President Biden released a $6 trillion budget proposal for the coming year that includes new social safety net programs paid for by increasing taxes on corporations and the rich. Although usually the president’s budget is largely ignored by Congress, it is an opportunity for the administration to articulate its priorities …
Read More »Watch Karol G's Debut Performance of 'Contigo Voy a Muerte' on 'Tiny Desk (Home) Concert'
Two months after the release of Karol G’s new album KG0516, the Colombian reggaeton star delivered a three-song performance for the latest Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. Backed by an all-woman band in a Miami studio, Karol G first sang a medley of her hits “Créeme” and “A Ella” before playing …
Read More »Rock Utility Player Warren Ham on His Years With Ringo Starr, Toto, and Cher
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Charles Grodin, Actor in 'The Heartbreak Kid,' 'Beethoven,' Dies at 86
Charles Grodin — the actor who appeared in movies such as The Heartbreak Kid,Catch-22,Heaven Can Wait, andBeethoven — died on Tuesday in his home in Wilton, Connecticut. He was 86. His son Nicholas stated to theNew York Timesthat the cause of death was bone marrow cancer. Born in Pittsburgh in …
Read More »'Yucky Blucky Fruitcake': How Doechii Is Keeping Cool With a Scorching Song
Iamdoechii’s “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake” is named for an entry in the Junie B. Jones series of children’s books first published in 1992. The titular kindergartener was odd and disruptive, which resonated with Iamdoechii — Doechii for short, Jaylah Hickmon for long — as she reflected on her own childhood. On …
Read More »Frank Turner Taps Jason Isbell, Muse's Dom Howard for New Song 'The Gathering'
Frank Turner envisions the first concerts after Covid-19 lockdown on his new song, “The Gathering,” featuring Jason Isbell and Muse drummer Dom Howard. Considering its subject matter, “The Gathering” is appropriately arena-sized from the start as Turner bellows over booming drums and towering glam rock riffs: “The first time that …
Read More »Lucinda Williams Had a Stroke Last Year. She's Ready to Sing Again
A few days before Thanksgiving last year, Lucinda Williams was in the bathroom of her Nashville home getting ready to take a shower when she began to have trouble keeping her balance. She stumbled a bit and couldn’t stand up straight. Even more frightening, Williams couldn’t walk. She called out …
Read More »Trixie Mattel, Orville Peck Team Up for 'Jackson'
Trixie Mattel has enlisted Orville Peck for a cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash‘s legendary duet, “Jackson.” In the video for the song, the masked cowboy and the drag performer, who wears a Dolly Parton-inspired outfit, are onstage at an old-school theater, performing the song with their band. …
Read More »Lil Baby Teams Up With Megan Thee Stallion for 'On Me' Remix
Megan Thee Stallion has hopped on a remix of Lil Baby’s “On Me,” his standalone single that was originally released last December. The new version of the track dropped on Tuesday alongside a music video featuring the two rap artists, directed by Mike Ho. The clip starts off with Lil …
Read More »RS Charts: Young Thug's 'Slime Language 2' Takes Number One
Slime Language 2, the new compilation from Young Thug‘s Young Stoner Life label, debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The 23 song set — the deluxe edition balloons to 31 tracks — features massive stars like Drake, Travis Scott, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, and …
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