Original Woodstock organizer Michael Lang announced his plan earlier this week to stage another Woodstock in Watkins Glen, New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first one. It’ll be the first Woodstock since the disastrous Woodstock 99, but he swears things will be different this time. “Woodstock ’99 …
Read More »Watch Sasha Sloan's Lovelorn 'Faking It' Video
Sasha Sloan bemoans her ability to continue “Faking It” in the moody video for her latest single. The singer-songwriter will embark on a North American tour this spring. “Faking It” appeared on Sloan’s 2018 EP Loser. In the video, Sloan has what appears to be a normal relationship with her boyfriend …
Read More »Low Cut Connie Rips Up the Stage
When Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner was invited to meet his hero Bruce Springsteen backstage at the singer’s Broadway show, he was practically in shock. “I grew up in New Jersey in the Eighties, so you do the math,” says Weiner. Turns out Springsteen is a fan of the …
Read More »Barack Obama Names Cardi B, Janelle Monae, Prince to 2018 Favorite Songs List
Barack Obama continued his annual tradition of revealing his favorite books, movies and songs of the year, with the former president-turned-tastemaker including tracks by Cardi B, Janelle Monáe, Prince and the Carters on his 2018 list. Obama said of his annual list, “It gives me a moment to pause and …
Read More »Tove Lo Takes Fans Backstage in 'Hey You Got Drugs?' Video
Tove Lo takes fans on an intimate tour backstage following an emotional live appearance in the new video for “Hey You Got Drugs?,” which featured on the singer’s 2017 album Blue Lips. Lo released the video as a thank you to the fans who saw her as she toured in …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Messa, 'Leah'
Here’s the thing about year-end lists: They’re inherently imperfect. As editors, writers and critics, we take in as much as we can, assess what’s in view and try to come up with rankings that make sense. But inevitably we miss titles that could have ended up in the running if …
Read More »'Surviving R. Kelly': Victims Recount Singer's Abuse in Lifetime Docuseries Clip
Multiple women recount the sexual, mental and physical abuse R. Kelly forced them to endure in this exclusive clip from the upcoming Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly. “I felt like my silence allowed it to continue,” Kitti Jones, who shared her story with Rolling Stone for an article titled “Surviving …
Read More »Flashback: Radiohead Open for Alanis Morissette in 1996
After somehow getting passed over last year in their first year of eligibility, Radiohead are finally going to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t have much to say about the honor when it was announced this morning. “The members of Radiohead have been …
Read More »Avril Lavigne Mourns Relationship in New 'Tell Me It's Over' Video
Avril Lavigne has released the soulful relationship post-mortem “Tell Me It’s Over.” This marks the second new song offHead Above Water, out on February 15th. On the song, Lavigne wonders if a relationship is actually done since the break-up still doesn’t feel real to her. It’s a soulful, retro-pop sound …
Read More »Ty Dolla $ign Indicted on Felony Drug Possession Charges After Atlanta Arrest
Ty Dolla $ign has been indicted on felony drug possession charges stemming from the hitmaker‘s Atlanta-area arrest on September 5th. Grand jury documents obtained by Rolling Stone reveal that the rapper-singer born Tyrone Griffin Jr. faces charges of felony cocaine possession, felony possession of Schedule I controlled substance and a …
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