Charlie Puth is no stranger to the awards-show circuit, having made a memorable appearance alongside Meghan Trainor at the American Music Awards in November. Just a couple weeks after that torrid turn, the 24-year-old pop phenom received a trio of Grammy nods for “See You Again,” his tender Furious 7 soundtrack team-up with… Source: RollingStone Link: Charlie Puth's […]

Beyoncé has released a strong string of solo singles since she launched her solo career in the early 2000s. As she’s grown more famous, the cultural potency of her songs have become more powerful. “Formation” and the release of her surprise, self-titled album a few years back are perfect examples of… Source: RollingStone Link: Readers' Poll: […]

Charles Bradley has debuted a powerful video to complement his politically charged single “Change for the World.” The track will appear on his upcoming album, Changes. Eric Feigenbaum helmed the psychedelic clip that places Bradley, his backing singers and band over spliced news clips, including images of police, Black Lives Matter… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Justin Bieber picked up his first Grammy Award on Monday night, taking home the trophy for Best Dance Recording for “Where Are Ü Now,” his collaboration with producers Skrillex and Diplo (collectively known as Jack Ü). During the telecast, the pop star played a heavy rock arrangement of the tune… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Thomas […]

Just days after covering David Bowie with Beck at a Grammy pre-party, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Pat Smear— the latter admitting he used to stalk Bowie around Los Angeles in the mid-Seventies — embarked on a video tour of all of Bowie’s L.A. haunts for Playboy. Along the way, both Grohl and Smear discussed… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Dave […]

On January 3rd, 1982, Elvis Costello played the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. It was his first and only U.S. date that year and one of just three in the States in support of his LP Almost Blue, the Billy Sherrill-produced disc of country covers released in October 1981.  Costello… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: […]

Long before White Zombie broke into the mainstream with Nineties alt-metal hits like “More Human Than Human,” the New York City band churned out unruly noise-rock on a series of obscure 1980s releases. Numero Group has revived that long out-of-print material for an expansive box set, It Came From N.Y.C., out… Source: RollingStone Link: White Zombie […]

Blackalicious condemn police brutality with their provocative video for “On Fire Tonight,” a track from their 2015 LP, Imani Vol. 1. The James Connelly-directed clip incorporates footage from the Ferguson and Baltimore protests, along with disturbing images of police killings from around the United States.   The soulful track, featuring vocalist… Source: RollingStone Link: Blackalicious […]

Weezer recently revealed that their latest eponymous LP, this one dubbed The White Album, arrives on April 1st. On Wednesday, singer Rivers Cuomo hopped on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show to debut a new album cut called “LA Girlz.” The aching, sweeping “LA Girlz” is reminiscent of Weezer’s vintage years (i.e., the… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Carrie Underwood is currently in the midst of her Storyteller Tour, her first trek to employ a 360-degree in-the-round stage. The production and choreography that goes into presenting the concert, with all its hydraulic lifts, set pieces and moving parts, requires Underwood to have laser-like focus onstage. In this behind-the-scenes gallery,… Source: RollingStone Link: Carrie Underwood: […]