British musician Ala.ni has released a clever new a capella remix of Mavis Staples’ 2019 song, “One More Change.” The track finds Ala.ni isolating Staples’ original vocals then meticulously building around them to create a vibrant arrangement of percussive chants and lush backing harmonies. Ala.ni crafted her “One More Change” …
Read More »Biden Wants to Return to In-Person School, May Use NFL Stadiums for Mass Vaccinations
President Joe Biden appeared in an interview with CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell, portions of which aired before the Super Bowl, where he discussed the challenges his administration faces amid the pandemic. Topics ranged from how to safely return to in-person school to how he will ramp up vaccinations and …
Read More »Universal Music and Triller Are Duking It Out Over a Failed Deal
When Donald Trump revealed his desire to ban TikTok in August of last year, his words sent the app’s creators and influencers into a frenzy, and many began to eye Triller, a similar app designed for sharing short-form video clips. At the time, Triller claimed it had 250 million global …
Read More »A Field Guide to Music's Potential Crypto Boom
In a huge labyrinthine ecosystem of labels, publishers, distributors, and royalty collectors, the idea of artists getting paid quickly may sound like a revolutionary concept. What if it wasn’t? What if the music industry‘s hundreds of thousands of artists — who are especially cash-strapped when they can’t tour, like right …
Read More »SoundCloud Will Host a Gaming Tournament Inside Fortnite
Turns out the cloud has room for more than just sound. On Wednesday, music streaming platform SoundCloud announced that it is partnering with Twitch — the gamer-centric livestreaming service — to launch SoundCloud Player One, a three-hour gaming tournament that will start on February 18th at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. …
Read More »NOFX Wields Wordplay to Tackle Identity Questions on 'F-k Euphemism'
NOFX’s Fat Mike gets into a “gender pronoun bar fight” on the band’s new song, “Fuck Euphemism,” off their upcoming LP, Single Album, out February 26th via Fat Wreck Chords. The song is a classic bit of blistering pop-punk, and it finds Fat Mike using all sorts of wordplay and …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Even in the best of years, scoring a ticket to the Super Bowl is difficult and expensive. But in what might be the weirdest, most unprecedented season in …
Read More »Hilton Valentine, the Animals Founding Guitarist, Dead at 77
Hilton Valentine, original guitarist for the Animals who featured on songs like “The House of the Rising Sun,” died Friday at the age of 77. ABKCO Music, the band’s label, confirmed Valentine’s death Friday. “Our deepest sympathies go out to [Valentine]’s family and friends on his passing this morning, at …
Read More »Hear the Killers' New Song 'C'est La Vie' From 'Imploding the Mirage' Reissue
The Killers have digitally reissued their 2020 album Imploding the Mirage as a deluxe edition featuring three additional tracks — a pair of new renditions of the LP’s singles as well as the new song “C’est La Vie.” The latter track is the Killers’ take on the jittery first half …
Read More »Amanda Gorman Talks Inauguration Poem 'The Hill We Climb' on 'Daily Show'
Amanda Gorman, the National Youth Poet Laureate who read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, stopped byThe Daily Show to discuss how much her life has changed since appearing on the national stage. “When I was writing the poem, I knew it was a historic …
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