The MTV Video Music Awards will honor pop diva Rihanna with its Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which recognizes an artist's cultural impact, the network said Thursday. Rihanna will receive the award and perform at the annual awards extravaganza to take place on August 28 at New York's Madison Square Garden, MTV said in a […]
R.E.M.'s Mike Mills will release his first classical composition, Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra, October 14th via Orange Mountain Music.Mill…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: R.E.M.’s Mike Mills Preps Debut Classical Piece, Tour Source: RollingStone Link: R.E.M.'s Mike Mills Preps Debut Classical Piece, Tour
President Barack Obama has shared his 2016 summer playlist, which boasts a wide array of artists from Jay Z, D'Angelo and Nina Simone to the Beach Boys, Courtney Barnett and Caetano Veloso.<span style="line-hei…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear President Obama’s Eclectic Summer 2016 Playlist Source: RollingStone Link: Hear President Obama's Eclectic Summer 2016 Playlist
Rihanna will be this year's recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. The Barbadian pop star is also nominated for four Moonmen at this year's ceremony with two nods each for "<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-rihanna-drake-go-to-work-in-steamy-video…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Rihanna to Receive VMA Video Vanguard Award Source: RollingStone […]
Green Day's new single "Bang Bang" is a grim, high-speed dive into the mind of a potential mass shooter. The track opens with recordings of newscasters discussing executions before the band enters with maximum intensity. "Bang, bang, give me fame," Billie Joe Armstrong sings. "Shoot me up…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Green Day Address […]
Shortly before Leonard Cohen's 1960s-era muse Marianne Ihlen died from leukemia late last month, he sent her a very touching letter. "Well Marianne, it's come to this time when we are really so …This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Flashback: Leonard Cohen Performs ‘So Long Marianne’ in 1979 Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Leonard Cohen Performs […]
Dinosaur Jr. celebrate shredding of all kinds in the video for "Goin Down" off their new album, <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-dinosaur-jr-maintain-creaky-stride-on-glimpse-w432…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Dinosaur Jr. Rage With Skaters in ‘Goin Down’ Video Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Dinosaur Jr. Rage With Skaters in 'Goin Down' Video
Britney Spears has released the third single "Clumsy," from her forthcoming album Glory. The synth-laden track is built around a phrase Spears has sung for over a decade ("oops!") paired with a futuristic club beat.<span style="line-height…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Britney Spears’ Bubbly, Synth-Saturated Song ‘Clumsy’ Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Britney Spears' Bubbly, Synth-Saturated […]
Drake's father Dennis Graham is venturing into music with an upcoming R&B album. Producer Jamie Iovine, son of Apple's Jimmy Iovine, has confirmed the project to Rolling Stone after a clip of Graham's debut music video "Kinda Crazy" was leaked by <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2016/08/10/dennis-graham-kin…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Drake’s Dad, Jimmy Iovine’s Son Launch ‘Bedroom […]
Two years ago, Billie Joe Armstrong was driving into Manhattan when he came across a throng of protesters. Outraged by a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict a police officer for the killing of Michael Brown, they filled the streets and backed up traffic for miles. Armstrong was inspired. "I got out…This article originally […]