Poliça have announced a new album, When We Stay Alive, set for release on January 31st, 2020. The band have also shared its lead single, “Driving,” accompanied by a visual directed by Isaac Gale, as well as a non-album b-side “Trash in Bed,” co-produced with Boyz Noize. In a press …
Read More »Martina McBride Takes on Role of Podcast Host: 'They'll Hear a Different Side of Me'
Martina McBride doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone at this point, but the “Independence Day” singer recently updated her résumé with a new role: podcast host. Vocal Point, launched in conjunction with Luminary Media and Believe Entertainment Group, aired its first episode September 27th featuring guest Garth Brooks, with …
Read More »RS Charts: DaBaby Unseats Post Malone on Artists 500
DaBaby ended Post Malone’s three-week reign atop the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart as he accumulated a massive 196.9 million streams for the week of September 27th through October 3rd. The rapper was primed for a big week following the release of his new album, KIRK, last Friday. Last week, …
Read More »Ginger Baker of Cream
Ginger Baker, the wildly influential and innovative drummer who laid the groundwork for heavy metal and world music and played with everyone from Fela Kuti to John Lydon to Max Roach, died Sunday after a lengthy hospital stay. He was 80. “We are very sad to say that Ginger has …
Read More »G. Love Previews New Album 'The Juice' With Keb' Mo' Collab 'Go Crazy'
G. Love holds the Special Sauce with the release of The Juice via Philadelphonic/Thirty Tigers, a solo album with some all-star guests due January 17th. Teaming up with blues singer-guitarist Keb’ Mo’, the first single from the album, “Go Crazy,” is a call for action aimed at provoking positive change …
Read More »Billy Strings Talks His Brand of Bluegrass, New Album 'Home'
Hopping off the tailgate of his Sprinter touring van, Billy Strings readies himself for a rollicking set at the inaugural Railbird festival in Lexington, Kentucky. The six-string virtuoso grabs his guitar and tunes up, running through a few signature licks. Strings sits back down and observes the other bands and …
Read More »King Crimson's '21st Century Schizoid Man': Inside Prog's Big Bang
In this first installment of our two-part deep dive into the history and influence of King Crimson‘s “21st Century Schizoid Man,” the band’s co-founders look back on the writing of the iconic song, and contemporaries recount its initial impact onstage and on LP. To read the second part — which …
Read More »Burna Boy Commemorates Nigerian Independence in 'Another Story' Video
Burna Boy reckons with the legacy of British colonial rule over Nigeria — and marks the country’s independence day, which took place on October 1, 1960 — in his new video for “Another Story.” The track appeared in July on Burna Boy’s African Giantalbum. “Another Story” provides listeners with an …
Read More »RS Charts: Post Malone Holds Top Spot on Artists 500
Post Malone’s reign atop the Rolling Stone Artist 500 chart continued for a third straight week, with the rapper garnering 201.4 million song streams for the week of September 20th through 26th. Posty’s latest album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, continued to do massive numbers, moving 150,200 album units to cap off its …
Read More »Watch Carole King's Lively Rendition of 'It's Too Late' on 'Fallon'
Carole King appeared on The Tonight Show to perform her song “It’s Too Late” with the help of house band the Roots. The track comes off her 1971 album Tapestry and King played for Jimmy Fallon’s audience in honor of her upcoming appearance at the Global Citizen Festival in New …
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