You’ve gotta hand it to a 22-year-old who, on the brink of pop mega-stardom, opens her latest LP with a chant of “Fuck you, sucker!” But allow Charlotte Aitchison some cockiness. The writer and singer behind one of the decade’s most irresistible pop jams (Icona Pop’s “I Love It”) as…… Source: RollingStone Link: Sucker
The Pinkprint is Nicki Minaj’s busting-out-all-over magnum opus, a love letter to her supernova star power and hip-hop radicalism, her teeming brain and her body electric. Minaj’s previous album, 2012’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, was dominated by psycho-glam role-playing. Now, as the Blueprint-referencing title implies, she’s more Hov than Gaga. She talks about taking off…… Source: RollingStone Link: The Pinkprint
Last night at New York venue Le Poisson Rouge, Elliott Wilson hosted the latest edition of CRWN, a rap version of Inside the Actors Studio, with Nicki Minaj as his guest. The conversation was pegged to the release of The Pinkprint, her latest LP, but the night quickly became a celebration of the local star’s…… Source: RollingStone Link: 5 Things […]
Paul McCartney visited The Daily Show on Tuesday to promote “Hope for the Future,” his original song written for video game Destiny. But instead of discussing the track in detail, he and host Jon Stewart mostly goof around about random topics – including McCartney’s subpar gaming skills and Stewart’s son’s preference for Ellen over The Daily Show. In the above clip, the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
These albums may not have burned through your playlists in 2014, but at least one Rolling Stone editor or contributor thinks it should’ve. … Source: RollingStone Link: 15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2014
Once in a while, you have to be a little out of tune to find your way. This was the case for folk troubadour Joe Pug, anyway, as he toiled away in a quest to create the songs that would comprise his upcoming LP, Windfall — and, in particular, the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Joe […]
The Who were forced to postpone the final two 2014 dates of their Who Hits 50 tour after singer Roger Daltrey was diagnosed with a throat infection. The Tommy rockers were scheduled to perform at London’s O2 Arena on December 17th and 18th, but doctors ordered Daltrey to rest his voice, NME…… Source: RollingStone Link: Roger Daltrey […]
In will.i.am’s latest music video, the rapper sits behind a news desk, mouthing the words to 2012 #willpower track “The World Is Crazy.” As he does this, footage of recent events like the killing of Eric Garner appear near his head while a standard ticker rolls across the bottom of the screen……. Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Will.i.am's […]
Years before they became an Emmy-winning late-night host and global music superstar, Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake were just two dorky pre-teens sharing a room at summer camp. Or at least that’s the hilarious premise for the “Camp Winnipesaukee” sketch from Tuesday night’s Tonight Show, in which the two roomies play an awkward…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Justin […]
“You are the last Colbert Report musical guest. Honored to have you on, but keep in mind: Paul McCartney, R.E.M., Jack White and Nas were your opening acts,” Stephen Colbert joked to Kendrick Lamar, who was recruited to provide The Colbert Report’s final performance before the show ends Thursday. To live…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kendrick Lamar […]