, rapper Wiz Khalifa gave a stoner “twist” to Adele’s massive comeback single “Hello.” Radio host Mister Cap inquired if Khalifa can write to any beat. “I have to feel it,” the rapper responds. To test it out, Cap began playing Adele’s hit. As the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Steven Tyler told Howard Stern he was one of several people to get in Axl Rose’s ear and convince him to reunite Guns N’ Roses with guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan. “I did meet Axl in a couple of clubs, a year ago, two years ago, three years ago, and I’d bump into him and… Source: RollingStone Link: Steven […]

In our new David Bowie tribute issue, out January 29th, various artists pay tribute to the late singer, songwriter and pop innovator. In this exclusive recollection, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor reflects on the “validating and surreal” experience of working with his musical idol. Reznor spoke to Rolling Stone by phone; his… Source: RollingStone Link: Trent Reznor […]