Following the surprise release of Freetown Sound at midnight, Blood Orange released a new video for the album cut “Augustine.” Dev Hynes directed and edited the clip, which captures the singer/songwriter playing instruments in an empty apartment and an assortment of dancers showcasing their moves on rooftops. Hynes also appears in front… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Thus far, 2016 looks like the first year that the center of the rap universe might not be New York, Los Angeles or Atlanta.  The two most celebrated, critically acclaimed hip-hop albums of the year both came from Chicago rappers. Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book was the climax of a four-year… Source: RollingStone Link: Best […]

While no one has yet accepted Kanye West’s invitation to “sue [him] already” over his provocative, controversial “Famous” video, Girls creator-star Lena Dunham has criticized the clip. The writer-actress blasted the project in a lengthy Facebook post, calling it “one of the more disturbing ‘artistic’ efforts in recent memory.”  “I can’t watch it … if… Source: RollingStone Link: Lena […]

The latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, our first-ever podcast, is now available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify or check it out below. In the latest episode, we discuss how the music world reacted to the Orlando mass shooting, the murder of Christina Grimmie and the recent fatal… Source: RollingStone Link: Listen […]

Jon Pardi has his first Number One. The country crooner’s new album, California Sunrise tops Billboard’s Country Albums chart this week with almost 30,000 in sales. Though it has touches of rock & roll influences, the LP largely reflects Pardi’s affinity for the Merle Haggards and Buck Owens of years past… Source: RollingStone Link: Jon […]

Marion “Suge” Knight has filed a lawsuit against Chris Brown and the owners of West Hollywood nightclub 1 Oak, where Knight was shot seven times at an August 2014 pre-VMA party hosted at the venue by the singer. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses Brown and club owners… Source: RollingStone Link: Suge Knight […]

Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Portishead, Aphex Twin, and ScHoolboy Q, plus brand new streaming music from Bat for Lashes, Thee Oh Sees, Rihanna, Maxwell, Devendra Banhart, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at […]

Foster co-wrote eight of the twelve songs on D’Angelo’s comeback triumph Black Messiah, where her backing vocals melted into his in sinuous harmony. Solo, she draws from the jazzier strains of R&B that nurtured neo-soul heroines Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, though the woozy wending of her melodies also suggests… Source: RollingStone Link: Kendra Foster

On his third LP (and first minus additional songwriters), 22-year-old U.K. roots revivalist Jake Bugg mixes Americana and British folk as skillfully as ever – whether on the rockabilly- riot “Put Out the Fire” or the acoustic-blues title track, which begins, “I’m just a poor boy/From Nottingham.” He’s less successful… Source: RollingStone Link: On My […]

If New Orleans is the source of America’s greatest musical gumbo, Allen Toussaint was one of our master chefs. Before his death last year, Toussaint had worked with numerous local heroes, including Ernie K-Doe and Dr. John, and added some Crescent City stardust to collaborations with Paul McCartney and The… Source: RollingStone Link: American Tunes