Some of you agreed with Rolling Stone Country’s picks for the top songs of 2014, while others’ colorful language in response to our choices could land them on Santa’s naughty list. So, we conducted a social media poll to get your votes on the best country songs of the year,…… Source: RollingStone Link: Readers' Poll: […]

The first piece of new, original music from the recently reunited Replacements may not be what fans expected from the snotty kings of college rock, but “Poke Me In My Cage” is a holiday gift nonetheless: A 24-minute improvised jazz track, which the band uploaded to Soundcloud last week with little fanfare. Written by Paul Westerberg…… Source: RollingStone Link: The […]

In December 2012, when Jimmy Fallon was still host of Late Night, Mariah Carey stopped by to perform her holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” with the Roots playing classroom instruments. Fallon has kept that tradition alive even as he moved on to The Tonight Show by inviting…… Source: RollingStone Link: One Direction, […]

The traditional idea of the major label rap album seems on the decline — though that didn’t stop Nicki Minaj, Future and YG from making great ones — as fans of hip-hop, a genre in its 41st year, are more and more driven by the Internet, bringing worldwide attention to local talent from Washington, D.C. (Shy Glizzy) to…… Source: RollingStone Link: 40 Best […]

Katy Perry just wrapped up the Australian leg of her Prismatic World Tour, which will visit nearly 90 cities over the course of 130 shows by the time it wraps up in March 2015. The endeavor is so massive that it takes 28 semis and 12 buses just to transport the entire…… Source: RollingStone Link: Go Behind […]

The season finale of The Voice featured some of the seventh season’s best performances and among the highlights was Adam Levine performing a stripped-down “Lost Stars” duet with Team Adam finalist Matt McAndrew. Levine spoke to Rolling Stone about the track and what it was like singing it alongside his Voice…… Source: RollingStone Link: Adam Levine […]

Masked headbangers Slipknot have released a video of the first live performance of “The Devil in I,” a song off this year’s .5: The Gray Chapter that they debuted at their own Knotfest in San Bernardino, California this past October. The clip shows the nine-piece band convulsing about the stage…… Source: RollingStone Link: See Slipknot's […]

Teenage Time Killer, a supergroup spearheaded by members of alt-metal vets Corrosion of Conformity, have signed a deal with Rise Records. A rep for the label confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. The band’s debut will feature appearances by rockers ranging from Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl to Slipknot screamer…… Source: RollingStone Link: All-Star Project […]

Over three years have passed since a fierce storm barreled through the Indiana State Fairgrounds, ripping Sugarland’s stage apart and sending it crashing onto the assembled crowd. The tragedy killed seven people and injured nearly 100, but only now have the victims and their families finally received a settlement. The…… Source: RollingStone Link: Settlement Reached […]

Singer-songwriter Joe Cocker, known for his distinct, bluesy voice and his heartfelt renditions of Beatles classics, died in his Colorado home on Monday following a battle with lung cancer. One of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers, Cocker was 70. The British singer’s agent, Barrie Marshall, confirmed the death to the BBC, adding that Cocker was “simply…… Source: RollingStone Link: Joe Cocker, […]