Music

Cynthia Erivo has released a new song, “Alive,” from her upcoming debut album, Ch. 1 Vs. 1, set to arrive September 17th via Verve Records. “Alive” is an expertly crafted pop-rock ballad that builds from just a mix of piano and Erivo’s vocals to a potent peak with swinging drums, …

Lorde discussed her upcoming album Solar Power, cicadas, lyrics, and her Antarctica trip all while chowing down on insanely spicy chicken wings on the latest episode of Hot Ones. “I basically thought of the album as a sun worship album,” Lorde said of Solar Power. “I’m not religious in any …

After years of penning memorable hits for the likes of Cher, Celine Dion, Aerosmith, Lady Gaga, and LeAnn Rimes, Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren will be releasing her debut album, The Cave Sessions, Vol. 1, on August 27th. A number of hitmakers will be performing original songs for Warren on her …

“I’m here to get rid of my dad and charge him with conservatorship abuse,” pop icon Britney Spears told a Los Angeles probate court on July 14th, at the latest hearing in Spears’ escalating 13-year campaign to end the conservatorships that have ruled her life since 2008. Their relationship has …

Stone Temple Pilots have dropped a new music video for their classic track “And So I Know” to mark the 25th anniversary of Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop and the release of the Super Deluxe Edition of the LP, which is available on Friday via Rhino. The …

Dolly Parton is celebrating hot girl summer by dressing up as a Playboy Bunny to reimagine her iconic magazine cover from 1978. The singer shared a video on Twitter in honor of her husband’s birthday, noting that she always wanted to pose for Playboy a second time. “Today is July …

Polo G has dropped the new music video for “Toxic,” the latest single from his chart-topping album Hall of Fame. The video finds the rapper and his crew hanging around in Miami, with Polo G spotlighting key lyrics like “20 chains, nine figures, just to hit the stage.” The rapper …

100 Gecs are set to kick off a North American tour later this fall. The 34-date 10,000 Gecs tour will launch on October 8th at the Fox Theater in Oakland and run all the way through December 9th, when the run wraps at Terminal 5 in New York City. Tickets …

Zac Brown Band have released a pair of new singles under their new agreement with Warner Bros. Nashville. “Out in the Middle” and “Old Love Song” follow the country vocal band’s recent radio release “Same Boat,” and both were co-written by country superstar Luke Combs. Penned by Brown and Combs …

This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s Hot List 2021, in the July–August double issue of the magazine. Toward the end of 2019, Jazmine Sullivan got some heartbreaking news: Her mother, Pam, a former background singer who once co-managed Jazmine’s music career, had been diagnosed with breast cancer. …