The latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast celebrates the life and music of Peter Tork, with previously unheard interview audio and more. Andy Greene and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt to discuss Tork’s place in music history, while also tracing the Monkees‘ broader story and making …
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Monkees bassist and singer Peter Tork, who played with the group from their earliest days as a made-for-TV band in the Sixites through their recent reunion tours, died Thursday of unknown causes. He was 77. Tork’s sister Anne Thorkelson confirmed the affable musician’s death toThe Washington Post. “I am told …
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Kehlani parties at a snowy mountain cabin in her laid-back “Nunya” video. The clip follows the vocalist as she hangs out in the woods, gazes out at a scenic lake and hangs out with friends who smoke and shoot dice. Guest rapper Dom Kennedy appears throughout, riding shotgun in Kehlani’s …
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Meek Mill, J. Cole, Anthony Hamilton and Carly Rae Jepsen performed during the 2019 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, which was held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Meek Mill, who was backed by six dancers and a DJ, delivered a medley of pyro-punctuated songs from his most …
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Kenny G took a break from horny sax puns on Twitter to begin making the Valentine’s Day rounds. First up: a stop at the Kardashian-West household for a rose-filled surprise. Kim Kardashian announced the surprise visitor with a video posted on her Instagram story and Twitter. From the looks of …
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Even among jaded music industry types — hardened by years, if not decades, of quasi-authentic glad-handing and perpetual cynicism — there are few events more whimsical than Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy gala. Every year, on the night before the award show, the record label kingmaker hosts approximately 1,000 people for …
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Shinedown recruited Badflower as openers for a North American summer tour that launches June 21st in The Woodlands, Texas and wraps July 27th in Ridgefield, Washington. Tickets for the summer trek go on sale February 8th at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation. Shinedown recently promoted their sixth LP,Attention …
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Maroon 5‘s Adam Levine spoke with Entertainment Tonightin a segment that aired on Thursday to discuss his band’s decision to perform the Super Bowl LIII halftime show, which he described as “the biggest gig in the game.” Criticism has surrounded the Super Bowl and the NFL for its treatment of …
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“Being in Sabbath was a complete drama,” vocalist Tony Martin said in 2014 of his time in the iconic metal band Black Sabbath. “I never really had the chance to settle into it because I was constantly learning the ropes or reading between the lines.” Though Martin appeared on more …
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Sharon Van Etten performed her impassioned new song “Seventeen” on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The singer-songwriter, decked out in a sharp red suit, stood stationary on the stage – one hand clutching the microphone, the other holding a pair of maracas that she shook on the song’s chorus. Over piano …
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