Guns N’ Roses, Post Malone and Beck will headline the 2019 Voodoo Music and Arts Experience, which takes place October 25th through 27th in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bassnectar, Brandi Carlile, the National, Rezz, Zhu, Interpol, Bring Me the Horizon, Young the Giant and Japanese Breakfast are among the more than …
Read More »Leon Redbone, Cult Singer Who Helped Revive Ragtime, Dead at 69
Related: 1974 Rolling Stone Profile of Leon Redbone Leon Redbone, the singer who built a career out of performing ragtime, vaudeville and American standards with a sly wink and an unmistakable, nasally voice, died Thursday. He was 69. A statement on Redbone’s website confirmed his death, though it did so …
Read More »See Kanye West Remember His Mother in Letterman Interview Preview
Kanye West opened up about his late mother Donda West in a preview of the rapper’s appearance on David Letterman‘s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. West’s mother died in 2007 from complications after cosmetic surgery and never got to meet her four grandchildren, North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. “This …
Read More »Geto Boys Reunion Tour Canceled After Bushwick Bill Backs Out
Rap trio the Geto Boys have canceled their upcoming reunion tour after Bushwick Bill, who recently revealed he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, pulled out of the trek. The four-date tour was scheduled to begin tonight in Pontiac, Michigan. However, TMZ reports that Bushwick Bill exited the trek at the …
Read More »Leonard Cohen Reflects on Love in New Documentary Trailer
The ghostly voice of Leonard Cohen reflects on love in the trailer for Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, a new documentary about the singer-songwriter’s decades-long relationship with muse Marianne Ihlen, who inspired Cohen classics like “So Long, Marianne.” “When trying to learn some things about love,” the late Cohen …
Read More »Watch Mavis Staples Howl New Gospel-Rocker on 'Kimmel'
In the last couple weeks, Mavis Staples performed two 80th birthday shows and released her third album in three years – “I’m not as sharp as I used to be when I’m talking,” Staples told Rolling Stone recently, “but I feel like I’m ready for another 10 years.” Staples celebrated …
Read More »Watch Lindsey Buckingham Perform for First Time Since Heart Surgery
Lindsey Buckingham, the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist who underwent open heart surgery earlier this year, made his first public appearance since the procedure over the weekend at his daughter Leelee’s high school graduation ceremony. Buckingham performed Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” on acoustic guitar while students from his daughter’s school sang the …
Read More »DJ Khaled Recruits Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby for 'You Stay' Video
Another one! DJ Khaled continues to live up to his mantra with a third Father of Asahd music video in two days, this time for “You Stay” featuring Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby and Jeremih. The latest visual, co-directed by Khaled, brings all the artists together in an opulent …
Read More »Carly Rae Jepsen Gives Shimmery Performance of 'Too Much' on 'Corden'
Carly Rae Jepsen performed her new single “Too Much” on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Thursday night, under an appropriately giant disco ball. The song comes from her latest album Dedicated, out today. The performance invoked Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” video; besides the giant disco ball, Jepsen wore a …
Read More »Watch Mick Jagger's Post-Heart Surgery Dance Moves
Just six weeks after the Rolling Stones were forced to postpone their North American summer tour so Mick Jagger could undergo heart surgery, the singer has posted a new video on his Instagram that shows his recovery is moving along with remarkable speed. In the clip, he’s busting out many …
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